Planning application
1 Penistone Road London SW16 5LU
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
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.
As published by the council, reference 25/03782/LDCP
Application record
- Reference
- 25/03782/LDCP
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Use proposed
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Grant Permission
- Received
- 7 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 7 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 30 Jan 2026
- 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.
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25/02884/FUL Refused
1 Penistone Road London SW16 5LU
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to children's care home (Use Class C2).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Dec 2025
Received by Lambeth
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30 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Grant Permission
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in London
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14 documents on file for this application
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Lambeth granted permission on 30 January 2026, 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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A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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