Planning application
89 Elder Road London SE27 9NB
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Proposal
Application for a Certificate of Lawful Development (Proposed) with respect to change of use of a residential dwelling (Use Class C3) to children's care home (Use Class C2).
As published by the council, reference 25/03950/LDCP
Application record
- Reference
- 25/03950/LDCP
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Use proposed
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 19 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 19 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Knights Hill
- Postcode
- SE27 9NB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Lambeth register
This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00870/LDCP Granted
89 Elder Road London SE27 9NB
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) with respect to the use of the premises as a residential home providing care for mothers and babies.
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23/00153/LDCP Decided
89 Elder Road London SE27 9NB
Application for Lawful development certificate for Change of use From C3(a) residential To C3(b) covering up to six people living together as a single household and receiving care.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Dec 2025
Received by Lambeth
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 13 February 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Lambeth took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
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12 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Lambeth for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Lambeth decided lawful development applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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89 Elder Road London SE27 9NB
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) with respect to the use of the premises as a residential home providing care for mothers and babies.
Granted Lawful development 10 docs -
89 Elder Road London SE27 9NB
Application for Lawful development certificate for Change of use From C3(a) residential To C3(b) covering up to six people living together as a single household and receiving care.
Decided Lawful development 11 docs -
Park Tavern Public House 54 - 56 Elder Road London SE27 9ND
Approval of details pursuant to Condition 9 (Energy and Sustainability Statement), Condition10( calculations and manufacturer's datasheets) Condition 11 ( SAP Calculations) for planning permission 22/00442/FUL (Change of use of the Public House (Sui Generis) into 5 self contained flats (Use Class C3), involving excavation to the existing basement plus the installation of 2 front light wells; the erection of a part one and part two storey rear extension; the erection of a rear dormer roof extension including a balcony and alterations to the existing rear dormer; the replacement of the ground floor front window with a door, together with the provision of refuse/recycling and cycle storages and hard/soft landscaping) dated 02.12.2022.
Granted Conditions New dwelling Extension +2 44 docs -
Park Tavern Public House 54 - 56 Elder Road London SE27 9ND
Variation of condition 2 (Approved plans) of Planning Permission ref: 22/00442/FUL (Change of use of the Public House (Sui Generis) into 5 self contained flats (Use Class C3), involving excavation to the existing basement plus the installation of 2 front light wells; the erection of a part one and part two storey rear extension; the erection of a rear dormer roof extension including a balcony and alterations to the existing rear dormer; the replacement of the ground floor front window with a door, together with the provision of refuse/recycling and cycle storages and hard/soft landscaping) granted on 02.12.2022. Variation sought : Alteration to fenestration and part single storey part two storey rear extension and internal layouts. (Retrospective).
Refused Amendments New dwelling Extension +2 20 docsSmall domestic -
81 Elder Road London SE27 9NB
Application for a Certificate of Lawful Development (Proposed) with respect to change of use from a single dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a residential institution (Use Class C2).
Withdrawn Lawful development 6 docsDomestic -
Park Tavern Public House 54 - 56 Elder Road London SE27 9ND
Partial approval of details pursuant to condition 4 (external construction detailing) (front elevation windows only) of Planning Permission Ref: 22/00442/FUL (Change of use of the Public House (Sui Generis) into 5 self contained flats (Use Class C3), involving excavation to the existing basement plus the installation of 2 front light wells; the erection of a part one and part two storey rear extension; the erection of a rear dormer roof extension including a balcony and alterations to the existing rear dormer; the replacement of the ground floor front window with a door, together with the provision of refuse/recycling and cycle storages and hard/soft landscaping.) granted on 02.12.2022
Refused Conditions New dwelling Extension +2 6 docs
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26/01071/LDCP Withdrawn
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26/00455/LDCP Granted
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26/01485/LDCP Granted
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Application for a Certificate of Lawful Development (Proposed) with respect to erection of a rear dormer roof extension and installation of 2 x rooflights to existing roof at front elevation and 1 x rooflight to existing rear outrigger roof
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26/01478/LDCP Refused
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