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26/02459/OBS - Observations from adjoining Borough Decided

Proposal

Observations on a proposed development within the adjoining Borough of Southwark with respect to demolition of the former MOT garage, partial retention of associated entrance piers and full retention of boundary wall with No.10, replacement rear boundary treatment, installation of an acoustic screen, provision of cycle parking, and temporary use of the site for outdoor seating, including a movable food-serving unit, in association with the adjacent occupiers of Arches 1124-1126 (Birdhouse Brewery) for a period of three years at 8 Half Moon Lane, London, Southwark. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 27 Oct 2026, 01:48

Application progress

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Received

18 Aug 2026

Decision

Target date was 15 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 71.

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Notice Decision Notice · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 16

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea

High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.

The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.

Flood map ↗

3 Article 4 directions

Site allocation NSP52: London Bridge Health Cluster · Central Activities Zone · London Bridge District Town Centre. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.

An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.

Tree preservation order: Guys Hospital Cancer Centre Snowsfields

Consent is needed before work on protected trees.

Not every council has published its orders as open data, so no order shown is not proof there is none.

Scheduled monument about 4 m away: Roman riverboat, 136m west of Greenwood Theatre

Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.

Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.

Historic England ↗

Archaeological priority area: North Southwark and Roman Roads

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: Southwark 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 ↗

National infrastructure project about 292 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel

The site is about 292 m from the project boundary. Waste water treatment, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: London Strategic Heat Main Project (at pre-application, about 244 m).

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 ↗

Town centre: London Bridge

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.

Central activities zone

The core of central London in the London Plan.

Offices, culture and the other strategic functions of the centre take priority over new housing here.

Opportunity area

Where the London Plan expects significant growth.

Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.

Also on the record

Heritage at risk about 4 m away: Roman boat at New Guy's House, Bermondsey; 3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Wider setting of protected view 3A.1 Kenwood viewing gazebo to St Paul's Cathedral; Conservation area about 87 m away: Borough High Street; Inside the Southwark built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.

Not affected

Not green belt

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.

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Important details

Council: Lambeth
Application type: Observations from adjoining Borough
Received: 18 Aug 2026
Validated: 18 Aug 2026
Ward: Vauxhall
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 15 Sept 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision

Decision outlook

Day 71, past the statutory target. 81% of commercial and major works in Lambeth are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 17 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 26 Oct 2026.

predicted

Day 7115 days past the 56-day target

51%decided within 8 weeks

83%approved

55decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Lambeth in the last twelve months, from validation. Lambeth decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 26 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry: 15 Sept 2026
Env. assessment: No

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