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1, St Julian's Farm Road, SE27 0JJ

24/03887/FULFull planning permissionRefused
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Refused on 6 February 2026

3 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Change of use from small HMO (Use Class C4) to house in multiple occupation (HMO) with 7 rooms (sui generis). (Retrospective)

Submitted
6 January 2025
  1. Received6 Jan
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided6 Feb

Decided in 396 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at 1, St Julian's Farm Road, SE27 0JJ. Lambeth has handled 719 applications of this type. This one was decided in 396 days, 49 weeks longer than Lambeth's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 27 applications across KNIGHT. We hold 1,061 applications in total for the SE27 postcode area.

80% of full planning permission applications at London Borough of Lambeth were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. In the absence of an HMO licence for a 7-bedroom HMO, insufficient evidence has been submitted to demonstrate that the use of the property as a 7-bed HMO would be suitable for its intended occupiers. Furthermore, the proposal would result in the loss of housing suitable for occupation by families. No evidence has been submitted to demonstrate that the proposed large-scale HMO would meet an identified local need. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policy H9 of the Lambeth Local Plan (2021).
  2. The applicant has failed to demonstrate that Bedsit 3 is not occupied as a self-contained flat, which, by reason of its undersized gross internal floorspace, would provide substandard residential accommodation to the detriment of the amenities of the existing and future occupiers. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policies Q2 London planning@lambeth.gov.uk SW2 9QQ and H5 of the Lambeth Local Plan (2021) and policy D6 of the London Plan (2021).
  3. In the absence of a Section 106 agreement containing obligations for the provision of Car Club membership, parking permit free within any future Controlled Parking Zone, and to provide the dwellings with Cycle Hire membership, the development would not promote more sustainable modes of travel, and the transport impacts of the development would not be mitigated against. This is contrary to Policies T1 and T3 of the Lambeth Local Plan (2021).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
SE27 0JJ
Application type
Full planning permission

Applicant and agent

Architect profile
STUDIO SEVENTI ARCHITECTURE LIMITED

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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