Planning application
Arun Lodge 87-91 Earlsfield Road SW18 3DA
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate to confirm lawful use of the property as a large HMO (Sui generis)
As published by the council, reference 2025/3657
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/3657
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing
- Status
- FINAL DECISION
- Decision
- Approve No Conditions
- Received
- 13 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 16 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 8 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Wandle
- Decision by
- Delegated Standard
- Postcode
- SW18 3DA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Oct 2025
Received by Wandsworth
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16 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Approve No Conditions
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat a grant of permission means
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 lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
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Arun Lodge 87-91 Earlsfield Road SW18 3DA
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T1 Beech (x1) - (In No.51). Reduce overhanging branches over drive of No.49 by 2-3m. Reason: General maintenance. To maintain the tree at a smaller size. T2 Bay (x1) - Reduce height by 2-3m and width by 0.5-1m. Reason: General maintenance. To maintain the tree at a smaller size. T3 Hawthorn (x1) - Reduce height & width by 1-1.5m all around. Reason: General maintenance. To maintain the tree at a smaller size. T4 Weeping Willow (x1) - (In No.51). Reduce branches overhanging No.49 back to boundary (approximately 3m off width). Reason: General maintenance. To maintain the tree at a smaller size.
Awaiting decision Trees -
Arun Lodge Residential Care Home 87 - 91 Earlsfield Road SW18 3DA
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Awaiting decision ExtensionSmall domestic -
73 Earlsfield Road SW18 3DA
Details of Water Efficiency Calculation and Energy Statement pursuant to Condition 10 and 11 of planning permission dated 27/07/2023 ref 2021/1729 (Alterations including erection of rear mansard roof extension to main rear roof slope and above existing two-storey side extension; extension above part of two-storey rear addition with installation of 1.7m high obscure glazed balustrade to form roof terrace; erection of single-storey rear extension to create full width ground floor rear extension, excavation to enlarge existing basement with stairs up to rear garden. alterations to front fenestration and replacement of all windows and doors in association with conversion of single-family dwelling house into 8 self-contained flats (3 x 3 bed, 2 x 2 bed, 3 x 1 bed) with associated outside amenity space, secure refuse and cycle storage and off-street parking)
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