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London Borough of Lambeth
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for London Borough of Lambeth. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates5,513Searchable applications
508Recorded as pending
80%Approval rate · 4,101 approved or refused records
817Refused applications
3,284 approved · 817 refused · 253 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 27 Jan 2014 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Conservation areas65 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas219 mapped area records0 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified
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More application records
- Unknown26/00732/TCA
Back Garden: T1 Lime. Reduce selected branches to reduce height from approximately 6m to 5.5m.Back Garden: T2 False Acacia. Reduce selected branches to reduce height from approximately 7m to 5.2m.Council Note: The site has previously been associated with Tree Preservation Order records. However following inspection and review of the Council's records no evidence has been identified that the Order was confirmed and the Council does not therefore treat the site as subject to a valid Tree Preservation Order. The site is however located within the Stockwell Park Conservation Area. The notified works have been considered under section 211 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
81 Stockwell Park Road London Lambeth SW9 0DB
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Unknown26/00733/TCA
Front Graden Boundary with No. 81: T3 Lime. Crown thin by 15 percent and lightly cut back secondary growth encroaching over the boundary of No. 81 including removal of one long protruding branch growing over the garden. Reduce crown spread from approximately 6m to 5m.Council Note: The site has previously been associated with Tree Preservation Order records. However following inspection and review of the Council's records no evidence has been identified that the Order was confirmed and the Council does not therefore treat the site as subject to a valid Tree Preservation Order. The site is however located within the Stockwell Park Conservation Area. The notified works have been considered under section 211 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
83 Stockwell Park Road London Lambeth SW9 0DB
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00736/FUL
Division of single flat into 2x flats with associated refuse and cycle storage (to Flat 6).
510 Streatham High Road London SW16 3QB
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00737/DET
Approval of details pursuant to condition 6 (Remediation strategy) of planning permission ref : 19/03669/FUL (Demolition of existing buildings and erection of a part 1, part 4, part 5, part 6 and part 7 storeys building including basement level to provide 45 residential units (Use Class C3) with landscaping, amenity areas, access, disabled parking, cycle parking and refuse and recycling stores) granted on 14.06.2021.
339 Norwood Road And 3 Thurlow Park Road London
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00738/DET
Approval of details pursuant to condition 7 (Piling) of planning permission ref: 19/03669/FUL (Demolition of existing buildings and erection of a part 1, part 4, part 5, part 6 and part 7 storeys building including basement level to provide 45 residential units (Use Class C3) with landscaping, amenity areas, access, disabled parking, cycle parking and refuse and recycling stores) granted on 14.06.2021.
339 Norwood Road And 3 Thurlow Park Road London
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00739/DET
Approval of details pursuant to condition 8 (Drainage) of planning permission ref : 19/03669/FUL (Demolition of existing buildings and erection of a part 1, part 4, part 5, part 6 and part 7 storeys building including basement level to provide 45 residential units (Use Class C3) with landscaping, amenity areas, access, disabled parking, cycle parking and refuse and recycling stores) granted on 14.06.2021.
339 Norwood Road And 3 Thurlow Park Road London
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00743/PDE
Application for prior approval for the erection of a single storey ground floor rear extension with dimensions of 6.0m (length), 3.1m (total maximum height) and 3.0m (height to the eaves).
50 Pendennis Road London Lambeth SW16 2SW
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00744/LDCP
Application for a Certificate of Lawful Development (Proposed) with respect to the erection of a single storey ground floor side/rear extension and a rear ground floor extension.
50 Pendennis Road London SW16 2SW
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00745/LB
Erection and installation of a temporary staircase and installations for the Southbank Centre's 75th Anniversary within the Southbank Centre complex
The Southbank Centre Belvedere Road London SE1 8XX
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00746/PDE
Application for prior approval for the erection of a single storey ground floor rear extension with dimensions of 6.00m (length), 3.10m (total maximum height) and 3.00m (height to the eaves).
