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London Borough of Lewisham
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for London Borough of Lewisham. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates5,133Searchable applications
477Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 3,429 approved or refused records
545Refused applications
2,884 approved · 545 refused · 66 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information PlanningContact planning Contact usLocal plan Planning policyPre-application advice Get planning adviceConservation areas Conservation areasArticle 4 directions Article 4 Direction for Class E
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- Planning enquiries02083147400Council source
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Conservation areas30 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas89 mapped area records2 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified
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- UnknownDC/25/140126
New Pavement Licence
397 BROCKLEY ROAD, LONDON, SE4 2PH
Received 15 May 2025 - DecidedDC/25/140128
Alterations, erection of side infill extension to first floor, erection of second floor extension to create 1no. new 2 bedroom unit at second floor and to facilitate enlargement of existing second floor flat from 1 bedroom unit to 2 bedroom unit. New secondary entrance created to rear of building to provide access to refuse and cycle area at 187-189 Rushey Green SE6.
187-189 RUSHEY GREEN, LONDON, SE6 4BP
Received 15 May 2025 - DecidedDC/25/140129
Demolition of the existing conservatory and W.C and the construction of a single storey infill extension to the rear of 69 Brockley Grove SE4.
69 BROCKLEY GROVE, LONDON, SE4 1DZ
Received 15 May 2025 - DecidedDC/25/140130
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 21(a) - Waste Management Plan of planning permission DC/23/131391 dated 21st June 2024 at Blackheath Village Post Office, Blackheath Grove, SE3.
BLACKHEATH VILLAGE POST OFFICE, BLACKHEATH GROVE, LONDON, SE3 0AU
Received 15 May 2025 - DecidedDC/25/140131
Construction of a single storey rear extension, reinstatement of the front landing to its original location and a new front door, together with internal alterations, and the installation of a landing outside the rear door with steps leading to the garden level at 223 Torridon Road, SE6
223 TORRIDON ROAD, LONDON, SE6 1RF
Received 15 May 2025 - DecidedDC/25/140132
Construction of a four -storey dwellinghouse, together with cycle and bin stores on land to the south of 61 Marischal Road, SE13.
LAND TO THE SOUTH OF, 61 MARISCHAL ROAD, LONDON, SE13 5LE
Received 15 May 2025 - DecidedDC/25/140133
Construction of a ground floor rear extension, together with associated works including a patio at 12 Panmure Road, SE26.
12 PANMURE ROAD, LONDON, SE26 6NA
Received 16 May 2025 - DecidedDC/25/140136
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 8 (Commercial Frontage Design) of planning permission DC/20/117966 dated 05 November 2021 (as amended by S96a DC/21/124255 dated 11 January 2022; DC/22/125864 dated 08 March 2022; DC/22/127348 dated 07 October 2022; DC/23/131474 dated 15 June 2023; and DC/24/138230 dated 19 December 2024) at 164-196 Trundleys Road and 1-9 Sanford Street, SE8.
164-196 TRUNDLEY'S ROAD AND 1-9 SANFORD STREET, LONDON, SE8 5JE
Received 16 May 2025 - DecidedDC/25/140137
Construction of a single storey rear extension and raised decking at 66 Lowther Hill, SE23.
66 LOWTHER HILL, LONDON, SE23 1PY
Received 16 May 2025 - DecidedDC/25/140138
Construction of a single storey rear extension and raised decking, steps and the removal of side door and its replacement with a window at 66 Lowther Hill, SE23.
66 LOWTHER HILL, LONDON, SE23 1PY
Received 16 May 2025 - DecidedDC/25/140139
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 3-Construction Logistics Management Plan of planning permission DC/22/126177 dated 13th June 2022 at 241 Stanstead Road SE23.
241 STANSTEAD ROAD, LONDON, SE23 1HU
Received 16 May 2025 - DecidedDC/25/140142
Installation of a rooflight in the front roof slope at 9D Hurstbourne Road , SE23.
9D HURSTBOURNE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2AA
Received 16 May 2025 - DecidedDC/25/140143
Construction of a rear single storey extension at 84 Exford Road , SE12
84 EXFORD ROAD, LONDON, SE12 9HA
Received 16 May 2025 - DecidedDC/25/140144
Construction of a front porch, a ground floor wrap-around rear and side extension, incorporating a covered terrace, new roof covering, resiting of the front door to front elevation; new window opening in ground floor side elevation, at 176 Baring Road, SE12 and the addition of a new front boundary fence additional car parking for one car and cycle and bin storage.
176 BARING ROAD, LONDON, SE12 0UL
Received 16 May 2025 - DecidedDC/25/140145
Construction of a rear roof extension and the installation of rooflights in the front roof slope at 50 Avignon Road, SE4.
