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20 Northbourne Road London SW4 7DJ

Refused Lambeth 25/03791/LDCE Certificate of Lawful Use existing

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

Proposal

Application for Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) with respect to use of the property as a single dwellinghouse.

As published by the council, reference 25/03791/LDCE

Application record

Reference
25/03791/LDCE
Type
Certificate of Lawful Use existing
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse Permission
Received
8 Dec 2025
Validated
8 Dec 2025
Decided
2 Apr 2026
Ward
Clapham Common & Abbeville
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
SW4 7DJ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Dec 2025

    Received by Lambeth

  2. 2 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Refuse Permission

  3. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Appeal: 26/00116/LDC (Appeal In Progress)

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Documents

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

8 documents on file for this application

  • APPEAL 6011411 REDACTED.PDF Appeal documents - redacted · 14 Aug 2026
  • OFFICER REPORT Delegated Register · 02 Apr 2026
  • FINAL DECISION Decision Notice · 02 Apr 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 08 Dec 2025
  • THE LOCATION PLAN Plans · 08 Dec 2025
  • EXHIBIT 2 (EXISTING) Supporting Docs · 08 Dec 2025
  • COVERING LETTER Supporting Docs · 08 Dec 2025
  • EXHIBIT 1 Supporting Docs · 08 Dec 2025

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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.

About lawful development applications

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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