In the last 12 months, 79.7% of full planning applications were approved in Lambeth (74 decided). A typical decision takes about eight weeks (median 58 days).
Across all application types on record (2023-01-18–2026-05-29): 80.5% of 4,647 decisions approved.
| Category | Total | Approved | Refused | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full Planning Application | 1,794 | 1,285 | 509 | |
| Discharge of Conditions | 805 | 707 | 98 | |
| Tree Works (TPO) | 609 | 580 | 29 | |
| Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) | 383 | 317 | 66 | |
| Listed Building Consent | 233 | 186 | 47 | |
| Non-Material Amendment (S96a) | 168 | 146 | 22 | |
| Advertisement Consent | 115 | 92 | 23 | |
| Prior Approval (Other) | 114 | 72 | 42 | |
| Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) | 101 | 70 | 31 | |
| Variation/Removal of Conditions (S73) | 93 | 69 | 24 | |
| Tree Works (Conservation Area) | 77 | 77 | 0 | |
| Observations from adjoining Borough | 48 | 48 | 0 | |
| Approval under Reg 3 Councils own dev | 26 | 26 | 0 | |
| Variation to Section 106 Agreement | 16 | 14 | 2 | |
| Approval under Reg 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | |
| Section 106 Agreement | 11 | 11 | 0 | |
| AA Enlarge dwelling additional storey | 7 | 2 | 5 | |
| Householder | 6 | 5 | 1 | |
| Shop Front | 6 | 5 | 1 | |
| Approval under Rush Common Act | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| Telecommunications | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| E-uses/Betting/Payday to Mixed | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Environmental Impact Assessment (Screening/Scoping) | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Solar Equipment On Non-Domestic Premises | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Permission in Principle | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Reserved Matters | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| GPDO - prior approval demolition | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Outline Planning | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| GPDO - prior approval Telecoms | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Thames Tideway Tunnel | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Uncategorised | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Retail/Betting/Payday Loan to C3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Technical Details for PIP | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Quarter | Decided | Approved | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-Q3 | 690 | 542 | |
| 2023-Q4 | 682 | 548 | |
| 2024-Q1 | 454 | 343 | |
| 2024-Q2 | 427 | 371 | |
| 2024-Q3 | 562 | 466 | |
| 2024-Q4 | 412 | 329 | |
| 2025-Q1 | 64 | 57 | |
| 2025-Q2 | 22 | 20 | |
| 2025-Q3 | 8 | 7 | |
| 2025-Q4 | 8 | 8 | |
| 2026-Q1 | 63 | 61 | |
| 2026-Q2 | 243 | 211 |
| Ward | Total | Approved | Refused | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clapham Town | 382 | 311 | 71 | |
| Waterloo & South Bank | 330 | 303 | 27 | |
| Herne Hill Loughborough Junction | 300 | 241 | 59 | |
| Streatham Common & Vale | 252 | 205 | 47 | |
| Oval | 225 | 172 | 53 | |
| Streatham Hill West & Thornton | 219 | 203 | 16 | |
| Streatham St Leonards | 215 | 176 | 39 | |
| Knights Hill | 211 | 146 | 65 | |
| West Dulwich | 208 | 169 | 39 | |
| Brixton Acre Lane | 204 | 163 | 41 | |
| Kennington | 189 | 151 | 38 | |
| Clapham Common & Abbeville | 180 | 146 | 34 |
Not sure what you can build without planning permission? See our guides to permitted development rights and Article 4 directions.