Planning application
38 Avoca Road SW17 8SL
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from residential (Class C3) to 6-bedroom HMO (Class C4).
As published by the council, reference 2026/1148
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/1148
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed
- Status
- FINAL DECISION
- Decision
- Approve No Conditions
- Received
- 23 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 16 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 22 May 2026
- Ward
- Tooting Bec
- Decision by
- Delegated Standard
- Postcode
- SW17 8SL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Mar 2026
Received by Wandsworth
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16 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 May 2026
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
10 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Wandsworth granted permission on 22 May 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.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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