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25/02646/FUL - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Erection of two-storey building to provide a self-storage facility (Use Class B8), associated parking and landscaping. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Aug 2025
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Approved
5 Aug 2026

Approved on 5 Aug 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 14 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Lambeth Planning Applications Committee on 27 Jan 2026.

Approved unanimously

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the proposal complied with the development plan and its impacts could be controlled by conditions and obligations.
  • Residents objected to the use, design, amenity effects, highway safety, trees and biodiversity.
  • The committee voted unanimously to grant conditional permission, subject to a Section 106 deed.
Read how the committee decided The proposed facility, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, consultation, committee decision and planning obligations.

Source: Plota analysis of Lambeth's committee minutes of 27 Jan 2026.

Documents 68

Statements & assessments 27

PDF BAT SURVEY Supporting Docs · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF SUSTAINABILITY RESPONSE NOTE Supporting Docs · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT Supporting Docs · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF DAYLIGHT AND SUNLIGHT ASSESSMENT Plans · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF RAPID HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT MATRIX Supporting Docs · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL Supporting Docs · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF AIR QUALITY ASSESSMENT Supporting Docs · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF ENERGY STATEMENT Supporting Docs · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT Supporting Docs · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF GEO-ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT Supporting Docs · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT Supporting Docs · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF LIGHTING ASSESSMENT Supporting Docs · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT Supporting Docs · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF DRAINAGE STRATEGY REPORT Supporting Docs · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT Supporting Docs · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF ACCURATE VISUAL REPRESENTATION - VISUALIZATION METHOD STATEMENT Supporting Docs · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT Supporting Docs · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN ASSESSMENT Supporting Docs · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT Supporting Docs · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Supporting Docs · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF GROUND LEVEL TREE ASSESSMENT Supporting Docs · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF DRAINAGE DOCUMENTATION Supporting Docs · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Supporting Docs · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF FIRE STATEMENT Supporting Docs · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED DRAINAGE GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLAN Plans · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT Plans · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF BIODIVERSITY METRIC CALCULATION TOOL Supporting Docs · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 28

PDF S106 Section 106 · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF DRAFT S106 Section 106 · 1 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANTING DETAILS Plans - Revised · 7 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF LANDSCAPE PROPOSALS Plans - Revised · 7 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF REVISED ELEVATIONS Plans - Revised · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN Plans · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF ELEVATIONS SHEET 2 Plans - Superseded · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF INITIAL CONSTRUCTION LOGISTICS PLAN Supporting Docs · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF THAMES WATER SEWER MAP Plans · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF LANDSCAPING DETAILS Plans · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ROOF PLAN Plans · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF ELEVATIONS SHEET 1 Plans · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF DELIVERY AND SERVICING MANAGEMENT PLAN Supporting Docs · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING CATCHMENT PLAN Plans · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF EXTERNAL WORKS GENERAL ARRANGEMENT Plans · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF THE LOCATION PLAN Plans · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF CAR PARKING MANAGEMENT PLAN Supporting Docs · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED CATCHMENT PLAN Plans · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN OF THE SITE Plans · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF CYCLE STORAGE Plans · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF DRAFT CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT AND SKILLS PLAN Supporting Docs · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF TRAVEL PLAN Supporting Docs · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF EXTERNAL WORKS DETAILS Plans · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SITE LEVELS & EXCEEDANCE FLOW PATHS Plans · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SITE/BLOCK PLAN Plans · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN Plans · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SITE SECTION Plans · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF DAYLIGHT AND SUNLIGHT REPORT (NEIGHBOURING PROPERTIES) Plans · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
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, 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
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
SE27 0SP
Received
19 Aug 2025
Validated
19 Aug 2025
Ward
Knights Hill
Case officer
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Target decision
28 Aug 2026
Decision
Grant Permission
Decision date
5 Aug 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
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Agent
ROK Planning
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 351 days from validation, 295 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

10comments received
9 objecting1 neutral

90% object · above the UK average of 74%

85 neighbours consulted · Last counted 14 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
5 Aug 2026
Committee
27 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
18 Nov 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

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