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Lambeth.

Lambeth is a London borough with an approval rate of 78% across 11,393 substantive planning decisions spanning 42 wards. Most decisions here are made under delegation rather than at committee.[1]

Inner London42 wards312 appeals99% delegatedSave
Lambeth · ward map
Approval rate — by ward
Lower ~68%
Higher ~90%
ShowingAll years · subscriber →across all years on record — a period re-scopes the headline figures and the trend
At a glance · tap a metric to drill into this boroughAll investigations →
What wins here — Lambeth's policy playbook[3]

What Lambeth actually approves — its whole decision record, by application type — and the grounds its committee refuses on. Click through for the refusal grounds and the policies cited in the minutes.

Full / major
Conditions
Lawful
Listed
Data from publicly available Lambeth planning records and committee minutes 2020-01 – 2026-05.
Case officers
Officer
Active
Applications
Approval rate
Mostly decides
Active
976
68%
Full / major planning
Active
880
71%
Full / major planning
Active
840
79%
Full / major planning
Active
727
72%
Full / major planning
Active
594
72%
Full / major planning
to 2025-05
487
87%
Full / major planning
Active
405
82%
Full / major planning
to 2023-02
402
90%
Full / major planning
Active
401
80%
Full / major planning
Active
311
77%
Full / major planning
to 2023-05
302
79%
Full / major planning
to 2025-01
295
73%
Full / major planning
Active
976
68%
Full / major planning
Active
880
71%
Full / major planning
Active
840
79%
Full / major planning
Show all 12 rows
Active
727
72%
Full / major planning
Active
594
72%
Full / major planning
to 2025-05
487
87%
Full / major planning
Active
405
82%
Full / major planning
to 2023-02
402
90%
Full / major planning
Active
401
80%
Full / major planning
Active
311
77%
Full / major planning
to 2023-05
302
79%
Full / major planning
to 2025-01
295
73%
Full / major planning

Approval rates per officer, 2020–2026. Based on decided applications only. All Lambeth officers →

Planning committee members
Councillor
Ward
Party
Active
Cttee votes
Leaning
Kennington
Labour
Active
290
subscribers
Streatham Wells
Labour
Active
194
subscribers
Streatham St Leonard's
Green
Active
91
subscribers
Oval
Labour
Active
81
subscribers
Clapham East
Labour
to 2024-04
76
subscribers
Vauxhall
Labour
Active
71
subscribers
Clapham Town
Labour
Active
52
subscribers
Brixton Rush Common
Labour
to 2022-03
48
subscribers
Kennington
Labour
Active
290
subscribers
Streatham Wells
Labour
Active
194
subscribers
Streatham St Leonard's
Green
Active
91
subscribers
Show all 8 rows
Oval
Labour
Active
81
subscribers
Clapham East
Labour
to 2024-04
76
subscribers
Vauxhall
Labour
Active
71
subscribers
Clapham Town
Labour
Active
52
subscribers
Brixton Rush Common
Labour
to 2022-03
48
subscribers

Councillors on Lambeth's planning committee, by their recorded committee votes. “Leaning” = whether they tend to vote to approve or refuse. Full voting records →

Wards — ranked
Ward
Applications
Approval rate
Refusal rate
157
95%
4.8%
179
90%
9.5%
222
89%
10.7%
218
88%
12.0%
186
84%
16.1%
190
83%
16.9%
181
83%
17.2%
179
83%
17.2%
172
82%
17.7%
156
81%
18.9%
322
79%
20.5%
137
79%
20.9%
925
79%
21.3%
187
78%
21.5%
182
78%
21.9%
247
78%
22.2%
253
77%
23.0%
190
77%
23.3%
248
76%
24.5%
175
75%
25.1%
170
75%
25.2%
134
74%
25.6%
156
74%
25.8%
470
74%
26.5%
351
73%
26.8%
504
71%
29.3%
127
71%
29.3%
292
71%
29.5%
429
67%
33.1%
404
66%
33.6%
172
62%
37.8%
157
95%
4.8%
179
90%
9.5%
222
89%
10.7%
Show all 42 rows
218
88%
12.0%
186
84%
16.1%
190
83%
16.9%
181
83%
17.2%
179
83%
17.2%
172
82%
17.7%
156
81%
18.9%
322
79%
20.5%
137
79%
20.9%
925
79%
21.3%
187
78%
21.5%
182
78%
21.9%
247
78%
22.2%
253
77%
23.0%
190
77%
23.3%
248
76%
24.5%
175
75%
25.1%
170
75%
25.2%
134
74%
25.6%
156
74%
25.8%
470
74%
26.5%
351
73%
26.8%
504
71%
29.3%
127
71%
29.3%
292
71%
29.5%
429
67%
33.1%
404
66%
33.6%
172
62%
37.8%

Click the map above to explore spatially, or a row to open the ward profile.

Consultant performance
Consultant
Applications
Approval rate
1. Resi
245
79%
2. Faithorn Farrell Timms LLP
166
85%
3. Baily Garner
153
70%
4. Design Team
109
90%
5. Resi Design Ltd
90
82%
6. Pellings LLP
87
99%
7. Thomas & Thomas
80
85%
8. DP9 Ltd
74
97%
1. Resi
245
79%
2. Faithorn Farrell Timms LLP
166
85%
3. Baily Garner
153
70%
Show all 8 rows
4. Design Team
109
90%
5. Resi Design Ltd
90
82%
6. Pellings LLP
87
99%
7. Thomas & Thomas
80
85%
8. DP9 Ltd
74
97%

Rankings based on applications submitted and decided. Performance from public planning records.

At a glance[2]
BoroughLambeth
London approval avg81%
London overturn avg26%
Total appeals312
Appeals allowed77 (24.7%)
Conditions / approval3.47
Local plan

The adopted Lambeth Local Plan (targets, CIL, plan period) is a separate source still being loaded. What the record already shows: which applications win here, and the grounds refusals cite.

What wins →

Sources & method
  1. [1]Approval rates, decision times, delegation and ward breakdowns — London Borough of Lambeth planning register and published decision notices, 2020–2026. · methodology
  2. [2]London benchmarks, appeal overturn rates, appeals allowed and costs awarded — Planning Inspectorate (PINS) published appeal decisions. · PINS appeals casework
  3. [3]“What wins here” — Lambeth’s substantive decision record grouped by application type; committee refusal grounds and cited policies coded from published committee minutes.
  4. [4]Condition load — mean effective conditions attached to Lambeth grant/split decision notices, parsed from the published notice text (5,537 high-confidence notices).
Methodology is published in full so every number is traceable to its primary source.