River Tower 7 Nine Elms Lane London SW8 5PH. Data via plota.co.uk

2026/2377 - Application for Temporary Permission Approved
Change of useCommercial premises

Proposal

Use of part of Level 19 (Back of House/Plant Space) as a sales office/marketing suite (Sui Generis) in association with the ONE Nine Elms development, for a temporary 3 year period. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Jun 2026
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Validated
29 Jul 2026
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Approved
6 Oct 2026

Approved on 6 Oct 2026 · Delegated Standard · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Documents

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Licence at this address

Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.

Site constraints 12

238/2000 - -
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 ↗
National infrastructure project: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is inside the project boundary. Waste water treatment, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: London Strategic Heat Main Project (at pre-application, 339 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. A site survey can differ.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
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 ↗
Central activities zone
The core of central London in the London Plan.
Offices, culture and the other strategic functions of the centre take priority over new housing here.
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
238/2000 - -Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
3 listed buildings within 150 m; Conservation area 92 m away: Albert Embankment; Public transport access: PTAL 6a (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Town centre 57 m away: Vauxhall.
Not affected
Not green belt · 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.

Building

Floor area47,364 m² (509,821 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 33)
UseC1 Hotels
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2024, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Wandsworth
Application type
Application for Temporary Permission
Postcode
SW8 5PH
Received
30 Jun 2026
Validated
29 Jul 2026
Ward
Nine Elms Ward
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Sept 2026
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decision date
6 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Standard
Applicant
Show
Agent
Montagu Evans LLP

How this decision compares

Decided in 69 days from validation, 21 days slower than Wandsworth's median of 48 for changes of use. Approved, as 80% of changes of use here are.

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
15047298
Comments by
22 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
28 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

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Wandsworth
Planning Authority Score
4.8/10
Below average
#164 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.