B And Q Stores 304 - 322 Norwood Road London SE27 9AF Data via plota.co.uk

26/02428/ADV - Advertisement Consent Awaiting decision

Proposal

Display of 1 internally illuminated fascia sign and 4 non-illuminated fascia signs on the east elevation fronting Norwood Road, 1 non-illuminated fascia sign on the south elevation, and 2 non-illuminated fascia signs to the rear of the site. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Aug 2026
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Validated
10 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 5 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 5 Nov 2026, from Lambeth's recent signs and adverts. Comments are open until 14 Oct 2026.

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 6

Article 4 direction
Modified Direction 3 - Town Centres. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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 ↗
Town centre: West Norwood/ Tulse Hill
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 221 m away: West Norwood Cemetery and Crematorium; Inside the Lambeth built-up area; Conservation area 100 m away: Lancaster Avenue.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 20 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £10,450,000 in January 2019. Other property, freehold.

21 January 2019£10,450,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
10 August 2017£8,250,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Lambeth
Application type
Advertisement Consent
Postcode
SE27 9AF
Received
21 Aug 2026
Validated
10 Sept 2026
Ward
Knights Hill
Applicant
Show
Agent
Designs signage solutions
Freehold owner
Show

Decision outlook

Day 25 of the 56-day target. Lambeth usually decides signs and adverts by day 56.

Day 2531 days to the 56-day target
54%decided within 8 weeks
73%approved
147decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

97 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
14 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
Lambeth
Planning Authority Score
2.7/10
Poor
#242 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold owner and leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.