Arches 459, 460 And 461 Rathgar Road London SW9 7EP Data via plota.co.uk

25/00963/FUL - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Change of use of Arches 459, 460 and 461 from Use Class B2-General industrial to Use Class E(a)(b)(c)(d)(g), together with external alterations including the removal of the existing eastern lean-to and creation of glazed frontages, cycle parking and associated works. (Re-consultation due to revised site location map). Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
25 Mar 2025
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Validated
3 Oct 2025
✓
Approved
15 Dec 2025
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Appeal dismissed
18 May 2026

Approved on 15 Dec 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Oct 2026

Documents 45

Plans & drawings 30

PDF PROPOSED CYCLE STORAGE Plans - Revised · 1 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED PLAN Plans - Revised · 1 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED PLAN Plans - Superseded · 24 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED BIKE STORES Plans - Superseded · 24 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FRONT ENTRANCE Plans - Revised · 24 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SHOPFRONT SECTION Plans - Revised · 16 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF DEMOLITION PLAN Plans - Revised · 10 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF REVISED LOCATION PLAN OS Map · 10 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING PLAN Plans - Revised · 10 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FRONT ENTRANCE Plans - Superseded · 10 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FIRE STRATEGY PLAN Plans - Revised · 10 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED PLAN Plans - Superseded · 10 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FRONT AND REAR ARCH ELEVATIONS Plans - Revised · 10 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED LANDSCAPING Plans - Revised · 10 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF BLOCK PLAN Plans - Revised · 10 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED CYCLE STORES Plans - Superseded · 10 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING/DEMOLITION ELEVATIONS Plans - Revised · 10 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Plans - Revised · 10 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FENCING ELEVATIONS Plans - Revised · 10 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF BLOCK PLAN Plans - Superseded · 26 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SITE PLAN Plans - Superseded · 26 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF FIRE STRATEGY PLAN Plans - Superseded · 26 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF THE LOCATION PLAN Plans - Superseded · 26 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Plans - Superseded · 26 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF DEMOLITION PLAN Plans - Superseded · 26 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED BIKE STORES Plans - Superseded · 26 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED PLAN Plans - Superseded · 26 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING ELEVATIONS Plans - Superseded · 26 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING/DEMOLITION ELEVATIONS Plans - Superseded · 26 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING, DEMOLITION & PROPOSED ELEVATION A-A Plans - Superseded · 26 Mar 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

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
National infrastructure project 1616 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 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.

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Important details

Council
Lambeth
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
SW9 7EP
Received
25 Mar 2025
Validated
3 Oct 2025
Ward
Herne Hill Loughborough Junction
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Dec 2025
Decision
Grant Permission
Decision date
15 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Appeal
Dismissed · 18 May 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6003227 ↗
Applicant
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Agent
Kirill Malkin

How this decision compares

Decided in 73 days from validation, 17 days slower than Lambeth's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 80% of full applications here are.

51%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
1,283decided 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

11comments received
10 objecting1 neutral

91% object · above the UK average of 74%

45 neighbours consulted · Last counted 10 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
15 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
28 Nov 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