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25/02753/FUL - Full Planning Permission Refused

Proposal

Erection of a mansard roof extension and change of use from a 6-bed HMO (Use Class C4) to an 8-bed HMO (Sui-Generis). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
1 Sept 2025
✗
Refused
28 May 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 28 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 12 Oct 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice Decision Notice · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF OFFICER REPORT Delegated Register · 28 May 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF REVISED EXISTING AND PROPOSED DRAWINGS Plans - Revised · 21 Jan 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 1 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE LEVY - COMPLETED FORM Application Form · 1 Sept 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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 ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area 27 m away: Loughborough Park; National infrastructure project 1710 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Inside the Lambeth built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), 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, 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £1,075,000 in April 2025. Other property, freehold.

10 April 2025£1,075,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Lambeth
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
SW9 8RR
Received
1 Sept 2025
Validated
1 Sept 2025
Ward
Herne Hill Loughborough Junction
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Jan 2026
Decision
Refuse Permission
Decision date
28 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Redwoods Projects
Freehold owner
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 269 days from validation, 213 days slower than Lambeth's median of 56 for full applications. Refused, as 21% 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

No public comments yet.

24 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
8 Oct 2025
Statutory expiry
27 Oct 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
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Change of use of both properties from Children's Therapy Centre (Sui Generis) to provide…
25/00141/FUL
2025 Withdrawn
5 Loughborough Park London SW9 8TP
Communal frontage: T1 Tree of Heaven. Crown lift to 3m. T2 Sycamore. Crown lift to 3m. T3…
25/02976/TCA
2025 Approved
235 - 237 Coldharbour Lane London SW9 8RR
Erection of one additional storey plus mansard roof extension together with changes to fr…
25/01499/FUL
2024 Approved
2 Loughborough Park London Lambeth SW9 8TR
Replacement of all double glazed timber casement windows with like for like and replaceme…
24/01641/FUL
2019 Approved
1 Loughborough Park London SW9 8TP
1 x Walnut tree -prune south to east aspect by no more than 1.5m to appropriate pruning p…
19/04259/TCA
2023 Approved
1 - 5 Hinton Road London SE24 0HJ
Alterations to the Hinton Road elevation including replacement of the existing hinged dou…
23/01548/FUL
2022 Refused
Pavement Outside 234 Coldharbour Lane London SW9 8SD
Display of two digital LCD static illuminated advertisement screens, one on each side of…
22/02908/ADV
2022 Refused
Pavement Outside 234 Coldharbour Lane London SW9 8SD
Proposed installation of 1no. new BT Street Hub, incorporating 75" LCD advert screens plu…
22/02907/FUL
2023 Approved
2 Loughborough Park London SW9 8TR
T1 - 1 x London Plane tree. Lift crown to 6 metres, T5/T6/T7 - 3 x Lime trees. Suggested…
23/01413/TCA
2023 Approved
5 Loughborough Park London SW9 8TP
T1: x1 Sycamore tree. Suggested works - reduce height by 2m and reduce lateral spread by…
23/01866/TCA
2023 Approved
22 Hinton Road London SE24 0HJ
Alterations to fenestration involving replacement of existing front elevation windows and…
23/00940/FUL
2022 Approved
Advertising Right 354801 Mills And Allen Outside 244 To 248 Coldharbour Lane London SW9 8SE
Display of 2 Externally Illuminated fascia Signs, 4 non-illuminated fascia signs, 2 Proje…
22/04102/ADV
2022
Arch 274 Belinda Road London SW9 7DT
Alterations to Arches 274 and 280 to include reconstruction of the infill walls in concre…
22/04318/FUL
2021 Approved
Loughborough Road, Coldharbour Lane And Hinton Road London SW9
Display of 2 lamppost mounted banner signs on Coldharbour Lane.
21/04198/ADV
2022 Approved
5 Hinton Road London Lambeth SE24 0HJ
Insertion of new entrance doors and replacement of existing windows with upvc windows (re…
22/02367/FUL
2021 Approved
228-230 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton London SW9 8SD
Replacement of existing Free-Standing Advertising Unit with a Free-Standing internally il…
21/04230/ADV
2021 Approved
235-237 Coldharbour Lane London SW9 8RR
Refurbishment of the buildings, involving demolition of the first floor at no: 235 and er…
21/00851/FUL
2020 Approved
226 Coldharbour Lane London SW9 8SD
Refurbishment of the existing building and change of use of the upper floors and part of…
20/02224/FUL
2021 Refused
6-8 Hinton Road London SE24 0HJ
Change of use from children's therapy centre (Use Class Sui Generis) to Large House of Mu…
21/03290/FUL
2021 Approved
245 Coldharbour Lane London SW9 8RR
Erection of new single storey ground floor extension and associated canopy in existing fr…
21/03240/FUL
2017 Approved
Advertising Right Butt Of Railway Bridge Loughborough Road London
Display of painted sign on north and south elevation of railway bridge.
17/00641/ADV
2016 Refused
219 - 223 Coldharbour Lane London SW9 8RU
Demolition of existing 2 storey building and rear extension and erection of part 2-, part…
16/03749/FUL
2016 Approved
233 Coldharbour Lane London SW9 8RR
Retention of an ATM on shopfront elevation. Replacement of part of the existing glazing w…
16/04472/FUL
2016 Approved
233 Coldharbour Lane London SW9 8RR
Display of an internally illuminated Cash Withdraw sign on ATM fascia (Retrospective appl…
16/04473/ADV
2016 Refused
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Erection of rear ground floor extension and the excavation of the basement level together…
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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

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.