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208 Wandsworth Road London SW8 2JU

26/02208/DETRefused
Discharge / amendments

Refused on 28 September 2026

Council decision: Refuse Permission1 reason for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Approval of details pursuant to condition 3 (Noise Management Plan) and 10 (Customer and Operational Management Plan) of planning permission ref : 25/01378/FUL (Change of use of part of first and second floor to provide a new cultural centre with theatre/cinema space (Sui Generis) and ancillary facilities including a cafe/restaurant (with kitchen), bar, retail area, exhibition space) granted on 03.10.2025.

Received
30 July 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 5 November 2026
Ward
Stockwell West & Larkhall
  1. Received30 Jul
  2. Validated30 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided28 Sep

Decided in 60 days

About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at 208 Wandsworth Road London SW8 2JU. Lambeth has handled 15,936 applications of this type. This one was decided in 60 days, 4 days longer than Lambeth's typical decision time. The site is in 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 97 applications across Stockwell West & Larkhall. We hold 1,525 applications in total for the SW8 postcode area.

Why it was refused

  1. The submitted details fail to demonstrate that the objectives of condition 3 of planning permission 25/01378/FUL would be met, as such the application is contrary to the objections of policy Q2 of the Lambeth Local Plan (2021).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
SW8 2JU

Planning application dates

Date validated
30 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Mrs Ruth Brown

Additional information

Documents
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Wandsworth RoadNext to the site
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.

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
    10 Sep

    Approval of details pursuant to condition 6 (Post-installation noise assessment) of planning permission ref…

    WithdrawnDischarge of conditions26/02601/DET
  2. 2026
    13 Aug

    Approval of details pursuant to condition 4 (kitchen fume extraction) of planning permission ref…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/02347/DET
  3. 2026
    31 Jul

    Approval of details pursuant to conditions 11 (Fire Risk Strategy) of planning permission ref : 25/01378/FUL

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/02228/DET
  4. 2026
    30 Jul

    Approval of details pursuant to condition 3 (Noise Management Plan) and 10 (Customer and Operational…

    This applicationRefusedDischarge of conditions26/02208/DET
  5. 2025
    22 Dec

    Approval of details pursuant to conditions 8 (Servicing and Delivery Management) and 9 (Waste and Recycling)…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/03984/DET
  6. 2025
    29 Apr

    Change of use of part of first and second floor to provide a new cultural centre with theatre/cinema space…

    ApprovedFull planning permissionPart of25/01378/FUL

Source: Lambeth

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