®Planning appeal decision
Pavement O/S Lidl, 189 Clapham Road, London, SW9 0QE
Planning appeal 6006141 at Pavement O/S Lidl, 189 Clapham Road, London, SW9 0QE (London Borough of Lambeth) was dismissed on 7 August 2026 by Inspector A Veevers, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed street hub on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to whether it would preserve the Stockwell Park Conservation Area, the settings of nearby listed buildings and the setting of the South Lambeth Road Conservation Area.
the removal of two BT Kiosk together with the installation of 1x BT Street Hub
- Authority
- London Borough of Lambeth
- Appeal type
- advert · Commercial advertisement
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- telecoms
- Inspector
- A Veevers
- Postcode
- SW9 0QE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed street hub on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to whether it would preserve the Stockwell Park Conservation Area, the settings of nearby listed buildings and the setting of the South Lambeth Road Conservation Area
- highway and pedestrian safety
- the effect of the proposed advertisement on visual amenity and public safety
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the significance of the Stockwell Park Conservation Area, combined with unacceptable harm to pedestrian safety, could not be justified by the moderate public benefits of the proposed hub.
the moderate public benefits of the proposed hub were insufficient to outweigh the considerable importance and weight attached to the identified less than substantial harm to the significance of the Stockwell Park Conservation Area and the unacceptable harm to pedestrian safety
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy T9 of the Lambeth Local Plan 2020-2035Policies T2, T4 and D8 of the London Plan 2021Policies Q5, Q6, Q17, Q20, Q22 of the Lambeth Local Plan 2020-2035Policies Q20 and Q23 of the Lambeth Local Plan 2020-2035
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 119Paragraph 200Paragraph 212Paragraph 215
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
See how each was appliedThe 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 2026
- Allowed14 August 20266010147Albert Embankment, Outside No. 64, London, SE1 7TP
- Allowed14 August 20266010145Albert Embankment, Outside No. 64, London, SE1 7TP
- Dismissed7 August 20266006137Pavement O/S Lidl, 189 Clapham Road, London, SW9 0QE
- Dismissed5 August 20266008952Outside No 147 South Lambeth Road, London, SW8 1XN
- Dismissed5 August 20266008951Outside No 147 South Lambeth Road, London, SW8 1XN
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.