Planning application
Wandsworth Town Railway Station Old York Road SW18 1SU
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for prior approval under Class A, Part 18, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for erection of a new free standing `through access' lift shafts to platforms 1, 2, 3 and 4 and associated works including lift motor room, alterations to access and the layout of the platforms including the erection of new station entry building to the north of the existing station
As published by the council, reference 2025/4561
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/4561
- Type
- Prior Approval Network Rail
- Status
- FINAL DECISION
- Decision
- Prior Approval Given CIL Liable
- Received
- 15 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 18 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 9 Feb 2026
- Ward
- St Mary's, Wandsworth Town
- Decision by
- Delegated Standard
- Postcode
- SW18 1SU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Dec 2025
Received by Wandsworth
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18 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Given CIL Liable
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
31 documents on file for this application
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Wandsworth granted permission on 9 February 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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