78 Elms Crescent London SW4 8QX Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Erection of a single storey ground floor rear and side infill extension. First floor side extension; rear mansard roof extension with juliet balcony and installation of 2 roof-mounted air conditioning units; and 3 roof lights to the front roof slope. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 2 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Oct 2026
Documents 18
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 14
Application forms 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 3
Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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 £1,524,500 in March 2026. Terraced house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2025, 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
- Full Planning Permission
- Postcode
- SW4 8QX
- Received
- 10 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 10 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Clapham Common & Abbeville
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 5 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Refuse Permission
- Decision date
- 2 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Malone + Pike
How this decision compares
Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 18% of extensions here are.
Plota live figures for extensions decided by Lambeth in the last twelve months, from validation. Lambeth decision record →
Public comments
67% object · below the UK average of 74%
14 neighbours consulted · Last counted 5 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 2 Oct 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 5 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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.
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 boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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.
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