Units 3, 11,12 and 13 at 148- 150 Penwith Road SW18 4QB Data via plota.co.uk

2026/2368 - Application for Full Permission Pending Consideration

Proposal

Change of use of units and unit 12 from Learning and non-residential institutions use (Class F1) to Commercial, Business and service uses (Class E), and change of use of unit 3 from Commercial, Business and service uses (Class E) to Learning and non-residential institutions use (Class F1). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
29 Jun 2026
✓
Validated
30 Jul 2026
Decision
Target date was 9 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 90.

The consultation period closed on 20 Aug 2026.

Site constraints 15

Locally Significant Industrial Areas (Core Strategy & DMPD)Wandle Valley Regional Park (Core Strategy & DMPD)Surface water flood riskHeliport CAA Height RestrictionsLegally protected species - Designated SPP Point
Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Locally significant industrial site
A borough-level industrial site.
Boroughs protect these sites for industrial and related uses.
Archaeological priority area
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: Wandsworth 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 ↗
Locally Significant Industrial Areas (Core Strategy & DMPD)Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Wandle Valley Regional Park (Core Strategy & DMPD)Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Surface water flood riskCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Heliport CAA Height RestrictionsCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Legally protected species - Designated SPP PointCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1095 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Local nature reserve 408 m away: Lower Wandle; Flood defence 14 m away (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 50 year flood); Inside the Wandsworth built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Town centre 60 m away: Earlsfield.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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
Wandsworth
Application type
Application for Full Permission
Postcode
SW18 4QB
Received
29 Jun 2026
Validated
30 Jul 2026
Ward
Wandle
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Allen Planning Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 90, past the statutory target. 85% of changes of use in Wandsworth are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 29 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 27 Oct 2026.

Day 9034 days past the 56-day target
66%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
158decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
15042859
Comments by
20 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
10 Sept 2026
Wandsworth
Planning Authority Score
4.8/10
Below average
#164 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Wandsworth ranks #172 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Wandsworth decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #120 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #168 of 296
62%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #172 of 296
37%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #124 of 296
89%
Minor dwellings approved
680 decided (1-9 homes)
81%
Major dwellings approved
16 decided (10+ homes)
72%
Change of use approved
36 decided
2,062
Total decisions
206 refused in the year to March 2026