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BT InLink Outside 124 Denmark Hill London SE5 8RX

26/00296/ADVAdvertisement ConsentRefused

Refused on 5 May 2026

Council decision: Refuse PermissionDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

Proposal

Removal of the existing BT InLink unit and installation of a new Street Hub unit, including the display of two internally illuminated digital LCD screens (associated application for planning permission: 26/00295/FUL).

Received
30 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Herne Hill Loughborough Junction
  1. Received30 Jan
  2. Validated30 Jan
  3. Consult.27 Feb
  4. Target27 Mar
  5. Decided5 May

Decided in 95 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an advertising consent application at BT InLink Outside 124 Denmark Hill London SE5 8RX. Lambeth has handled 80 applications of this type. This one was decided in 95 days, 6 weeks longer than Lambeth's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 97 applications across Herne Hill Loughborough Junction. We hold 1,312 applications in total for the SE5 postcode area.

63% of advertising 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 BT Street Hub with integrated digital advertising screens and emergency functionality, would introduce additional street clutter and obstruction due to the narrowing of the footway, which would result in harm to pedestrian safety, limiting the effective movement of pedestrians along this stretch of footway, and would place pedestrians at risk of conflict with cyclists and vehicles. As evidenced by collision data, the increased distraction to drivers from the increased size of the dynamic advertisement display screens, would increase road danger and poses a risk to vehicular and pedestrian safety. As a result, the scheme is considered to be contrary with the aims and objectives of Policies Q17, T1, T2, T3 and T9 of the Lambeth Local Plan (2021) and T4 of the London Plan (2021).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
SE5 8RX
Application type
Advertisement Consent
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

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

Applicant and agent

Agent
Dalcour Maclaren
Agent address
Unit 26 The Courtyard 188 Galgorm Road Ballymena BT42 1HL

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Appeal history

6010837
Allowed
Type: Commercial Appeals Service (Adverts)Procedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 14 September 2026Dev Type: Householder developmentsReason: refused

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
16
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    30 Jan

    Removal of the existing BT InLink unit and installation of a new Street Hub unit, including the display of…

    RefusedAdvertisement consentPart of26/00295/FUL
  2. 2026
    30 Jan

    Removal of the existing BT InLink unit and installation of a new Street Hub unit, including the display of…

    This applicationRefusedAdvertisement consent26/00296/ADV

Source: Lambeth

Contains public sector information from the Planning London Datahub, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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