52-56 Streatham High Road London SW16 1DA Data via plota.co.uk

25/03471/SPF - Shop Front Approved

Proposal

Shopfront alterations, including installation of two glazed single doors and the reconfiguration of the aluminium frame bezel. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Nov 2025
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Approved
17 Feb 2026

Approved on 17 Feb 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Oct 2026

Site constraints 7

Streatham High Road & Streatham Hill 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.
Article 4 direction
Modified Direction 3 - Town Centres. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Archaeological priority area: Line of Roman road linking London and Lewes.
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: Streatham
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.
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 listed building at the site

Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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 area88 m² (947 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (71 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyMid-terrace flat, 3 habitable rooms
Built1930 to 1949
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2019, 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
Shop Front
Postcode
SW16 1EY
Received
5 Nov 2025
Validated
5 Nov 2025
Ward
Streatham St Leonards
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Feb 2026
Decision
Grant Permission
Decision date
17 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Evogue ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 104 days from validation, 48 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

2comments received
2 objecting

20 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
17 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
31 Dec 2025
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

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.