James Clerk Maxwell Building 57 Waterloo Road London SE1 8WA

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.

• 26/00423/DET Granted

  James Clerk Maxwell Building 57 Waterloo Road London SE1 8WA

  Approval of details pursuant to condition 4 (mechanical equipment) of Planning Permission Ref: 25/01285/FUL (Installation of an external escape stair to the rear lightwell from ground floor to 2nd floor level; the formation of bin store and enclosures to services in rear courtyard; the replacement of roller shutter to North elevation on Stamford Street with metal doors; plant room extension and replacement of louvres at the basement level; new external doors to rear of building at basement, ground floor and Level 1 with infill panels above, and new doors to Levels 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8; removal of 4 existing windows to first floor rear elevations, and infilling with recessed brickwork; installation of new external louvred door and metal louver to existing roof level plant room; new condensers within the existing basement lightwell to the southern elevation, replacement of fire escape doors; changes to external Level 1 ductwork, together with other associated works.) granted on 26.06.2025

  Decided 31 Mar 2026 Conditions

1. 11 Sep 2026

   Received by Lambeth

2. 21 Sep 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 24 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 16 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.

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 66 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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• James Clerk Maxwell Building 57 Waterloo Road London SE1 8WA

  26/00423/DET Submitted 10 Feb 2026 50 yards away

  Approval of details pursuant to condition 4 (mechanical equipment) of Planning Permission Ref: 25/01285/FUL (Installation of an external escape stair to the rear lightwell from ground floor to 2nd floor level; the formation of bin store and enclosures to services in rear courtyard; the replacement of roller shutter to North elevation on Stamford Street with metal doors; plant room extension and replacement of louvres at the basement level; new external doors to rear of building at basement, ground floor and Level 1 with infill panels above, and new doors to Levels 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8; removal of 4 existing windows to first floor rear elevations, and infilling with recessed brickwork; installation of new external louvred door and metal louver to existing roof level plant room; new condensers within the existing basement lightwell to the southern elevation, replacement of fire escape doors; changes to external Level 1 ductwork, together with other associated works.) granted on 26.06.2025

  Granted Conditions Extension Windows or glazing 3 docs

• James Clerk Maxwell Building 57 Waterloo Road London Lambeth SE1 8WA

  25/02842/FUL Submitted 9 Sep 2025 50 yards away

  New external doors and glazed side screens to the central lobby on the rear elevation at Levels 2 and 3, and other associated works, to internalise the external lift lobby and align with the configuration of other floors within the existing building.

  Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 12 docs

• Bus Shelter Outside 137 Stamford Street London

  25/03433/ADV Submitted 3 Nov 2025 50 yards away

  Display of an internally illuminated double-sided sequential LCD digital advertisement.

  Refused Advertising 11 docs

• 51 - 55 Waterloo Road London SE1 8TX

  16/00413/FUL Submitted 22 Jan 2016 50 yards away

  Installation of a telecommunications base station. (Town Planning and Listed Building Consent)

  Granted Full applications 16 docs

• Kings College Students Union 127 Stamford Street London SE1 9NQ

  26/00956/TCA Submitted 25 Mar 2026 100 yards away

  Internal Courtyard: T369 Prunus avium Wild Cherry. Fell to ground level. Replant with one Prunus sargentii 'Rancho' as a 10-12cm heavy standard in the planting season in November 2026. T370 Gleditsia triacanthos 'Inermis' Golden Honey Locust. Remove deadwood and cut back from the building to provide 1m clearance.T372 Acer palmatum. Remove deadwood. T364 Prunus spp. Remove deadwood. T365 Prunus subhirtella 'Autumnalis' Winter Flowering Cherry. Cut back from the streetlamp to provide 0.5m clearance. Crown reduce by 1 to 2m and cut back from the building to provide 1m clearance. T366 Prunus subhirtella 'Autumnalis'. Cut back from the building to provide 1m clearance. T371 Gleditsia triacanthos 'Inermis' Golden Honey Locust. Cut back from the building to provide 1m clearance. T374 Acer palmatum. Cut back from the building to provide 1m clearance.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• Land Bounded By Upper Ground And Doon Street - West Part Of Site (adj To Waterloo Bridge) London

  25/03488/FUL Submitted 6 Nov 2025 150 yards away

  Erection of temporary structures between the period of 31 January 2026 and 31 January 2027 in association with a temporary event known as 'Boulebar', comprising of 8 boules courts; 1 bar; street food vendors; pergolas with covered seating; a stretch tent roof covering, and a fenced compound containing a refuse area and WCs. (Please note: The reference number for this application for Full Planning Permission is 25/03488/FUL, but there is also an associated application for Advertisement Consent related to these works with reference number: 25/03489/ADV)

  Granted Full applications Roofing 30 docs

• 26/03073/FUL Awaiting decision

  10 Claverdale Road London SW2 2DP

  Erection of a single storey ground floor rear side infill extension. Erection of a rear dormer roof extension with juliet balcony and installation of a roof light to rear return roof.

  Received 20 Oct, published by the council 23 Oct 2026 Full applications
• 26/03040/FUL Awaiting decision

  3 Walberswick Street London Lambeth SW8 1XF

  Erection of a second-storey rear extension and the addition of a window to the mansard. Reduction from a double sliding door to a single door with a Juliet balcony

  Received 15 Oct, published by the council 21 Oct 2026 Full applications
• 26/03004/FUL Awaiting decision

  61 Amesbury Avenue London Lambeth SW2 3AE

  Erection of a single storey rear infill extension, replacement of the existing timber sash windows with double glazed timber sash windows, erection of new fence to front patio and installaton of Air Source Heat Pump to existing roof.

  Received 14 Oct, published by the council 21 Oct 2026 Full applications
• 26/02990/FUL Awaiting decision

  85 Clapham Manor Street London Lambeth SW4 6DR

  Construction of a mansard-roof extension to provide additional residential accommodation.

  Received 13 Oct, published by the council 23 Oct 2026 Full applications
• 26/02988/FUL Awaiting decision

  76 Bonham Road London Lambeth SW2 5HG

  Change of use of the ground floor to self contained unit (class C3), upper floors and loft to a large House in Multiple Occupation (Sui Generis), together with sub-division of the rear garden, installation of 2x rooflights to front roofslope, conversion of the existing garage to ancillary residential gym use, installation of air source heat pumps, and provision of cycle and refuse storage.

  Received 13 Oct, published by the council 22 Oct 2026 Full applications