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Development Control Pseudo Street, SE11 5SD

25/03666/P3MAPrior Approval: Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3)Refused
Prior approval

Refused on 20 January 2026

3 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Application for Prior Approval for the change of use of two commercial units (Class use E) to two residential dwellings (Class use C3).

Submitted
25 November 2025
  1. Received25 Nov
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided20 Jan

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at Development Control Pseudo Street, SE11 5SD. Lambeth has handled 12 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in the Kennington conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 42 applications across KENNIN. We hold 1,228 applications in total for the SE11 postcode area.

82% of all 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. Insufficient information has been submitted to demonstrate that the proposed dwelling would provide adequate natural light in all habitable rooms. The application therefore fails to demonstrate that the proposed residential units would accord with Schedule 2, Part 3 Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2016 (as amended)
  2. Insufficient information has been submitted in relation to the contamination risks in relation to the building and the application therefore fails to demonstrate that the proposed residential units would accord with Schedule 2, Part 3 Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2016 (as amended)
  3. The application does not include a legal mechanism to deliver planning obligations for securing: (i) the provision of car club membership and (ii) provision of cycle hire membership to occupiers of the proposed dwelling (iii) that the development is car parking permit free. The development would therefore not promote sustainable modes of travel, and the transport impacts of the development would not be mitigated. This is contrary to Policies T4, T5 and T6 of the London Plan (2021) and Policies D4, T3 and T6 of the Lambeth Local Plan 2020-2035 (2021).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
SE11 5SD
Application type
Prior Approval: Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3)

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
  • Conservation area: Kennington
  • Listed building: 362, 364 and 366 Kennington RoadOn or next to this site
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage 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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Source: Lambeth

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