Rectory Grove Centre Rectory Grove London Lambeth SW4 0EL Data via plota.co.uk

25/02854/FUL - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Replacement of two existing windows with glazed timber doors. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Sept 2025
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Approved
13 Nov 2025

Approved on 13 Nov 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 12 Oct 2026

Documents 13

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF OFFICER REPORT Delegated Register · 13 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF Decision Notice Decision Notice · 13 Nov 2025 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF DESIGN, ACCESS AND HERITAGE STATEMENT Design & Access Statement · 10 Sept 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 5

PDF GROUND FLOOR PLANS Plans · 10 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ELEVATION Plans - Revised · 20 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF EXTERNAL DOOR DETAIL SECTION Plans · 10 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF ELEVATION (FRONT) - EXISTING Plans · 10 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF ELEVATION (FRONT) - PROPOSED Plans - Superseded · 10 Sept 2025 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 10 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE LEVY - COMPLETED FORM Supporting Docs · 10 Sept 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF NEIGHBOUR OBJECTION Supporting Docs · 15 Oct 2025 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF OS MAP OS Map · 10 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF COVERING LETTER Supporting Docs · 10 Sept 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Clapham conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Archaeological priority area: Medieval village centre and manor house
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
Air quality management area: Lambeth AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Town centre: Clapham High Street
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
22 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 1 and 3, Old Town, Grade II, 25 m away · 1 Grade II*, 20 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 22 with distances
Historic England ↗
National infrastructure project 1059 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 1059 m from the project boundary. Waste water treatment, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Lambeth built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 5 (very good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Building

Floor area400 m² (4,306 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (asset rating 101)
UseNon-residential Institutions: Education
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2022, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Lambeth
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
SW4 0EL
Received
10 Sept 2025
Validated
10 Sept 2025
Ward
Clapham Town
Case officer
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Target decision
13 Nov 2025
Decision
Grant Permission
Decision date
13 Nov 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
JMS Planning & Development Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 64 days from validation, 8 days slower than Lambeth's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 79% of full applications here are.

50%decided within 8 weeks
79%approved
1,267decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Lambeth in the last twelve months, from validation. Lambeth decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 12 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
16 Oct 2025
Statutory expiry
5 Nov 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

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23/03414/DET
2023 Approved
Change of use from school (Use Class F(1)) to a day nursery (Use Class E(f)).
23/00247/FUL
Within ~100m

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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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2023 Refused
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Erection of a rear dormer extension including two windows to the front and replacement of…
23/04150/FUL
2023 Approved
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2024 Approved
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T1: x1 Robinia, situated in the rear garden. Suggested work - reduce canopy by approx 2-3…
24/00036/TCA
2023 Withdrawn
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Replacement of three single glazed timber sash windows at the rear elevation with three d…
23/03199/FUL
2023 Refused
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2023 Approved
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2017 Refused
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2017 Approved
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2017 Withdrawn
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Lambeth
Planning Authority Score
2.7/10
Poor
#242 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Lambeth ranks #164 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 47% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Lambeth is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 81% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 81% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Lambeth decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
78%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #274 of 296
81%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #273 of 296
62%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #164 of 296
47%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #209 of 296
46%
Minor dwellings approved
70 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
42%
Change of use approved
53 decided
1,784
Total decisions
396 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.