Skip to content
PlanIndex Get alerts
Menu

Planning application

38 Avoca Road SW17 8SL

Granted Wandsworth 2026/1148 Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed

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
Granted As published: FINAL DECISION
Decision
Granted As published: 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

  1. 23 Mar 2026

    Received by Wandsworth

  2. 16 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 22 May 2026

    Decision issued: Approve No Conditions

  4. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

10 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.

Watch members (£5 a month) open the document list from here.

Open the documents

What 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 45 Avoca Road SW17 8SL

    2026/2292 Submitted 24 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    Erection of single-storey rear extension to extend beyond the rear wall of the existing dwellinghouse by 6m, the total height of the proposed extension is 4m and the height of the eaves is 3m

    Granted Extension
    Small domestic
  • 21 Avoca Road SW17 8SL

    2025/4319 Submitted 27 Nov 2025 100 yards away

    Erection of a single storey outbuilding to the rear garden.

    Granted Householder 9 docs
    Small domestic
  • 26 Topsham Road SW17 8SJ

    2023/0241 Submitted 23 Jan 2023 100 yards away

    Alterations including erection of hip to gable side roof extension; rear dormer roof extension; increase in chimney height; two front rooflights.

    Granted Lawful development Extension Loft or dormer 9 docs
  • 26 Topsham Road SW17 8SJ

    2023/0652 Submitted 17 Feb 2023 100 yards away

    Erection of a single-storey rear extension and internal alterations.

    Granted Householder Extension 7 docs
    Small domestic
  • 19 Avoca Road SW17 8SQ

    2021/1917 Submitted 23 Apr 2021 150 yards away

    Alterations including erection of dormer roof extension to main rear roof.

    Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer 10 docs
    Domestic
  • 142-144 Tooting Bec Road SW17 8BH

    2022/4091 Submitted 5 Oct 2022 150 yards away

    Alterations including erection of front and rear dormer roof extensions to the main roof, including raising the ridge by 500mm; Erection of a first floor (plus roof) rear extension and installation of French doors and safety railing to first floor rear elevation; replacement of windows; alterations to shopfront and rear access including staircase enclosure, in connection with conversion to 3 x studios and 1 x 2 bedroom flats, with associated refuse and cycle storage; and part change of use of rear ground floor from commercial (Class E) to residential (Class C3).

    Granted Full applications New dwelling Extension +2 8 docs

In Wandsworth

  • 2026/0002 Refused

    Flat First Floor 44 Lavender Gardens SW11 1DN

    Use as HMO (Class C4).

    Received 2 Jan, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • 2026/3244 Withdrawn

    110 Earlsfield Road SW18 3DR

    Erection of an extension above the two storey back addition.

    Received 10 Sep, published by the council 21 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • 2026/1219 Granted

    45 Lynwood Road SW17 8SB

    Use of property as a childrens home with revised staffing arrangements.

    Received 27 Mar, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • 2026/3093 Withdrawn

    206 Franciscan Road SW17 8HG

    Erection of an extension to the main rear roof and installation of 3 x rooflights to the front roof slope.

    Received 27 Aug, published by the council 30 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • 2026/2114 Granted

    145 Wakehurst Road SW11 6BW

    Internal alterations to reconfigure ground floor and provide protected means of escape.

    Received 8 Jun, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Lawful development