50 Pendennis Road London SW16 2SW
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00747/FUL
Erection of a rear dormer roof extension and installation of 3 roof lights to the front roof slope - First Floor Flat.
28 Morval Road London SW2 1DQ
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00748/FUL
Erection of a single-storey side return extension, redesign of the external staircase to provide access to the upper floor self-contained unit, and installation of new windows and rooflights.
53 Idmiston Road London SE27 9HL
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00749/FUL
Replacement of existing ground floor front and first floor rear elevation windows with double glazed timber windows - Ground floor flat.
7 Streatham Common South London SW16 3BT
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00750/DET
Approval of details pursuant to condition 38 (BREEAM) of planning permission ref : 21/04939/FUL (Demolition of Havilland House and the vestry of the Church of St Anselm. Redevelopment of the site involving erection of three storey building with roof top to provide a new church hall (Use Class F1/F2), including kitchen and ancillary spaces at ground floor and 9 residential units (Use Class C3) on the upper floors with communal roof terrace, together with the provision of cycle and refuse store and associated landscaping) granted on 10.11.2025.
Havilland House 13 Sancroft Street London Lambeth SE11 5UG
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00751/FUL
Erection of a single storey ground floor rear/side extension.
31 Klea Avenue London SW4 9HG
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00752/FUL
Retention of a single storey upwards extension to form an additional floor, and change of use of the property from a single dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a house in multiple occupation (HMO) for 4 occupants (Use Class C4), together with replacement of the existing ground floor rear elevation bi-fold doors with a sets of double doors and a window, and provision of cycle and refuse storage and other associated works (Part-Retrospective).
15 Vibart Gardens London SW2 3RJ
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00753/NMC
Application for a Non-Material Amendment Following a Grant of Planning Permission ref: 20/01822/EIAFUL (Demolition of existing waste transfer station and re-development of the site to provide a residential development comprising of three blocks ranging from 5 -11 storeys in height to provide 218 residential units (class C3) with associated landscaping) granted on 21.12.2021.
Land To The East Of Shakespeare Road, Shakespeare Road London SE24 0PT
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00754/LDCE
Application for a Certificate of Lawful Development (Existing) with respect to erection of rear dormer roof extension and installation of 2x rooflights to the front roof slope.
85 Churchmore Road London SW16 5XA
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00755/LDCE
Application for a Certificate of Lawful Development (Existing) with respect to erection of a single storey ground floor rear extension. Erection of rear dormer roof extension and installation of 2x rooflights to the front roof slope.
9 Bodiam Road London SW16 5DZ
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00756/LDCE
Application for a Certificate of Lawful Development (Existing) with respect to erection of a single storey ground floor rear extension. Erection of rear dormer roof extension and installation of 2x rooflights to the front roof slope.
187 Abercairn Road London SW16 5AJ
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00757/LDCE
Application for a Certificate of Lawful Development (Existing) with respect to erection of a single storey ground floor rear extension. Erection of rear dormer roof extension and installation of 2x rooflights to the front roof slope.
64 Glencairn Road London SW16 5DF
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00758/LDCE
Application for a Certificate of Lawful Development (Existing) with respect to erection of a single storey ground floor rear extension. Erection of rear dormer roof extension and installation of 2x rooflights to the front roof slope.
58 Glencairn Road London SW16 5DF
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00759/FUL
Application for Full Planning Permission for the erection of temporary staircase on the Royal Festival Hall riverside terrace down to Queen's Walk, in connection with the Southbank Centre's 75th Anniversary.
The Southbank Centre Belvedere Road London SE1 8XX
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Unknown26/00760/TCA
Front Garden: T7 Lime. Fell to Ground Level. Reason: tree has been planted too close to the pathway and is lifting paving slabs creating a trip hazard and preventing the gate from opening properly. Root removal is not considered suitable due to proximity to the trunk and potential to destabilise the tree.
Sheridan Court 42 Stockwell Park Road London SW9 0AW
Received 10 Mar 2026
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for London Borough of Lambeth, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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