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26/01569/FUL - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Re-roofing of Blocks A and B, including installation of insulated standing seam roof system, rooflights, removal of parapets, replacement rainwater goods, reinstatement of existing roof equipment, and associated alterations. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 May 2026
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Approved
21 Jul 2026

Approved on 21 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 26 Jul 2026

Site constraints 5

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 1029 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 1029 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, 1656 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
Conservation area 73 m away: Sibella Road; Inside the Lambeth built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 4 (good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 2 November 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.

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Important details

Council
Lambeth
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
SW4 6RE
Received
26 May 2026
Validated
26 May 2026
Ward
Stockwell West & Larkhall
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Jul 2026
Decision
Grant Permission
Decision date
21 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Knight Frank LLP

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 57 days. Approved, as 81% of commercial and major works here are.

50%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
58decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
29 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
21 Jul 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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