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Land West Of Brixton Hill, South Of Acre Lane And East Of Porden Road Encompassing Lambeth Town Hall,Ivor House,Hambrook House,1-7 Town Hall Parade (excluding The Electric, Brixton) London SW2

Granted Lambeth 16/04477/DET Approval of Details

Works: Demolition

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Approval of details pursuant to condition 41 (BREEAM Shell & Core Design Stage certificate - for The Press Building) of Planning Permission ref: 15/02276/FUL (Redevelopment of site, including:- Demolition of Hambrook House to be replaced by a part 14, part 10 and part 4-6 storey mixed use building to provide residential with ground floor commercial (Class A1 and/or A3 use);- Demolition of No's 1-7 Town Hall Parade to be replaced by a 6-storey building to provide Office accommodation (Class B1 use);- Change of use and refurbishment of Ivor House to provide mixed use of residential together with basement and ground floor commercial (Class A1 and/or A3 use);- Change of use of the Press Building to provide a cycle hub and cafe (Class A1 and/or A3 use); and- Public realm improvements.The proposal involves refurbishment and alterations to the Grade II Listed Lambeth Town Hall) granted on 15/10/2015.

As published by the council, reference 16/04477/DET

Application record

Reference
16/04477/DET
Type
Approval of Details
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Grant Permission
Received
22 Jul 2016
Validated
25 Jul 2016
Decided
24 Oct 2016
Ward
Brixton Hill
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the Lambeth register

This site has had 5 applications since 2015: 5 approved, 0 refused.

  • 16/05199/DET Granted

    Land West Of Brixton Hill, South Of Acre Lane And East Of Porden Road Encompassing Lambeth Town Hall,Ivor House,Hambrook House,1-7 Town Hall Parade (excluding The Electric, Brixton) London SW2

    Partial approval of details, pursuant to parts a - j of condition 17 (external construction detailing) of planning permission 15/02276/FUL (Redevelopment of site, including:- Demolition of Hambrook House to be replaced by a part 14, part 10 and part 4-6 storey mixed use building to provide residential with ground floor commercial (Class A1 and/or A3 use- Demolition of No's 1-7 Town Hall Parade to be replaced by a 6-storey building to provide Office accomodation (Class B1 use);- Change of use and refurbishment of Ivor House to provide mixed use of residential together with basement and ground floor commercial (Class A1 and/or A3 use);- Change of use of the Press Building to provide a cycle hub and cafe (Class A1 and/or A3 use); and- Public realm improvements.The proposal involves refurbishment and alterations to the Grade II Listed Lambeth Town Hall) granted on 15/10/2015). Granted on 15.10.2015.)

    Decided 25 Oct 2016 Conditions
  • 16/04479/DET Granted

    Land West Of Brixton Hill, South Of Acre Lane And East Of Porden Road Encompassing Lambeth Town Hall,Ivor House,Hambrook House,1-7 Town Hall Parade (excluding The Electric, Brixton) London SW2

    Approval of details pursuant to condition 45 (BREEAM Design Stage certificate - Town Hall) of Planning Permission ref: 15/02276/FUL (Redevelopment of site, including:- Demolition of Hambrook House to be replaced by a part 14, part 10 and part 4-6 storey mixed use building to provide residential with ground floor commercial (Class A1 and/or A3 use);- Demolition of No's 1-7 Town Hall Parade to be replaced by a 6-storey building to provide Office accommodation (Class B1 use);- Change of use and refurbishment of Ivor House to provide mixed use of residential together with basement and ground floor commercial (Class A1 and/or A3 use);- Change of use of the Press Building to provide a cycle hub and cafe (Class A1 and/or A3 use); and- Public realm improvements.The proposal involves refurbishment and alterations to the Grade II Listed Lambeth Town Hall) granted on 15/10/2015.

    Decided 15 Sep 2016 Conditions
  • 16/04478/DET Granted

    Land West Of Brixton Hill, South Of Acre Lane And East Of Porden Road Encompassing Lambeth Town Hall,Ivor House,Hambrook House,1-7 Town Hall Parade (excluding The Electric, Brixton) London SW2

    Approval of details pursuant to condition 43 (BREEAM Design Stage - Civic Centre) of Planning Permission ref: 15/02276/FUL (Redevelopment of site, including:- Demolition of Hambrook House to be replaced by a part 14, part 10 and part 4-6 storey mixed use building to provide residential with ground floor commercial (Class A1 and/or A3 use);- Demolition of No's 1-7 Town Hall Parade to be replaced by a 6-storey building to provide Office accommodation (Class B1 use);- Change of use and refurbishment of Ivor House to provide mixed use of residential together with basement and ground floor commercial (Class A1 and/or A3 use);- Change of use of the Press Building to provide a cycle hub and cafe (Class A1 and/or A3 use); and- Public realm improvements.The proposal involves refurbishment and alterations to the Grade II Listed Lambeth Town Hall) granted on 15/10/2015.

    Decided 15 Sep 2016 Conditions
  • 15/06259/DET Granted

    Land West Of Brixton Hill, South Of Acre Lane And East Of Porden Road Encompassing Lambeth Town Hall,Ivor House,Hambrook House,1-7 Town Hall Parade (excluding The Electric, Brixton) London SW2

    Approval of details pursuant to condition 66 (Biodiversity - Mitigation) of Planning Permission ref: 15/02276/FUL (Redevelopment of site, including:- Demolition of Hambrook House to be replaced by a part 14, part 10 and part 4-6 storey mixed use building to provide residential with ground floor commercial (Class A1 and/or A3 use);- Demolition of No's 1-7 Town Hall Parade to be replaced by a 6-storey building to provide Office accomodation (Class B1 use);- Change of use and refurbishment of Ivor House to provide mixed use of residential together with basement and ground floor commercial (Class A1 and/or A3 use);- Change of use of the Press Building to provide a cycle hub and cafe (Class A1 and/or A3 use); and- Public realm improvements.The proposal involves refurbishment and alterations to the Grade II Listed Lambeth Town Hall) granted on 15/10/2015.

    Decided 17 Dec 2015 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Jul 2016

    Received by Lambeth

  2. 25 Jul 2016

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Oct 2016

    Decision issued: Grant Permission

  4. 28 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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GL Hearn Ltd Agent

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Documents

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4 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Lambeth granted permission on 24 October 2016, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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