76 Caldwell Street London SW9 0HB

1. 1.The proposed development would fail to provide a high quality standard of residential accommodation for future occupiers. Whilst the scheme meets minimum internal space standards, it is characterised by a poor quality internal environment, including limited outlook and constrained visual amenity to the principal ground floor living space, an over-reliance on rooflight-only provision to serve the kitchen with no direct window or external outlook, and a significantly substandard provision of private amenity space, with approximately 11 sqm provided compared to a policy requirement of 30 sqm. Furthermore, the proposed external amenity space is of limited quality and London planning@lambeth.gov.uk SW2 9QQ usability due to its enclosure and restricted outlook. Taken together, these deficiencies would result in a substandard living environment that would fail to provide an acceptable standard of amenity for future occupiers. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policy H5 of the Lambeth Local Plan (2021) and Policy D6 of the London Plan (2021).
2. 2.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).
3. 3.Insufficient information has been submitted to demonstrate that the proposal would achieve an appropriate standard of sustainable design and construction. The application is not supported by an Energy Statement or Sustainability Statement and fails to demonstrate how the development would achieve the required 19% reduction in regulated carbon emissions for minor developments, comply with the energy hierarchy, or meet internal water consumption targets. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policy EN4 of the Lambeth Local Plan (2021) and Policies SI2, SI4 and SI5 of the London Plan (2021).

From the council's decision notice.

Postcode

SW9 0HB

Application type

Full Planning Permission

Scale / size

Small

Date validated

16 April 2026

Consultation expiry

6 June 2026

Consultation end

29 May 2026

Neighbour consultation end

29 May 2026

Target decision date

11 June 2026

Agent

City Planning

Agent address

Third Floor 244 Vauxhall Bridge Road London SW1V 1AU

Statutory period

56 days

Advertisement expiry

6 June 2026

Site notice end

6 June 2026

Documents

17

Constraints

3