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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.
3,207 approved · 602 refused · 70 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 Mar 2003 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 24 Jul 2026102D JERNINGHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE14 5NW
Received 27 Jul 202680 LOCK CHASE, LONDON, SE3 9HA
Received 27 Jul 20269 HAWKINS WAY, LONDON, SE6 3RT
Received 28 Jul 2026111 DALLINGER ROAD, LONDON, SE12 0TQ
Received 28 Jul 202629 KILGOUR ROAD, LONDON, SE23 1PG
Received 28 Jul 2026SUNNYMEAD, HEATH LANE, LONDON, SE3 0UT
Received 28 Jul 2026KINGSWOOD, 1 SYDENHAM PARK ROAD, LONDON, SE26 4DY
Received 28 Jul 2026154 INCHMERY ROAD, LONDON, SE6 1DF
Received 21 Jul 2026103 BROMLEY ROAD, LONDON, SE6 2UF
Received 22 Jul 20263 SUNNINGHILL ROAD, LONDON, SE13 7SS
Received 24 Jul 2026(FORMER) LADYWELL LEISURE CENTRE, 261 LEWISHAM HIGH STREET, LONDON, SE13 6NJ
Received 22 Jul 20269 HAWKINS WAY, LONDON, SE6 3RT
Received 28 Jul 20268 DUKE HUMPHREY ROAD, LONDON, SE3 0TY
Received 28 Jul 2026LAND TO THE REAR OF, 162 LEWISHAM WAY, LONDON, SE4 1UU
Received 28 Jul 202673 TAUNTON ROAD, LONDON, SE12 8PA
Received 28 Jul 2026HORNIMAN GARDENS, HORNIMAN DRIVE, LONDON, SE23 3BT
Received 28 Jul 2026REAR OF 115, GEORGE LANE, LONDON, SE13 6HN
Received 28 Jul 2026GROVE PARK CEMETERY, MARVELS LANE, LONDON, SE12 9PU
Received 28 Jul 2026299 BARING ROAD, LONDON, SE12 0DZ
Received 28 Jul 202617 GARLIES ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2RU
Received 28 Jul 202612 SYDENHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE26 5QW
Received 28 Jul 20261 UPPER BROCKLEY ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1SY
Received 28 Jul 202622 BELMONT HILL, LONDON, SE13 5BD
Received 29 Jul 2026Records 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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