Refurbishment and extension of 6 Canterbury at 6 Canterbury Crescent, Brixton, London SW9

Summary of planning committee decision

Decided by Lambeth Planning Applications Committee on 24 Mar 2026.

25/03722/RG4Approved

No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.

The recommendation

The Chair moved to vote on the officers’ recommendation to approve the application.

“Further to a discussion, the Chair moved to vote on the Officer’s recommendation to approve the application.”

Minutes

Views from interested parties

One interested party spoke against the application, while three interested parties spoke in support.

“One interested party spoke in opposition to the application.”

“Three interested parties spoke in support of the application.”

Minutes

People who spoke

Two ward councillors spoke in support, and a technical specialist addressed the committee for the applicant.

Committee discussion

Officers answered questions from committee members, and the committee adjourned for ten minutes.

“Officers responded to questions from Committee Members.”

“The Committee adjourned for 10 minutes between 9.14pm and 9.24pm.”

Minutes

Proposed informatives

The application was subject to informatives about employment, play space, wayfinding, landscaping, adjoining properties, and communal amenity.

“Subject to: • An informative relating to Employment and Skills. The applicant was encouraged to prioritise local employment and apprenticeship opportunities and to pay these roles at least the London Living Wage. This should be reflected in the Employment and Skills Plan secured through the planning obligations. • An informative relating to the Play Space Contribution.”

“The applicant was encouraged to consider enhancements to facilities for residents of these buildings, who were likely to experience the greatest impacts, including loss of sunlight. This could include targeted greening improvements funded through the Urban Greening Factor contribution. • An informative relating to Communal Amenity and Play Space provision with Block 4 (6 Canterbury Crescent).”

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Councillors at the meeting

Apologies Issa Issa Labour

Also attending Christine Banton Labour, Donatus Anyanwu Labour, Scarlett O'Hara Labour, Mahamed Hashi Labour

Source: Plota analysis of the council's minutes; parties from the council's list of councillors.

Sources

  • Lambeth Planning Applications Committee minutes, 24 March 2026
  • Agenda and papers (council website)

Source: Plota analysis of Lambeth's committee minutes. Quotations are the council's own words; headings and summaries are Plota's.

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At the meeting

Council
Lambeth
Date
Tuesday 24 March 2026
Committee decided
Approved
Councillors
6Labour 5Green 1Show councillors
Minutes
The council's minutes
Meeting
Agenda and papers (council website)

This committee's year

29 decisions in the 12 months to this meeting, 1 against officer advice.

Source: Plota analysis of the committee's minutes.

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