Planning application
548 Streatham High Road London SW16 3QF
Works: New dwelling
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 the use of upper floors of building as 2 self-contained residential units (Flat A and Flat B), with both flats accessed via a communal staircase, passageway (served by door in front elevation of building) at ground floor level.
As published by the council, reference 26/00637/LDCE
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00637/LDCE
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Use existing
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 2 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 2 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Streatham Common & Vale
- Postcode
- SW16 3QF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Mar 2026
Received by Lambeth
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 27 April 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.
Who's behind it
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Beamish Planning Consultancy Agent, a planning consultancy
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 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.
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26/02557/LDCP Awaiting decision
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26/01071/LDCP Withdrawn
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26/02337/LDCP Awaiting decision
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