Planning application
159 Balham High Road SW12 9AU
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Variation of Condition F (restriction of operating hours) pursuant to planning permission dated 26/06/1978 ref 78/S/442 (Conversion of shop into a Restaurant) to allow opening hours of 24 hours 7 days a week (Temporary Permission).
As published by the council, reference 2025/3139
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/3139
- Type
- Variation of Condition
- Status
- FINAL DECISION
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 8 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 17 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 15 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Balham
- Decision by
- Delegated Standard
- Postcode
- SW12 9AU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Sep 2025
Received by Wandsworth
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17 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About amendments applications
How this application type works
An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.
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