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Convent Of The Holy Family 35 - 36 Albert Square London SW8 1BZ

26/01049/LBListed Building ConsentApproved

Approved on 4 September 2026

Council decision: Grant Permission

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Partial change of use from convent accomodation (Sui Generis) to create 5 no. residential dwellings (C3).

Received
1 April 2026
Public comments
3
Ward
Oval
Agent
Planning & Design Group (UK) Ltd
  1. Received1 Apr
  2. Validated1 Apr
  3. Consult.12 May
  4. Target4 Sep
  5. Decided4 Sep

Decided in 156 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a heritage application for a change of use at Convent Of The Holy Family 35 - 36 Albert Square London SW8 1BZ. Lambeth has handled 180 applications of this type. This one was decided in 156 days, 14 weeks longer than Lambeth's typical decision time. The site is in the Albert Square conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 78 applications across Oval. We hold 1,525 applications in total for the SW8 postcode area.

78% of heritage 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
SW8 1BZ
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
1 April 2026
Consultation expiry
19 May 2026
Consultation end
12 May 2026
Neighbour consultation end
12 May 2026
Target decision date
4 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Planning & Design Group (UK) Ltd
Agent address
Pure Offices Lake View Drive Sherwood Park Nottingham NG15 0DT

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
16 May 2026
Site notice end
19 May 2026

Additional information

Documents
57
Constraints
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Albert Square
  • Listed building: Grade II: 33-36, Albert Square Sw8On or next to this site
  • Article 4 direction: Albert Square
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, 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.

Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    20 Mar

    Partial change of use from convent accommodation (Sui Generis) to create 5 no. residential dwellings (C3).

    PendingFull planning permission26/00894/FUL
  2. 2024
    5 Nov

    Change the use of the upper floors (floor 1, 2 and 3) of 35 Albert Square into 3 self-contained residential…

    RefusedApplication24/03184/FUL
  3. 2024
    5 Nov

    External works to the rear of the property including replacement of an upper ground floor rear window with a…

    PendingListed building consent24/03185/LB
  4. 2024
    3 Jun

    Conversion of 35 Albert Square into 5 self-contained residential apartments. and retention of 36 Albert…

    PendingListed building consent24/01724/FUL
  5. 2024
    30 May

    Conversion of 35 Albert Square into 5 self-contained residential apartments. and retention of 36 Albert…

    RefusedListed building consent24/01685/LB

Source: Lambeth

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