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Planning consultancy · London

Stephen Davy Peter Smith Architects.

A planning consultancy acting for applicants across London. Wins consent on 77% of applicationsclose to the London average of 79% — across 190 applications in 28 boroughs, 1998–26.[1] Where they win, and how, is below.

Planning consultancy29 years active28 boroughs77% approval996th in LondonCompanies House 03883463
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190
Applications
London 1998–26
Appeal success
fewer than 5 appeals on record for this firm
10 wks
Decision time
median, validation to decision · 160 decided applications
Why a consultant? Listed as a consultant because they appear as the agent on 190 applications and as the applicant on only 4.Something not right? Claim · Correct · Merge
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Approval rate over time — improving or slippingDashed line = London average
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What they submit — by scheme type
190decisions

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Policies they argue — and how often it wins[3]

The policies this consultancy leans on most across its applications — how often each appears, and how often a scheme citing it wins consent.

Policies argued are coded from each officer report and decision notice — this table publishes when decision-notice ingestion lands. No policy playbook is shown until it's real.
Case officers — win rate when this firm submits— subscriber data

How often each named case officer grants consent on this firm's applications. Pairing patterns from the public register — not endorsements.

Applications by borough

Where this firm's applications concentrate, 1998–26.[1] Click the map above to focus a borough, or a row to open it.

