Flat 1 23 Albert Square London SW8 1BS Data via plota.co.uk

26/02653/FUL - Full Planning Permission Awaiting decision

Proposal

installation of free-standing millboard decking in a sunken rear patio area, construction of bin storage and the installation of LED lighting to rear terrace (Retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 27 Oct 2026, 18:19

Application progress

✓

Received

15 Sept 2026

✓

Validated

22 Oct 2026

Decision

Expected by 17 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 17 Dec 2026, from Lambeth's recent extensions.

Comments are open until 27 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Documents 22

Site constraints 9

7 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin

Nearest: 15-23, Albert Square Sw8, Grade II, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 7 Grade II

The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.

Show all 7 with distances

0 m15-23, Albert Square Sw8Grade II
49 m6-14, Albert Square Sw8Grade II
53 m24-32, Albert Square Sw8Grade II
77 m1-5, Albert Square Sw8Grade II
80 m33-36, Albert Square Sw8Grade II
131 m44, Portland Grove Sw8Grade II
138 m46,48 and 50, Portland Grove Sw8Grade II

Historic England ↗

Albert Square conservation area

Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.

The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.

Article 4 direction

Albert Square. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.

In flood zones plus climate change

Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.

The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.

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 ↗

National infrastructure project about 189 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel

The site is about 189 m from 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, about 1256 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 ↗

Also on the record

Inside the Lambeth built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 4 (good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Tree preservation order about 24 m away.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 27 October 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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Important details

Council: Lambeth
Application type: Full Planning Permission
Postcode: SW8 1BS
Received: 15 Sept 2026
Validated: 22 Oct 2026
Ward: Oval
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 17 Dec 2026
Applicant: Show

Decision outlook

Day 6 of the 56-day target. Lambeth usually decides extensions by day 56.

prediction

Day 650 days to the 56-day target

59%decided within 8 weeks

82%approved

835decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Lambeth in the last twelve months, from validation. Lambeth decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 27 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 27 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry: 17 Dec 2026
Env. assessment: No

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

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Proposal

Application progress

Documents 22

Statements & assessments 2

Plans & drawings 12

Application forms 1

Other documents 7

Site constraints 9

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