Planning application
43 Lyndhurst Avenue Streatham London SW16 4UG
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
APPLICATION FOR A LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE IN RESPECT OF THE EXISTING USE OF PROPERTY AS C3(B) USE FOR A CHILDRENS CARE HOME FOR UP TO THREE CHILDREN
As published by the council, reference 25/P2776
Application record
- Reference
- 25/P2776
- Type
- Section 191 Certificate - existing
- Status
- FINAL DECISION
- Decision
- Refuse Certificate of Lawfulness
- Received
- 22 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 16 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 13 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Longthornton
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SW16 4UG
Site history
Applications at this address on the Merton register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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25/P3715 Withdrawn
43 Lyndhurst Avenue Streatham London SW16 4UG
CHANGE OF USE FROM SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING (CLASS C3) TO CHILDRESN CARE HOME (CLASS C2) FOR UP TO 3 CHILDREN.
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25/P3339 Decided
43 Lyndhurst Avenue Streatham London SW16 4UG
APPLICATION FOR A LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE IN RESPECT OF THE PROPOSED CHANGE OF USE FROM SINGLE DWELLINGHOUSE (CLASS C3) TO CHILDREN'S CARE HOME (CLASS C2) FOR UP TO 3 CHILDREN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Sep 2025
Received by Merton
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16 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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13 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Refuse Certificate of Lawfulness
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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43 Lyndhurst Avenue Streatham London SW16 4UG
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43 Lyndhurst Avenue Streatham London SW16 4UG
APPLICATION FOR A LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE IN RESPECT OF THE PROPOSED CHANGE OF USE FROM SINGLE DWELLINGHOUSE (CLASS C3) TO CHILDREN'S CARE HOME (CLASS C2) FOR UP TO 3 CHILDREN
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