Planning application
26/00540/LDCE
74 Danbrook Road London SW16 5JX
Proposal
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) with respect to use of property as a three self-contained flats (Use Class C3).
As published by the council, reference 26/00540/LDCE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Feb 2026
Received by Lambeth
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27 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Refuse Permission
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
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26/02152/LDCP Awaiting decision
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26/00455/LDCP Granted
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26/01557/LDCP Granted
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26/01500/LDCP Granted
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26/01999/LDCE Awaiting decision
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Application for a Certificate of Lawful Development (Existing) with respect to the continued existence of an elevated decking platform supported by adjoining walls above the roof terrace, together with safety railings to the outer edge, at Flat 2, 60 Brixton Road. Wooden decking replaced with composite decking as like for like maintenance. The submitted evidence details that the structure has been in place unchanged for 16 years.