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25/03033/P3MA - Prior approval P3MA Approved

Proposal

Prior of Approval for the change of use of offices (Use Class E) to 90 residential flats (Use Class C3). (Please note: There is also an associated Full Planning Permission application for related to these works with reference number: 25/03034/FUL). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Sept 2025
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Validated
28 Oct 2025
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Approved
4 Jun 2026

Approved on 4 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Oct 2026

Documents 49

Plans & drawings 32

PDF REDACTED Section 106 · 4 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF SECTION 106 - FINAL DRAFT REDACTED Section 106 · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FIFTH FLOOR PLAN Plans - Revised · 24 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN Plans - Revised · 24 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN Plans - Revised · 24 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FOURTH FLOOR PLAN Plans - Revised · 24 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ROOF PLAN Plans - Revised · 24 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED BASEMENT FLOOR PLAN Plans - Revised · 24 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLAN Plans - Revised · 24 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED THIRD FLOOR PLAN Plans - Revised · 24 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED -01 BASEMENT FLOOR PLAN Plans - Superseded · 13 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED 00 GROUND FLOOR PLAN Plans - Superseded · 13 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED 03 THIRD FLOOR PLAN Plans - Superseded · 13 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED 01 FIRST FLOOR PLAN Plans - Superseded · 13 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED 02 SECOND FLOOR PLAN Plans - Superseded · 13 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED 05 FIFTH FLOOR PLAN Plans - Superseded · 13 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED 04 FOURTH FLOOR PLAN Plans - Superseded · 13 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED 06 ROOF PLAN Plans - Superseded · 13 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PLAN Supporting Docs · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF RESIDENTIAL TRAVEL PLAN Supporting Docs · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF DRAWING ISSUE SHEET Supporting Docs · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ELEVATION 3 AND 4 Plans · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ELEVATION 7 AND 8 Plans · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF THE LOCATION PLAN OS Map · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ELEVATION 9 AND 10 Plans · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SECTION B-B Plans · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ELEVATION 1 AND 2 Plans · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF SITE LOCATION PLAN Plans · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SECTION A-A Plans · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SECTION C-C Plans · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF DELIVERY & SERVICING MANAGEMENT PLAN Supporting Docs · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ELEVATION 5 AND 6 Plans · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 9

St Marks 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.
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Archaeological priority area: Line of Stane Street, the Roman Road linking London and Chichester
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 ↗
National infrastructure project 21 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 21 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, 1256 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 ↗
6 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 60-66, Clapham Road Sw9, Grade II, 33 m away · 6 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.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Wider setting of protected view 2A.2 Parliament Hill summit to the Palace of Westminster; 2B.1 Parliament Hill oak tree to the Palace of Westminster; 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 10 October 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 area6,272 m² (67,511 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 96)
UseB1 Offices and Workshop businesses
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2012, 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
Prior approval P3MA
Postcode
SW9 0JD
Received
26 Sept 2025
Validated
28 Oct 2025
Ward
Oval
Case officer
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Target decision
1 Jul 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Approved
Decision date
4 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Gemini Planning Services Ltd
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 219 days from validation, 179 days slower than Lambeth's median of 40 for prior approvals. Approved, as 68% of prior approvals here are.

86%decided within 8 weeks
68%approved
73decided in the last year

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

Public comments

4comments received
2 objecting2 supporting

50% support · above the UK average of 16%

54 neighbours consulted · Last counted 10 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
28 Nov 2025
Statutory expiry
23 Dec 2025
Env. assessment
No
Lambeth
Planning Authority Score
2.7/10
Poor
#242 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.