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1 Penistone Road London SW16 5LU

Refused Lambeth 25/02884/FUL Full Planning Permission

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to children's care home (Use Class C2).

As published by the council, reference 25/02884/FUL

Application record

Reference
25/02884/FUL
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse Permission
Received
13 Sep 2025
Validated
19 Sep 2025
Decided
13 Nov 2025
Ward
Streatham Common & Vale
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
SW16 5LU

Site history

Applications at this address on the Lambeth register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 25/03782/LDCP Granted

    1 Penistone Road London SW16 5LU

    Application for Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) with respect to use of the property as a residential care home (Use Class C3(b)) for up to 5 young persons.

    Decided 30 Jan 2026 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Sep 2025

    Received by Lambeth

  2. 19 Sep 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 13 Nov 2025

    Decision issued: Refuse Permission

  4. 11 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Gerrad Moore Limited Agent, registered in Kent

Dissolved · incorporated 2014 · Kent

7 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

11 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Lambeth refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 1 Penistone Road London SW16 5LU

    25/03782/LDCP Submitted 7 Dec 2025 50 yards away

    Application for Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) with respect to use of the property as a residential care home (Use Class C3(b)) for up to 5 young persons.

    Granted Lawful development 14 docs

  • 542 Streatham High Road London SW16 3QF

    21/00844/FUL Submitted 1 Mar 2021 50 yards away

    Change of use of rear of ground floor shop (Use Class E) to 1-bed flat (Use Class C3) and conversion of 1st and 2nd floors into 2 x 1-bed flats together with erection of rear first floor extension.

    Granted Full applications New dwelling Extension 8 docs

  • 548 Streatham High Road London SW16 3QF

    26/00637/LDCE Submitted 2 Mar 2026 50 yards away

    85% historically approved · decision due ~27 Apr

    Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) with respect to the use of upper floors of building as 2 self-contained residential units (Flat A and Flat B), with both flats accessed via a communal staircase, passageway (served by door in front elevation of building) at ground floor level.

    Decided Lawful development New dwelling 10 docs

  • 25 Penistone Road London Lambeth SW16 5LU

    26/00052/FUL Submitted 7 Jan 2026 50 yards away

    78% historically approved · decision due ~17 Mar

    Conversion of a single dwelling house into 3 self-contained flats, including subdivision of the garden to provide private amenity space, and provision of refuse and cycle storage.

    Awaiting decision Full applications New dwelling 5 docs
    Domestic

  • 550 Streatham High Road London SW16 3QF

    21/01736/LDCE Submitted 30 Apr 2021 50 yards away

    Application for a Certificate of Lawful Development (Existing) with respect to use of the rear of 550 Streatham High Road (Flat C) as a self-contained dwelling.

    Granted Lawful development 6 docs
    Domestic

  • 25 Penistone Road London SW16 5LU

    24/02208/FUL Submitted 15 Jul 2024 50 yards away

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