Planning appeal decision
14 Thornton Street, London, SW9 0BL
Planning appeal 3324399 at 14 Thornton Street, London, SW9 0BL (London Borough of Lambeth) was dismissed on 15 February 2024 by Inspector Wright A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be granted planning permission under Articles 3 and 4 of the GPDO.
Conversion of vacant two storey building to create 5 self-contained residential apartments
- Authority
- London Borough of Lambeth
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Wright A
- Postcode
- SW9 0BL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would be granted planning permission under Articles 3 and 4 of the GPDO
What decided it
The Article 4 direction made by the Secretary of State on 18 October 2022 and coming into force on 28 October 2022 withdrew permitted development rights under Class MA for the appeal site, meaning the proposal would not be permitted development under the GPDO.
The decision letter
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision


More decisions in London Borough of Lambeth
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2024
- Dismissed26 October 2026601349748 Clapham Road, London, SW9 0JQ
- Allowed20 October 2026601549416 Lydon Road, London, SW4 0HW
- Dismissed20 October 2026601525316 Braxted Park, London, SW16 3DW
- Dismissed20 October 20266014222Morleys Department Store, 472 - 488 Brixton Road, London, SW9 8EH
- Dismissed20 October 20266014083Bus Shelter, Pavement Outside 451-453 Brixton Road, London, SE9 8HH
The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
®