Town Planning Advice Centre

The Town Plannning Advice Centre offers assistance with all types of planning query. It is located at Phoenix House, 10 Wandsworth Road, London SW8 2LL and is open to the public between 9.30am and 4.30pm.

Please note: The Town Planning Advice Centre will open at 10.00am on the first Monday of each month to allow for staff training.

You do not need an appointment to visit the centre but, at busy times, you may have to wait to see the Planning Adviser on duty. The most common queries have been listed and addressed on the frequently asked questions page.

However, if you cannot find the answer to your question there, we advise that you contact the centre before coming to see us - many questions can be answered easily in this way.

Email: tpac@lambeth.gov.uk
Phone: 020 7926 1180
Fax: 020 7926 2509

At the Town Planning Advice Centre you can:

  • Pick up the application forms which you need to fill in to apply for planning permission (you can also print copies of the forms from the planning application forms page).
  • Get help with filling in application forms.
  • Drop off the forms instead of having to post them to the council.
  • Find out whether or not proposed works are likely to need planning permission.
  • Look up details of existing and proposed planning permissions (details of pending and decided planning applications can also be viewed online using our Public Access for Planning Database)
  • Look at the statutory register.
  • Talk to a planning adviser about a proposed application.
  • Request copies of planning documents and reports, including the Unitary Development Plan and related documents.

OS Extracts for planning applications

The Town Planning Advice Centre is no longer able to provide OS Extracts as the licence arrangements have changed and it would be a breach of copyright if extracts were issued.

You can access OS Extracts from the following providers:

  • National Map Centre
    22-24 Caxton Street
    London SW1H 0QU
    Tel: 020 7222 2466
  • Stanfords
    12-14 Long Acre
    London WC2E 9LP
    Tel: 020 7836 1321
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