Planning application
2A St George Wharf London SW8 2LE
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) with respect to use of the site for unrestricted Commercial, Business and Service uses (Use Class E).
As published by the council, reference 26/00019/LDCE
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00019/LDCE
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Use existing
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 5 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 5 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Vauxhall
- Postcode
- SW8 2LE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Jan 2026
Received by Lambeth
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 2 March 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Trade members open them from here.
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.
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