Planning application
278 - 280 Balham High Road SW17 7AL
Works: New dwelling Several homes
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Determination as to whether prior notification is required for change of use of existing commercial floorspace (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3) to create 8 flats.
As published by the council, reference 2026/1693
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/1693
- Type
- Prior Approval Commercial Business & Service (Class E) to Resi (Pt 3 Class MA)
- Status
- Granted As published: FINAL DECISION
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval Given CIL Liable
- Received
- 5 May 2026
- Validated
- 21 May 2026
- Decided
- 5 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Trinity
- Decision by
- Delegated Standard
- Postcode
- SW17 7AL
Site history
Applications at this address on the Wandsworth register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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2026/1177 Granted
278 - 280 Balham High Road SW17 7AL
Removal of condition 12 (Restricted use of commercial unit) of planning permission dated 07/04/2003 ref. 2002/3002 (Erection of four-storey building to provide 32 flats, 750 sq.m. commercial floorspace and basement car park.).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 May 2026
Received by Wandsworth
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21 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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5 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Given CIL Liable
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
30 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Wandsworth granted permission on 5 August 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 prior approval applications
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.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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278 - 280 Balham High Road SW17 7AL
Removal of condition 12 (Restricted use of commercial unit) of planning permission dated 07/04/2003 ref. 2002/3002 (Erection of four-storey building to provide 32 flats, 750 sq.m. commercial floorspace and basement car park.).
Granted Amendments New dwelling 7 docsMajor scheme -
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235 Balham High Road SW17 7BG
G1 Privet - Reduce height down to 2 metres so GM teams can maintain hedge. T3 Lime - Crown reduce back to previous points of reduction and shape. Remove deadwood. T4 Sycamore - Re-pollard and remove epicormic growth. T5 Sycamore - Re-pollard.
Decided Trees -
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235 Balham High Road SW17 7BG
Installation of replacement timber windows and door to front and rear elevations.
Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 13 docs -
Bus Shelter Pavement Outside 272 Balham High Road SW17 7AJ
Display of internally illuminated double-sided sequential advertisement in a bus shelter capable of static and dynamic content display with automatic rotation of images measuring 1.34m x 2.1m x 0.25m.
Granted Advertising 5 docs
Other prior approval applications
In Wandsworth
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2026/1654 Granted
River House & Park House Point Pleasant SW18 1NN
Determination as to whether prior notification is required for change of use of existing commercial floorspace (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3) to provide 58 flats.
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2026/2157 Refused
Unit C, 17 Hardwicks Square SW18 4AG
Determination as to whether prior approval is required for change of use of commercial unit (Class E) to a 2-bedroom dwelling (Class C3)
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2026/2076 Granted
76 Hebdon Road SW17 7NN
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 3.7m and the height of the eaves is 2.95m.
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2026/2444 Withdrawn
Flat A 361 Queenstown Road SW8 4LH
Proposed change of use from existing self-contained residential flats (Use Class C3) to short-term serviced accommodation / aparthotel style use.
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2026/1835 Refused
56 Moring Road SW17 8DL
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 3m and the height of the eaves is 3m.