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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2,884 approved · 545 refused · 66 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
LEEGATE SHOPPING CENTRE, LEEGATE, LONDON, SE12
Received 17 Jun 20258 EARLSTHORPE ROAD, LONDON, SE26 4PD
Received 17 Jun 2025157 KIRKDALE, LONDON, SE26 4QJ
Received 16 Jun 202529 CARSTON CLOSE, LONDON, SE12 8DY
Received 17 Jun 202517 PERRY RISE, LONDON, SE23 2QX
Received 17 Jun 202572 BROMLEY ROAD, LONDON, SE6 2TW
Received 17 Jun 202515 EFFINGHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE12 8NZ
Received 17 Jun 202542 BRIGHTLING ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1SQ
Received 18 Jun 20251 HATCHAM PARK ROAD, LONDON, SE14 5QE
Received 18 Jun 20252 ALGIERS ROAD, LONDON, SE13 7JE
Received 18 Jun 202515 GRANVILLE PARK, LONDON, SE13 7DY
Received 18 Jun 2025FLAT 1, BANK BUILDINGS, 239A LEWISHAM WAY, LONDON, SE4 1XT
Received 17 Jun 2025110 MOORSIDE ROAD, BROMLEY, BR1 5ER
Received 18 Jun 202510 MERCIA GROVE, LONDON, SE13 6BJ
Received 18 Jun 20254 NETTLETON ROAD, LONDON, SE14 5UJ
Received 18 Jun 2025LAND TO THE EAST OF HOLMSHAW CRESCENT AND WEST OF BELL GREEN, ADJACENT TO, 86-92 BELL GREEN, LONDON, SE26 4PZ
Received 18 Jun 2025UNIT A, ATRIUM HOUSE, 459-463 NEW CROSS ROAD, LONDON, SE14 6AJ
Received 18 Jun 20252-4 RANDLESDOWN ROAD, LONDON, SE6 3BT
Received 18 Jun 2025ILDERTON WHARF, ROLLINS STREET, LONDON, SE15 1EP
Received 18 Jun 202551-53 EWHURST ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1AG
Received 18 Jun 202555 BROSELEY GROVE, LONDON, SE26 5LD
Received 18 Jun 2025FLAT B, 9 HILLY FIELDS CRESCENT, LONDON, SE4 1QA
Received 18 Jun 202542 RAVENSCAR ROAD, BROMLEY, BR1 5PW
Received 18 Jun 202566 COLFE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2ER
Received 19 Jun 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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