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137 Gleneagle Road London SW16 6AZ

25/03774/FULFull Planning PermissionRefused
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Refused on 18 February 2026

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

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Proposal

Replacement of double doors with installation of bi-folding doors to rear first floor (to First Floor Flat)(Retrospective).

Received
5 December 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
10
Ward
Streatham St Leonards
  1. Received5 Dec
  2. Validated11 Dec
  3. Consult.27 Jan
  4. Target5 Feb
  5. Decided18 Feb

Decided in 69 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 137 Gleneagle Road London SW16 6AZ. Lambeth has handled 398 applications of this type. This one was decided in 75 days, 3 weeks longer than Lambeth's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 61 applications across Streatham St Leonards. We hold 3,707 applications in total for the SW16 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 result in a disproportionate and visually dominant aperture that disrupts the established hierarchy and rhythm of fenestration to the rear elevation. The enlarged opening would appear top- heavy and incongruous in relation to the more modest ground floor openings, eroding the coherent terrace character and detracting from the architectural integrity of the host property. The proposal therefore fails to sustain or reinforce local distinctiveness and does not respond positively to the original architecture and detailing of the building, contrary to Policies Q5, Q8 and Q11 of the Lambeth Council Local Plan (2021).
  2. The proposed development would facilitate direct and convenient access onto the flat roof of the existing ground floor rear extension. In the absence of any balustrade, screening or physical measures to restrict access, London planning@lambeth.gov.uk SW2 9QQ the proposal would reasonably enable the use of the roof as an elevated outdoor amenity area. Such use would result in direct and intrusive overlooking and increased noise disturbance for neighbouring occupiers, contrary to Policy Q2 of the Lambeth Council Local Plan (2021).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
SW16 6AZ
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
11 December 2025
Consultation expiry
18 February 2026
Consultation end
27 January 2026
Neighbour consultation end
18 February 2026
Target decision date
5 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
157 WINTERBOURNE ROAD THORNTON HEATH CR7 7QZ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
7

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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