Planning application
85 Churchmore Road London SW16 5XA
Works: Extension Loft or dormer
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 Lawful Development (Existing) with respect to erection of rear dormer roof extension and installation of 2x rooflights to the front roof slope.
As published by the council, reference 26/00754/LDCE
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00754/LDCE
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Use existing
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 10 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 20 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Streatham Common & Vale
- Postcode
- SW16 5XA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Lambeth register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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26/01130/FUL Awaiting decision
85 Churchmore Road London SW16 5XA
Change of use from residential (Use Class C3) to small House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4), retention of the rear dormer roof extension and associated pipework, and installation of rooflights to the front roof slope.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Mar 2026
Received by Lambeth
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20 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 15 May 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
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Inception Planning Limited Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Hook
Active · incorporated 2008 · Hook
137 applications on PlanIndex · across 19 councils · 70% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 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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85 Churchmore Road London SW16 5XA
78% historically approved · decision due ~28 Aug
Change of use from residential (Use Class C3) to small House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4), retention of the rear dormer roof extension and associated pipework, and installation of rooflights to the front roof slope.
Awaiting decision Full applications Extension Loft or dormer 6 docs -
65 Churchmore Road London SW16 5XA
Application for a Certificate of Lawful Development (Proposed) with respect to the formation of a vehicular crossover.
Granted Lawful development 8 docs -
42 Woodmansterne Road London SW16 5UX
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) with respect to erection of loft conversion with rear dormer roof extension and installation of 3no front rooflights.
Granted Lawful development Extension Loft or dormer 14 docs -
89 Churchmore Road London SW16 5XA
Erection of single storey ground floor rear extension (Part-retrospective).
Granted Full applications Extension 5 docsSmall domestic -
27 Greenock Road London Lambeth SW16 5XG
Erection of a rear roof extension and the installation of a front roof light.
Granted Full applications Extension Loft or dormer 7 docs -
51 Helmsdale Road London SW16 5XQ
Erection of a single storey outbuilding in the rear garden. (Retrospective)
Granted Full applications 9 docsSmall domestic
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In Lambeth
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26/02558/LDCE Awaiting decision
18 Narbonne Avenue London SW4 9JS
Certificate of Lawful Development (existing) for the change of use of property from 2 dwellings to a single dwelling (Use Class C3).
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26/02557/LDCP Awaiting decision
47 Clive Road London SE21 8DA
Certificate of Lawful Development (Proposed) with respect to erection of rear dormer roof extension; dormer roof extension over existing rear outrigger and installation of 3 x rooflights to the front roof slope.
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26/02383/LDCP Awaiting decision
19 Ivymount Road London SE27 0NB
Certificate of Lawful Development (Proposed) with respect to provision of a vehicular crossover and dropped kerb to the front of the property together with associated alterations to the boundary treatment.
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26/01071/LDCP Withdrawn
36 Elms Road London Lambeth SW4 9EX
Certificate of Lawful Development (Proposed) with respect to the erection of side and rear 'box' roof extensions including a side roof light and removal of a chimney.
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26/02337/LDCP Awaiting decision
34 Acland Crescent London SE5 8EQ
Certificate of Lawful Development (Proposed) with respect to erection of a hip to gable roof extension together with the erection of a rear dormer with juliet balcony and installation of 2x rooflights to the front roofslope.