Salvation Army Citadel 9 Ram Street SW18 1TJ Data via plota.co.uk

2026/3250 - Reserved Matters (following outline) NEW

Proposal

Demolition of existing building and erection of a new six-storey building to provide flexible community/commercial use (Class F.2/E) on part of the ground floor with the remainder of the ground floor and the upper floors providing a 50-bedroom hotel use (Class C1) with associated entrance/lobby, plant, refuse storage, cycle storage and landscaping. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
10 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 5 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 19 Oct 2026 and 30 Oct 2026, from Wandsworth's recent commercial and major works.

Site constraints 4

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 ↗
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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Wandsworth 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
Wandsworth
Application type
Reserved Matters (following outline)
Postcode
SW18 1TJ
Received
10 Sept 2026
Validated
10 Sept 2026
Agent
Rolfe Judd Planning Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 4 of the 56-day target. Wandsworth usually decides commercial and major works by day 41.

Day 452 days to the 56-day target
66%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
38decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Wandsworth in the last twelve months, from validation. Wandsworth decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
5 Nov 2026
Wandsworth
Planning Authority Score
4.8/10
Below average
#164 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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