CockPond, Clapham Common London SW4 0JB Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Retrospective Permission for Temporary use of land from 1st October to 30th April 2026 for two sauna cabinets, six plunge tubs, one kiosk, seating area with stretch tent canopy above, and 2 metre high boundary fencing with painted plywood entrance gates. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 29 Jan 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 10 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Lambeth Planning Applications Committee on 27 Jan 2026.
Approved unanimously
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the temporary facility’s benefits outweighed limited heritage harm and other impacts were acceptable.
- Consultation produced one supporting representation, no objections, and an interested party spoke in support.
- The committee unanimously granted conditional permission and delegated authority to finalise the conditions.
Source: Plota analysis of Lambeth's committee minutes of 27 Jan 2026.
Documents 12
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 3
Plans & drawings 5
Site constraints 9
Show all 16 with distances
- 0 mThe Lodge, Formerly Clapham Old Fire StationGrade II
- 21 m6,7 and 8, the Polygon Sw4Grade II
- 54 m1, the Polygon Sw4Grade II
- 63 mChurch of Holy Trinity, Clapham Common North Side
- 87 m39-46, Grafton Square Sw4Grade II
- 88 mRoman Altar in Forecourt of Number 1 (Public Library)Grade II
- 91 m45, Old TownGrade II
- 97 m39,41 and 43, Old TownGrade II*
- 98 m39, 41 & 43 (walls, railings and gates)
- 104 mChurch of Holy TrinityGrade II*
- 109 mFront Walls, Railings and Gates to Numbers 39,41 and 43Grade II*
- 132 m1, 2 and 3, Grafton Square Sw4Grade II
- 134 mClapham Common War MemorialGrade II
- 136 m20 and 20a, Old TownGrade II
- 138 m4-8, Grafton Square Sw4Grade II
- 147 m29 to 38 Grafton Square (consec)
Checked on 2 November 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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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How this decision compares
Decided in 92 days from validation, 36 days slower than Lambeth's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 79% of full applications here are.
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Public comments
37 neighbours consulted · Last counted 10 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 29 Jan 2026
- Committee
- 27 Jan 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 24 Dec 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
29 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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