8 Harleyford Street London Lambeth SE11 5SY Data via plota.co.uk

26/01416/DET - Approval of Details Approved
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Approval of details pursuant to Part A of Condition 31 (Cumulative Plant Noise Assessment) for planning permission (Demolition of 8a Harleyford Street and construction of new 5 storey development, to provide 8 new homes (Use Class C3) and ground floor community use (Use Class F2), refurbishment and extension of Kennington Park Community Centre (Use Class F2) and associated cycle parking and hard and soft landscaping) dated 11.3.2026 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 May 2026
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Approved
2 Jul 2026

Approved on 2 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Sept 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Notice Decision Notice · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF NOISE AND AIR QUALITY Supporting Docs · 7 May 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF Delegated Register Delegated Register · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF COVERING LETTER Supporting Docs · 7 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 13

Site constraints 6

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 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 ↗
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 ↗
Registered park or garden 84 m away: Kennington Park
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area 48 m away: St Marks; 14 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Lambeth built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Approval of Details
Postcode
SE11 5SY
Received
7 May 2026
Validated
7 May 2026
Ward
Kennington
Case officer
Show
Decision
Grant Permission
Decision date
2 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Formation design and build

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
30 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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