1 Elmcourt Road London SE27 9BX

25/03537/LDCPCertificate of Lawful Use proposedApproved

Outline / PiP

Approved on 7 January 2026

Council decision: Grant PermissionDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) with respect to the erection of hip to gable and dormer roof extensions.

Received: 12 November 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: London Borough of Lambeth
Ward: St Martins
Agent: Vitua Architects

ReceivedReceived12 Nov
ValidatedValidated12 Nov
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date7 Jan
DecidedDecided7 Jan

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a dormer extension at 1 Elmcourt Road London SE27 9BX. Lambeth has handled 400 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 3 other applications 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.

81% of outline 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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Application details

Postcode: SE27 9BX
Application type: Certificate of Lawful Use proposed
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 12 November 2025
Target decision date: 7 January 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent: Vitua Architects
Architect profile: VITUA ARCHITECTS LTD
Agent address: 42 Braxfield Road London SE4 2AN

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Comments: 0
Documents: 11
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.

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Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Lambeth

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