Planning application
16/04993/LDCE
229 Gipsy Road London SE27 9QY
Proposal
Application for a Certificate of Lawful Development (Existing) with respect to the use of the basement, rear part of ground floor and upper floors as six self-contained 1-bedroom flats. (Re-submission).
As published by the council, reference 16/04993/LDCE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Aug 2016
Received by Lambeth
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3 Nov 2016
Decision issued: Refuse Permission
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
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21/00911/FUL Granted
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22/04401/FUL Granted
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26/02152/LDCP Awaiting decision
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26/00455/LDCP Granted
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26/01557/LDCP Granted
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26/01500/LDCP Granted
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26/01999/LDCE Awaiting decision
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