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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2,884 approved · 545 refused · 66 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
217 KINGSGROUND, LONDON, SE9 5ET
Received 5 Jun 2025HESPER HOUSE, WELLS PARK ROAD, LONDON, SE26 6RQ
Received 5 Jun 2025UNIT 23 24, 50 RESOLUTION WAY, LONDON, SE8 4NT
Received 6 Jun 2025UNIT 71, LEWISHAM SHOPPING CENTRE, MOLESWORTH STREET, LONDON, SE13 7EP
Received 3 Jun 2025HOMEWALK HOUSE, JEWS WALK, LONDON, SE26 4NN
Received 6 Jun 2025GROUND FLOOR FLAT, 51 DUNDALK ROAD, LONDON, SE4 2JJ
Received 6 Jun 202567 ERMINE ROAD, LONDON, SE13 7JJ
Received 6 Jun 2025GROUND FLOOR FLAT, 48 GARTHORNE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 1EW
Received 6 Jun 2025166 FAIRLAWN PARK, LONDON, SE26 5SD
Received 6 Jun 202527B COMERFORD ROAD, LONDON, SE4 2BA
Received 6 Jun 2025523 DOWNHAM WAY, BROMLEY, BR1 5HU
Received 6 Jun 202567 HALL DRIVE, LONDON, SE26 6XL
Received 5 Jun 2025LEEGATE SHOPPING CENTRE, LEEGATE, LONDON, SE12
Received 6 Jun 202572 JERNINGHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE14 5NW
Received 6 Jun 20251 MALPAS ROAD AND, 110 LEWISHAM WAY, LONDON, SE14 6NY
Received 6 Jun 202583 COLFE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2EX
Received 9 Jun 202520 CHALCROFT ROAD, LONDON, SE13 5RF
Received 9 Jun 202520 CHALCROFT ROAD, LONDON, SE13 5RF
Received 9 Jun 20256A SANDHURST MARKET, SANDHURST ROAD, LONDON, SE6 1DL
Received 9 Jun 202559 BELMONT PARK, LONDON, SE13 5BW
Received 9 Jun 20251 DRAKE ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1QH
Received 9 Jun 202557A PASCOE ROAD, LONDON, SE13 5JE
Received 7 Jun 202515 CAMPLIN STREET, LONDON, SE14 5QX
Received 9 Jun 20256 WOODHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE6 2SD
Received 9 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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