WEA Planning are Lambeth planning consultants offering advice on all levels of planning application from small-scale house conversions up to large commercial projects.
We can help you gain the planning permission you need, regardless of the type of proposal:
Confirmation that a development can be built using permitted development rights.
Prior notification - an express application scheme for smaller projects.
Development in Lambeth conservation areas or where you need listed building consent.
Change of use in Lambeth - for applications where no structural changes take place, but the building is used for a different purpose.
Residential extensions, basements or loft conversions in Lambeth.
Commercial developments, including new build and change of use.
Our experience working on planning projects in across London covers all the different stages of the planning process.
We can help you with:
Initial consultations and pre-application submissions.
Making a full planning application to the London Borough of Lambeth.
Applications to remove or vary a planning condition.
Negotiating Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) contributions.
Obtaining Certificates of lawful use.
Planning appeals and public inquiries.
Making representations at Lambeth planning committee meetings. Most applications will not need to go this go through this process, but even a smaller planning application can be called before the committee if there are a sufficient number of unsatisfied objections.
With experience across many different sectors, WEA Planning can help with your scheme, whatever the nature and type of building proposal it is. We have worked on all of the following types of scheme across London:
Residential schemes, including securing planning permission for large garden outbuildings, extensions, home offices and conversions from offices to flats.
Commercial planning applications.
Educational buildings, health centres and similar such public sector planning applications.
Other usage types (sui generis). This planning application type covers any kind of building which does not already have its own usage class.
Lambeth is situated in South London, bordered by the River Thames to the north. It is centrally located and well-connected to other parts of London.
Key areas in the borough of Lambeth are Waterloo, Brixton, Clapham, and Kennington.
The borough is home to many key entertainment and leisure venues, including the Oval, the Brixton Academy, Lambeth Palace, the BFI, the London Eye, and the Old Vic Theatre.
Lambeth boasts several parks and green spaces, including Clapham Common, Brockwell Park, Kennington Park, and Ruskin Park, providing residents with opportunities for outdoor activities and community events.
The borough benefits from the Northern and Bakerloo lines as well as overground and National Rail networks.
The borough faces significant opportunities for change and development. Areas of the borough, such as Brixton, have received significant investment and redevelopment.
The borough also has significant planning challenges and constraints. Key issues in the borough are protecting heritage assets, designated open space and green belt, the high population density in the region and housing affordability. The communities in the borough have a long history of activism against regeneration projects.
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WEA Planning have a successful track record of gaining planning approvals across London. We are Lambeth planning consultants who can make representations to the London Borough of Lambeth planning team on your behalf.
The Local Plan informs the policies which guide development across the borough, this includes residential, commercial, parks and other public infrastructure. These policies are important to decide whether to approve planning applications.
The Local Plan was adopted in 2021.
The London Borough of Lambeth has 62 conservation areas covering approximately 30% of the borough. There are over 2000 listed buildings and structures, many locally listed buildings and structures, and 8 registered historic parks and gardens.
Details of the locally listed and statutory listed heritage assets in the borough can be found online.
Article 4 Directions
Article 4 Directions enable a local authority to remove certain permitted development rights. This means that for the specified development a planning application will need to be submitted.
The borough has article 4's in place for some of the conservation areas in the borough. There is an article 4 for changes in use from dwelling house to a HMO across the parts of the borough. There is also an article 4 in place across retail areas in parts of Lambeth for change of use from Class E (commercial) to Class C3 (dwellinghouse). There is more detail on the borough's website.
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Are you looking for Lambeth planning consultants who can advise you on all stages of the planning process? Contact us today to see how we can help!