50 AVIGNON ROAD, LONDON, SE4 2JT
Received 16 May 2025 - DecidedDC/25/140146
Change of use of currently vacant building (most recently/lawfully used as a public house at ground and first floor level) to a children's indoor play centre, incorporating alterations required to facilitate that use, and ancillary residential accommodation at 11-21 London Road SE23.(Please note the Listed Building Consent Reference:- DC/25/140147.)
11-21 LONDON ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3TW
Received 16 May 2025 - DecidedDC/25/140147
Listed Building Consent for the change of use of currently vacant building (most recently/lawfully used as a public house at ground and first floor level) to a children's indoor play centre, incorporating alterations required to facilitate that use, and ancillary residential accommodation at 11-21 London Road SE23.
11-21 LONDON ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3TW
Received 16 May 2025 - DecidedDC/25/140148
Alterations to the roof at the front to create an inset roof terrace and all associated works at Second Floor Flat, 186A Deptford High Street SE8
SECOND FLOOR FLAT, 186A DEPTFORD HIGH STREET, LONDON, SE8 3PR
Received 16 May 2025 - DecidedDC/25/140149
Construction of a single storey wrap around rear infill extension and all associated works at 83 Bexhill Road SE4
83 BEXHILL ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1SJ
Received 16 May 2025 - DecidedDC/25/140150
Construction of a rear ground floor wraparound extension, floor plan redesign, internal alterations and all associated works at 60 Rockbourne Road, SE23
60 ROCKBOURNE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2DD
Received 19 May 2025 - DecidedDC/25/140151
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 26-UXO of planning permission DC/23/130258 dated 20th Februrary 2024 at Apollo Business Centre, 158 Trundley's Road SE8.
APOLLO BUSINESS CENTRE, 158 TRUNDLEY'S ROAD, LONDON, SE8 5JE
Received 19 May 2025 - UnknownDC/25/140155
FRONT: ONE Cherry tree (T1)(ht.8m) FELL. Reason: due to the position of this front garden tree overhanging the pavement, volume of deadwood and the dangerous shedding of the limbs, on the grounds of the safety of the public, to be felled Monday 19th May 2025 in the afternoon and replant with a Japanese Snowbell (Styrax japonicus) under Duty to replace. Informative A: the landowner has a duty to plant a replacement tree when a tree in a conservation area is removed because it is dead, or presents an immediate risk of serious harm, para 121 Tree Preservation Orders and trees in conservation areas, government guidance 6 March 2014. Informative B: the planting of a replacement tree under duty to replace with a Japanese Snowbell is greatly appreciated, as agents email dated 19 May 2025, other suitable replacement species are: paperbark maple, hawthorn, crab apple, Quince (Cydonis oblonga), apple, pear, medlar, Orange Bark Myrtle, Japanese snowbell (Styrax japonicus), Magnolia, Amelanchier, Harlequin Glorybower (Clerododendrum trichotomum) as tree officer email to agent 14 May 2025. Informative C: please retain a high stump and create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.
19 OAKCROFT ROAD, LONDON, SE13 7ED
Received 19 May 2025 - UnknownDC/25/140157
FRONT: ONE Magnolia (T1)(ht.4m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 1m from 4m to ht.3m, LATERAL REDUCE radius by 1.5m from 4m to 2.5m at south compass point over neighbour's front garden. Reason: clearance from building, alleviate light issues and branch spread over neighbours garden (no.72), and enable centre of canopy to re-establish after removal of conifer last year ref DC/24/137231. Informative A: the sensitive crown reduction is appreciated for amenity, tree aesthetics and tree health to maintain a balanced crown within the frontage setting while managing clearance from windows and enable the canopy centre to re-establish after the removal of the adjacent conifer last year ref DC/24/137231. Informative B: a 6-week notice for the Magnolia has also been submitted by the neighbour (no.72) to lateral reduce radius by 3.9m from 4m on S compass point and crown thin by 30% for clearance from building, alleviate light issues and potential damage to building, ref DC/25/139899.Informative C: for any work to which the council has no objection, it is for the applicant to get any necessary permission from a neighbour before carrying out work beyond the applicant's boundary, (eg.for access onto a neighbour's land, or work within a neighbour's boundary).
70 UPPER BROCKLEY ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1ST
Received 19 May 2025 - DecidedDC/25/140158
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 4-External Facing Materials, Condition 5a-Refuse Storage, Condition 6a-Cycle Storage, Condition 7a-Hard Landscaping, Condition 8-Tree Protection, Condition 9a-Soft Landscaping and Condition 10a-Boundary Treatments of planning permission DC/24/137924 dated 17th February 2025 at 26 Canonbie Road SE23.
26 CANONBIE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3AP
Received 19 May 2025
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