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761 Wandsworth Road London Lambeth SW8 3JF

25/03889/FULFull Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 20 March 2026

Council decision: Refuse PermissionDelegated (officer decision)5 reasons for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Redevelopment of the commercial unit (Use Class E) and the rear yard, involving the erection of a 3-storeys buildings with a lower ground floor to provide three residential units (Use Class C3) at the rear, and erection of a first floor rear extension to the existing building to create an additional residential unit, together with extension and installation of new windows to the commercial unit and the provision of refuse store, landscaping and 2 cycle hangards on street.

Received
15 December 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
18
Ward
Clapham Town
Agent
Andrew Paine Architecture
  1. Received15 Dec
  2. Validated23 Jan
  3. Consult.20 Feb
  4. Target20 Mar
  5. Decided20 Mar

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a rear extension at 761 Wandsworth Road London Lambeth SW8 3JF. Lambeth has handled 398 applications of this type. This one was decided in 95 days, 6 weeks longer than Lambeth's typical decision time. The site is in the Wandsworth Road conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 209 applications across Clapham Town. We hold 1,525 applications in total for the SW8 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 acceptable standards of accommodation for future occupiers. Units 1 and 2 have enclosed, sunless and poorly usable amenity areas that do not meet BRE 2022 standards, and Unit 4 provides no external amenity space and lacks the internal floorspace required to compensate. Units 1, 2 and 4 also have materially constrained outlook due to basement level enclosure, boundary wall obstruction or reliance on fixed shut obscure glazing. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policies H5 and Q2 of the Lambeth Local Plan (2021).
  2. The application lacks essential design details, including full fenestration drawings, sections and material specifications, preventing the Council from determining whether the scheme would be of acceptable design quality or preserve or enhance the character and appearance of the Wandsworth Road Conservation Area. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policies Q5, Q7, Q8 and Q22 of the Lambeth Local Plan (2021).
  3. The proposal fails to provide any on-site cycle parking and relies solely on off site on street cycle hangars, which do not meet policy requirements for accessible, secure long stay cycle parking to be provided within the site. The proposal is thereby contrary to London Plan Policy T5 and Lambeth Local Plan Policies T3 and Q13.
  4. No landscaping scheme or biodiversity enhancement details have been submitted to demonstrate that the development would protect or enhance biodiversity or deliver net biodiversity gain. This matter cannot be resolved by condition. The proposal is thereby contrary to Policies EN1 and Q9 of the Lambeth Local Plan (2021) and London Plan Policy G6.
  5. The application does not include a legal mechanism to deliver planning obligations for securing: (i) the provision of car club membership to occupiers of the proposed dwelling; (ii) that the development is car parking permit free; and (iii) provision of cycle hire membership to occupiers of the proposed dwelling. 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
SW8 3JF
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 January 2026
Consultation expiry
27 February 2026
Consultation end
20 February 2026
Neighbour consultation end
20 February 2026
Target decision date
20 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Andrew Paine Architecture
Architect profile
ANDREW PAINE ARCHITECTURE LIMITED
Agent address
Green Man Cottage The Green Horsted Keynes Haywards Heath RH17 7AS United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
27 February 2026
Site notice end
27 February 2026

Additional information

Documents
37
Constraints
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Wandsworth Road
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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.

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