Outcomes secured — S106 by borough
S106 agreements aren't yet traced to this firm's consents — the borough-by-borough table of contributions secured publishes when the section 106 agreements are ingested. No figure is shown until it's real.
Recent applications
Address
Reference
Type
Outcome
Date
P2026/1275/FUL
Full Planning (Householder)
2026-05-15
2024/2154
Full Planning Permission
Refused
2026-03-25
24/01359/FUL
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2026-03-02
2024/0143
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2026-02-04
2024/4574/P
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2026-01-21
DC/25/141701
Householder Application
Approved
2025-12-30
25/1745/FUL
Full Application
Refused
2025-10-01
25290/APP/2022/191
Planning Application
No determination
2025-08-26
25290/APP/2022/192
Planning Application
No determination
2025-08-26
22/01701/FULL
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2024-08-16
24/01099/HOU
Householder
Approved
2024-08-12
23/2287/FUL
Full Application
Refused
2023-11-29
22/02201/FULL
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2023-10-05
PA/23/01296/NC
Full Planning Permission
Refused
2023-08-29
22/2419
Listed Building Consent
Withdrawn
2022-12-16
22/2478
Full Planning Permission
Refused
2022-10-24
212554
Full Planning
Refused
2022-04-08
DC/21/122976
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2021-10-14
PA/21/00832/R
Full Planning Permission
Refused
2021-06-09
21/0486/FUL
Full Application
Withdrawn
2021-05-11
DC/21/120597
Full Planning Permission
Withdrawn
2021-04-29
2020/2247/P
Full Planning Permission
Refused
2020-11-24
2020/3614
Application for Full Permission
Approved
2020-11-23
17/AP/4649
Full Application
Approved
2020-05-29
19/00261/FULL
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2019-12-19
1146/19
Full Planning Permission
Refused
2019-11-28
192700HH
Householder
Approved
2019-08-12
18/03475/FUL
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2019-08-02
PA/19/00048/A1
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2019-03-12
18/02323/FUL
Full Planning Permission
Withdrawn
2019-02-08
PA/18/01318/A1
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2019-01-15
2018/03454/FUL
Full Detailed Planning Application
Approved
2018-12-17
184678OPDFUL
OPDC Full Application
Approved
2018-12-03
18/03022/FUL
Full planning permission
Withdrawn
2018-10-18
18/04133/FULL
Full Planning Permission Application
Refused
2018-09-04
173950
Full Planning
Approved
2018-06-11
17/AP/0296
Minor application
Approved
2018-01-11
17/04438/FUL
Full
Approved
2017-12-21
17/01898/FULL
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2017-04-28
17/01082/FULL
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2017-03-23
153860
Full Planning
Approved
2017-03-09
160785
Full Planning
Approved
2016-12-16
162799FUL
Full Application
Approved
2016-11-02
16/06342/FULL
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2016-08-26
16/00459/FUL
Full
Refused
2016-07-25
0479/16
Householder
Withdrawn
2016-07-05
16/00937/FUL
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2016-05-24
16/01493/FULL
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2016-04-14
16/00764/FUL
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2016-02
DC/15/093557
Full Planning Permission
Withdrawn
2016-01-18
15/04109/HOU
Householder
Refused
2015-12-23
15/02605/FUL
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2015-12-23
151558
Full Planning
Refused
2015-11-05
14/05302/P
Full planning permission
Approved
2015-07-02
28301/APP/2013/3104
Planning Application
Approved
2015-04-20
15/00052/FUL
Full
Other
2015-03-24
A2015/71278
PA Householder Rear Extension
Refused
2015-02-17
14/02426/FUL
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2015-01-20
A2014/71028
PA Householder Rear Extension
Refused
2015-01-06
P2026/1275/FUL
Full Planning (Householder)
2026-05-15
2024/2154
Full Planning Permission
Refused
2026-03-25
24/01359/FUL
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2026-03-02
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2024/0143
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2026-02-04
2024/4574/P
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2026-01-21
DC/25/141701
Householder Application
Approved
2025-12-30
25/1745/FUL
Full Application
Refused
2025-10-01
25290/APP/2022/191
Planning Application
No determination
2025-08-26
25290/APP/2022/192
Planning Application
No determination
2025-08-26
22/01701/FULL
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2024-08-16
24/01099/HOU
Householder
Approved
2024-08-12
23/2287/FUL
Full Application
Refused
2023-11-29
22/02201/FULL
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2023-10-05
PA/23/01296/NC
Full Planning Permission
Refused
2023-08-29
22/2419
Listed Building Consent
Withdrawn
2022-12-16
22/2478
Full Planning Permission
Refused
2022-10-24
212554
Full Planning
Refused
2022-04-08
DC/21/122976
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2021-10-14
PA/21/00832/R
Full Planning Permission
Refused
2021-06-09
21/0486/FUL
Full Application
Withdrawn
2021-05-11
DC/21/120597
Full Planning Permission
Withdrawn
2021-04-29
2020/2247/P
Full Planning Permission
Refused
2020-11-24
2020/3614
Application for Full Permission
Approved
2020-11-23
17/AP/4649
Full Application
Approved
2020-05-29
19/00261/FULL
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2019-12-19
1146/19
Full Planning Permission
Refused
2019-11-28
192700HH
Householder
Approved
2019-08-12
18/03475/FUL
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2019-08-02
PA/19/00048/A1
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2019-03-12
18/02323/FUL
Full Planning Permission
Withdrawn
2019-02-08
PA/18/01318/A1
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2019-01-15
2018/03454/FUL
Full Detailed Planning Application
Approved
2018-12-17
184678OPDFUL
OPDC Full Application
Approved
2018-12-03
18/03022/FUL
Full planning permission
Withdrawn
2018-10-18
18/04133/FULL
Full Planning Permission Application
Refused
2018-09-04
173950
Full Planning
Approved
2018-06-11
17/AP/0296
Minor application
Approved
2018-01-11
17/04438/FUL
Full
Approved
2017-12-21
17/01898/FULL
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2017-04-28
17/01082/FULL
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2017-03-23
153860
Full Planning
Approved
2017-03-09
160785
Full Planning
Approved
2016-12-16
162799FUL
Full Application
Approved
2016-11-02
16/06342/FULL
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2016-08-26
16/00459/FUL
Full
Refused
2016-07-25
0479/16
Householder
Withdrawn
2016-07-05
16/00937/FUL
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2016-05-24
16/01493/FULL
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2016-04-14
16/00764/FUL
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2016-02
DC/15/093557
Full Planning Permission
Withdrawn
2016-01-18
15/04109/HOU
Householder
Refused
2015-12-23
15/02605/FUL
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2015-12-23
151558
Full Planning
Refused
2015-11-05
14/05302/P
Full planning permission
Approved
2015-07-02
28301/APP/2013/3104
Planning Application
Approved
2015-04-20
15/00052/FUL
Full
Other
2015-03-24
A2015/71278
PA Householder Rear Extension
Refused
2015-02-17
14/02426/FUL
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2015-01-20
A2014/71028
PA Householder Rear Extension
Refused
2015-01-06
Developers they act for— subscriber data
At a glance
FirmStephen Davy Peter Smith Architects
TypePlanning consultancy
Coverage28 London boroughs
Years active29 (1998–26)
Applications190
Approval rate77%
London avg79%
London rank996th of 46,134
Related investigations
Refusal Hotspots — where it's hard →
The wards and boroughs where applications die — and the ones that wave almost everything through.
How every consultancy ranks →
Approval rate and scheme mix across London consultancies — the full track record.
Sources & method
  1. [1]Applications, approval rate and borough breakdown — the London planning applications on which this firm is the named agent, from borough planning registers and published decision notices, 1998–26. The consultant is the COMPANY (a firm filing under several individuals is merged to the firm). "Named agent" means whoever submitted the application to the council — where a separate agent files on behalf of the actual architect or designer, that design credit isn't captured here; this reflects who submitted, not necessarily who designed. Approval rate = approved ÷ (approved + refused), substantive decisions only. · methodology
  2. [2]Case-officer and developer pairings — the named case officer and applicant company on each of this firm’s register records, joined to their own live profiles. Pairing patterns, not endorsements. · methodology
  3. [3]Policies argued are coded from each officer report and decision notice against the adopted Local Plan, London Plan and NPPF — publishes with decision-notice ingestion. · methodology
Methodology is published in full so every number is traceable to its primary source.