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25/02986/ADV - Advertisement Consent Refused
Signs & adverts

Proposal

Display of 1x externally illuminated fascia sign, 1x internally illuminated projecting sign, 1x non illuminated fascia sign, 1x externally illuminated hoarding and 1x internally illuminated double sided totem. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
23 Sept 2025
✓
Validated
1 Dec 2025
✗
Refused
9 Feb 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 9 Feb 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Documents 16

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice Decision Notice · 9 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF OFFICER REPORT Delegated Register · 9 Feb 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 12

PDF EXISTING ELEVATIONS Plans · 5 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ENTRANCE FLAG SIGN Plans · 20 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED EXTERNAL ELEVATIONS - FREIGHT BRIXTON Plans · 20 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ROOF SIGN Plans · 20 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING GROUND FLOOR GA Plans · 20 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FIXED ROOF BRIXTON GA Plans · 20 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GENERAL ARRANGEMENT GROUND LEVEL Plans · 20 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING ROOF GA Plans · 20 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED TOTEM SIGN Plans · 20 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PLANS, PHOTOMONTAGES AND SIGNS DETAILS Plans · 30 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF THE LOCATION PLAN OS Map · 23 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF PROJECTING SIGN Plans · 23 Sept 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 23 Sept 2025 View ↗

Other documents 1

IMG Site Notice Site Notice · 15 Dec 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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: Brixton
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.
3 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Brixton Markets - Reliance Arcade, Market Row and Granville Arcade (Brixton Village), 20 m away · 2 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 3 with distances
Conservation area 7 m away: Brixton
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1696 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Heritage at risk 56 m away: Reliance Arcade, Brixton Market, Market Row; Inside the Lambeth built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6a (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £11,750,000 in June 2017. Other property, leasehold.

30 June 2017£11,750,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

Building

Floor area442 m² (4,758 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 96)
UseA1/A2 Retail and Financial/Professional services
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2015, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Lambeth
Application type
Advertisement Consent
Postcode
SW9 8JH
Received
23 Sept 2025
Validated
1 Dec 2025
Ward
Brixton Windrush
Case officer
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Target decision
9 Feb 2026
Decision
Refuse Permission
Decision date
9 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Keystone Law

How this decision compares

Decided in 70 days from validation, 13 days slower than Lambeth's median of 57 for signs and adverts. Refused, as 25% of signs and adverts here are.

50%decided within 8 weeks
75%approved
199decided 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

1comment received
1 objecting

50 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
9 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
26 Jan 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:
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.