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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2,884 approved · 545 refused · 66 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
1-3 BELLINGHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE6 2PN
Received 23 Apr 2025102A AND B LEE HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SE13 5PT
Received 23 Apr 20254 DAINFORD CLOSE, BROMLEY, BR1 5QS
Received 23 Apr 20254 DAINFORD CLOSE, BROMLEY, BR1 5QS
Received 23 Apr 2025114-116 MANOR AVENUE, LONDON, SE4 1TE
Received 23 Apr 202513 POND ROAD, LONDON, SE3 0SL
Received 23 Apr 2025CATFORD CONSTITUTIONAL CLUB, CATFORD BROADWAY, LONDON, SE6 4SP
Received 23 Apr 2025119 COMO ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2JN
Received 23 Apr 2025GLENVIEW COURT, 79 CHINBROOK ROAD, LONDON, SE12 9QL
Received 24 Apr 202518 EXFORD ROAD, LONDON, SE12 9HD
Received 24 Apr 202590 SYDENHAM PARK ROAD, LONDON, SE26 4LH
Received 24 Apr 2025102 LEAHURST ROAD, LONDON, SE13 5NN
Received 24 Apr 202544 JEVINGTON WAY, LONDON, SE12 9NE
Received 24 Apr 202522 ST BARTHOLOMEW'S CLOSE, LONDON, SE26 6PH
Received 24 Apr 2025PENTLAND HOUSE, OLD ROAD, LONDON, SE13 5SZ
Received 24 Apr 202530 SOUTH ROW, LONDON, SE3 0RY
Received 24 Apr 2025SITE AT CORNER OF AMERSHAM VALE & DOUGLAS WAY, LONDON, SE8 4BG
Received 2 May 202570 UPPER BROCKLEY ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1ST
Received 2 May 2025GARAGES TO THE REAR OF, CREELAND GROVE, LONDON, SE6 4LE
Received 24 Apr 2025UNIT C, BROOMSLEIGH BUSINESS PARK, WORSLEY BRIDGE ROAD, LONDON, SE26 5BN
Received 24 Apr 202554 WELLMEADOW ROAD, LONDON, SE6 1HL
Received 24 Apr 202534 SYDENHAM HILL, LONDON, SE26 6LS
Received 24 Apr 2025GARAGES TO THE REAR OF, CREELAND GROVE, LONDON, SE6 4LE
Received 24 Apr 202581 SYDENHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE26 5UA
Received 24 Apr 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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