Phase 2b Springfield Hospital 61 Glenburnie Road SW17 7DJ (the site is at the southern end of the hospital site and was formerly known as plots X Y Z and VB)

2025/4499Non-Material AmendmentRefused

Discharge / amendments

Refused on 9 January 2026

Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Non-material amendment to planning permission dated 19/11/2024 ref 2022/5288 (Demolition of the existing healthcare buildings and construction of 4 apartment blocks ranging in height from 3 to 5 storeys along with nine 3 storey townhouses containing a total of 449 residential units, external amenity space, 48 car parking spaces, 817 cycle parking spaces, landscaping and public realm works, and new access routes.) to allow a mansard roof extension with front and rear dormers to each of the townhouses in order to provide an additional floor of accommodation comprising 1no. additional bedroom plus associated dressing room and bathroom in each of the dwellings.

Received: 12 December 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: London Borough of Wandsworth
Ward: Tooting Broadway, Wandsworth Common

ReceivedReceived12 Dec
ValidatedValidated18 Dec
Consult.Consultation12 Dec
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided9 Jan

Decided in 22 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at Phase 2b Springfield Hospital 61 Glenburnie Road SW17 7DJ (the site is at the southern end of the hospital site and was formerly known as plots X Y Z and VB). Wandsworth has handled 192 applications of this type. This one was decided in 28 days, 4 weeks quicker than Wandsworth's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 2 applications across Tooting Broadway, Wandsworth Common. We hold 1,578 applications in total for the SW17 postcode area.

83% of amendment applications at London Borough of Wandsworth were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: SW17 7DJ
Application type: Non-Material Amendment
Development type: Not relevant (trees, conservation areas, etc)
Scale / size: Large
Number of dwellings: 449

Planning application dates

Date validated: 18 December 2025
Last date for comments: 12 December 2025
Application expires: 9 January 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period: 22 days

Additional information

Documents: 27

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Listed building: Grade II: Springfield Hospital (Main Building)On this site
Registered park and garden: Springfield Hospital
Heritage at Risk Register: Springfield Hospital (main building), Glenburnie RoadPart of the site
Brownfield land register: Springfield Hospital site, 61 Glenburnie RoadRegister site at or near this address
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (18)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered battlefields, 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 and heritage coasts.

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Planning history at this site

20 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Wandsworth

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