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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for London Borough of Lewisham. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
2,884 approved · 545 refused · 66 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 Mar 2003 to 5 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 9 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
WILLOW TREE RIDING ESTABLISHMENT, RONVER ROAD, LONDON, SE12 0NL
Received 16 Feb 2024WILLOW TREE RIDING ESTABLISHMENT, RONVER ROAD, LONDON, SE12 0NL
Received 8 Mar 2024BLACKHEATH BUSINESS ESTATE, BLACKHEATH HILL, LONDON, SE10 8BA
Received 23 Apr 2024RAGWORT COURT, LAWRIE PARK GARDENS, LONDON, SE26 6HW
Received 2 Aug 2024Lewisham Shopping Centre and associated buildings, including properties and land on Molesworth Street, Lewisham High Street and Rennell Street, LONDON, SE13 7EP
Received 22 Oct 202466 VANCOUVER ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2AJ
Received 31 Oct 202421 TRESSILLIAN CRESCENT, LONDON, SE4 1QJ
Received 15 Nov 2024LAND TO THE REAR OF, 189-191 PERRY HILL, LONDON, SE6 4HD
Received 25 Nov 2024BLACKHEATH BUSINESS ESTATE, BLACKHEATH HILL, LONDON, SE10 8BA
Received 27 Nov 202460 ERLANGER ROAD, LONDON, SE14 5TG
Received 6 Dec 20243 BEVERLEY COURT, LONDON, SE4 1UN
Received 20 Dec 2024GROUND FLOOR FLAT, 43 OMMANEY ROAD, LONDON, SE14 5NS
Received 23 Dec 20242A GOSTERWOOD STREET, LONDON, SE8 5NX
Received 27 Dec 202476 MANOR AVENUE, LONDON, SE4 1TE
Received 6 Jan 2025ST DUNSTANS COLLEGE, STANSTEAD ROAD, LONDON, SE6 4TY
Received 10 Jan 20253 ST GERMAN'S ROAD, LONDON, SE23 1RH
Received 15 Jan 20252A GAYNESFORD ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2UQ
Received 16 Jan 2025164-196 TRUNDLEY'S ROAD AND 1-9 SANFORD STREET, LONDON, SE8 5JE
Received 16 Jan 20252 HALESWORTH ROAD, LONDON, SE13 7TN
Received 21 Jan 2025LAND ADJACENT TO, 31 CLAYHILL CRESCENT, LONDON, SE9 4JA
Received 22 Jan 2025166 BARING ROAD, LONDON, SE12 0PU
Received 27 Jan 2025FLAT 2, 5 JERNINGHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE14 5NQ
Received 27 Jan 2025164-196 TRUNDLEY'S ROAD AND 1-9 SANFORD STREET, LONDON, SE8 5JE
Received 28 Jan 202567 GRANGEMILL ROAD, LONDON, SE6 3JZ
Received 30 Jan 2025Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for London Borough of Lewisham, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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