21 Albert Square London SW8 1BS
Approved on 10 September 2025
Council decision: Grant PermissionDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Works to a Listed Building with respect to internal works including installation of replacement sanitaryware to 3 bathrooms and 1 WC; removal of 1 existing WC; installation of new cabinetry, fitting and finishes; and re-carpeting and other internal redecoration works.
- Received
- 9 July 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Council
- London Borough of Lambeth
- Ward
- Oval
- ReceivedReceived9 Jul
- ValidatedValidated9 Jul
- Consult.Consultation13 Aug
- TargetTarget Date3 Sep
- DecidedDecided10 Sep
Decided in 63 days
About this application
This is a planning application at 21 Albert Square London SW8 1BS. Lambeth has handled 15,924 applications of this type. This one was decided in 63 days, 7 days longer than Lambeth's typical decision time. The site is in the Albert Square conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 78 applications across Oval. We hold 1,525 applications in total for the SW8 postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- SW8 1BS
- Application type
- Certificate of Lawfulness LB
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 9 July 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 13 August 2025
- Consultation end
- 13 August 2025
- Target decision date
- 3 September 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- 1 Well House Close Fordingbridge Hampshire SP6 3QZ
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 11
- Constraints
- 6
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Albert Square
- Article 4 direction: Albert Square
- Tree Preservation Order: Ref 16Protected tree on or next to this site
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (20)
flood storage areas, 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.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202510 Nov
(T1) Robinia: crown reduction by 30% and reshape. Less than 10m from building. Tree has been dropping some…
PendingApplication25/03512/TCA - 202510 Nov
Tree Preservation Order 523 (2025) T1 Robinia: Tree Works Submitted: (T1) Robinia: crown reduction by 30% and…
RefusedApproval for works to TPO trees25/03512/TPO - 202530 Sep
1 x Robinia (T1): section fell to ground level - less than 10m from building. Tree has been dropping some…
WithdrawnApproval for works to trees in CA25/03075/TCA - 202519 Aug
Richard Haines, 21 Albert Sq
Raise No ObjectionApplication25/02647/TCA
Source: Lambeth
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- 21 Albert Square London Lambeth SW8 1BS25/03512/TPO · TreesRefused0.0 mi
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Find contractors for kitchen & bathroom near this site- Avent Roofing ServicesVerifiedWestminsterRoofing2.3 mi
- Nova Coat & PlasterVerifiedStreatham, LondonRenovations & RefurbishmentsPlastering2.7 mi
- Atlas South Technical Service LimitedVerifiedLondonProperty MaintenanceHandyman3.3 mi
- Orient Construction Consultancy LimitedVerifiedLondon5.2 mi
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