Planning application
51 Elder Road London SE27 9LY
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use from Small HMO (Use Class C4) to large HMO (sui generis), involving conversion of and works to the existing outbuilding to provide 1 additional bedroom.
As published by the council, reference 26/02620/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02620/FUL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 11 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 11 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Knights Hill
- Postcode
- SE27 9LY
Site history
Applications at this address on the Lambeth register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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25/03554/FUL Refused
51 Elder Road London SE27 9LY
Change of use from Small HMO (Use Class C4) to large HMO (sui generis), involving conversion of and works to the existing outbuilding to provide two additional bedrooms. (Retrospective)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Sep 2026
Received by Lambeth
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18 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 6 November 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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BDS Ltd Agent
23 applications on PlanIndex · across 8 councils · 88% granted
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See their track recordWhat 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 full applications in a median of 62 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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