Rear Of 358 And 360 Norwood Road, 1 Sydenham Place London SE27 9AA Data via plota.co.uk

26/02030/FUL - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Redevelopment of former commercial unit (Use Class E) to provide a one part-existing/part new-build two-storey, three-bed dwelling (Use Class C3) with the provision of a front amenity courtyard, rear garden and refuse/cycle storage. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Jul 2026
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Approved
23 Oct 2026

Approved on 23 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 23 Oct 2026

Documents 29

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

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: West Norwood/ Tulse Hill
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
Registered park or garden 126 m away: West Norwood Cemetery and Crematorium; Conservation area 58 m away: West Norwood; 3 listed buildings within 150 m; Heritage at risk 58 m away: West Norwood; 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

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Important details

Council
Lambeth
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
SE27 9AA
Received
13 Jul 2026
Validated
13 Jul 2026
Ward
Knights Hill
Case officer
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Target decision
23 Oct 2026
Decision
Grant Permission
Decision date
23 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 102 days from validation, 44 days slower than Lambeth's median of 58 for changes of use. Approved, as 57% of changes of use here are.

47%decided within 8 weeks
57%approved
101decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Lambeth in the last twelve months, from validation. Lambeth decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

16 neighbours consulted · Last counted 23 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
23 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
7 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