208, Gipsy Road, London, SE27 9RB

25/02751/FULFull planning permissionRefused

Full

Refused on 19 December 2025

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Proposal

Single-storey wrap-around extension, L-shaped dormer extension and the change of use from a 6-bed HMO (Class C4) to an 8-bed, 8-person HMO (Sui-Generis) with the provision of refuse and cycle storage

Submitted: 1 September 2025
Council: London Borough of Lambeth

ReceivedSubmitted1 Sep
ValidatedValidated
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided19 Dec

Decided in 109 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application for a dormer extension at 208, Gipsy Road, London, SE27 9RB. Lambeth has handled 719 applications of this type. This one was decided in 109 days, 8 weeks longer than Lambeth's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 14 applications across GIPSYH. We hold 1,060 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

Insufficient details have been provided to demonstrate that the proposed change of use would not result in the loss of a single family dwellinghouse, contrary to the objectives of policy H9 of the Lambeth Local Plan. In addition, insufficient information has been submitted to demonstrate that there is an identified local need for the proposed Sui Generis HMO, and the Sui Generis HMO would be suitable for future occupiers and as such the proposal fails to demonstrate that the development would meet the requirements of policy H9 of the Lambeth Local Plan (2021).
The proposed single storey, ground floor extension by reason of its dimensions, scale and massing, would London planning@lambeth.gov.uk SW2 9QQ not constitute a subordinate addition to the host property and would fail to respond to the character and appearance of the host property and surrounding group, the proposal is therefore contrary to the guidance set out in the adopted Lambeth Design Guide (2023) and the objectives of Q5, and Q11 of the Lambeth Local Plan 2020- 2035 (September 2021).
In the absence of a S106 agreement, the application fails to mitigate the impacts of the proposed development, as such, the proposal is contrary to the objectives of policy D4 of the Lambeth Local Plan (2021).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode: SE27 9RB
Application type: Full planning permission

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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8 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Lambeth

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