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56 Harpenden Road London SE27 0AF

25/03136/FULFull Planning PermissionRefused
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Refused on 30 January 2026

Council decision: Refuse PermissionDelegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Change of use to 4 self contained residential units (Use Class C3).

Received
6 October 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
St Martins
Agent
Szarowicz Architect
  1. Received6 Oct
  2. Validated19 Oct
  3. Consult.3 Dec
  4. Target14 Dec
  5. Decided30 Jan

Decided in 103 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 56 Harpenden Road London SE27 0AF. Lambeth has handled 398 applications of this type. This one was decided in 116 days, 9 weeks longer than Lambeth's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 34 applications across St Martins. We hold 1,060 applications in total for the SE27 postcode area.

70% of full 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. The proposed development would fail to provide accommodation suitable for occupation by families and, by reason of inadequate floor area to units 2 and 3, inadequate built in storage space and inadequate private amenity space, would fail to provide a high quality of accommodation for future occupiers. The proposal is therefore contrary to policies H5 and H6 of the Lambeth Local Plan (2021) and Policy D6 of the London Plan (2021).
  2. In the absence of a s.106 legal agreement securing the provision of (1) car parking permit free London planning@lambeth.gov.uk SW2 9QQ development; (2) cycle hire membership; and (3) car club membership, the application has failed to demonstrate the proposal would not have unacceptable impact the local highways, contrary to policy T6 of the Lambeth Local Plan 2021.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
SE27 0AF
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 October 2025
Consultation expiry
3 December 2025
Consultation end
3 December 2025
Neighbour consultation end
25 November 2025
Target decision date
14 December 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Szarowicz Architect
Agent address
43 King William Walk Greenwich SE10 9HU United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Appeal

Appeal reference
26/00020/FULREF
Appeal status
Appeal lodged

Additional information

Documents
26
Constraints
1

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.

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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