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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 dates5,676Searchable applications
491Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 3,842 approved or refused records
605Refused applications
3,237 approved · 605 refused · 71 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 Mar 2003 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Council contacts
- Planning enquiries02083147400Council source
- Planning enquiriesplanning@lewisham.gov.ukCouncil 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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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.
More application records
- RegisteredDC/26/145637
Replacement of the existing windows and doors at the front and rear for double-glazed uPVC windows, uPVC door at the rear and composite doors at the front at 34 Elthruda Road SE13.
34 ELTHRUDA ROAD, LONDON, SE13 6SR
Received 1 Oct 2026 - RegisteredDC/26/145639
Replacement of the existing windows and doors at the front and rear for double-glazed uPVC windows, uPVC door at the rear and composite door at the fron at 2 Garthorne Road SE23.
2 GARTHORNE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 1EW
Received 1 Oct 2026 - UnknownDC/26/145640
SIDE: ONE Yew (T1)(ht.7m) LATERAL REDUCE SPREAD by up to 1.5m from 6m to 4.5m on N compass.� Reason: clearance for scaffolding for roof repairs.� FRONT: ONE dead Sycamore (T2)(ht.5m) FELL. Reason: safety, dead tree within falling distance of footpath & road. Duty to replace applies, to be planted during end October 2026 ? end March 2027.(see ref DC/26/145641 for T3 at no.125)Informative A: thank you for retaining yew tree (T1) for amenity, wildlife and shade to reduce increasingly high summer temperatures due to climate change. Informative B: the landowner has a duty to plant another tree of an appropriate size and species when a tree is removed in a conservation area because it is dead or presents an immediate risk of serious harm. Section 213 of Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended). See also ref: Tree Preservation Orders and trees in conservation areas guidance, para 121. Informative C: replacement tree species for dead (T2) to be a large canopy species such as: small leaved lime, oak, Robinia, Norway maple, wild cherry, beech, field maple, whitebeam, wild service tree (Sorbus torminalis), Bird cherry, Tulip Tree, hornbeam, hop hornbeam (Ostrya carpinifolia), Indian horse chestnut, Caucasian wingnut (Pterocarya fraxinifolia), Pride of India/Golden Rain tree (Koelreuteria paniculata), Japanese pagoda tree (Styphnolobium japonicum), Italian alder, Hackberry (Celtis australis), Kentucky Coffee Tree (Gymnocladus dioica), Liquidambar, Bee-bee Tree (Tetradium daniellii), Turkish hazel, Turkey oak, Holm oak, Caucasian elm (Zelkova carpinifolia), Katsura Tree (Cercidiphyllum japonicum) to maintain the urban forest canopy and mitigate climate emergency. Informative D: please retain safe high stump of dead (T2) and create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.
123 LEE PARK, LONDON, SE3 9HE
Received 30 Sept 2026 - UnknownDC/26/145641
SIDE: ONE Yew (T3) (ht.11m) LATERAL REDUCE SPREAD by up to 1.5m from 9m to 7.5m on SW compass. Reason: clearance for scaffolding for roof repairs. (see ref DC/26/145640 for T1 & T2 at no.123)Informative A: thank you for retaining yew tree (T3) for amenity, wildlife and shade to reduce increasingly high summer temperatures due to climate change. Informative B: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.
125 LEE PARK, LONDON, SE3 9HE
Received 30 Sept 2026 - RegisteredDC/26/145642
Replacement of the existing windows and doors at the property with new timber framed double glazed windows and a new timber rear door at 49 Arran Road SE6.
49 ARRAN ROAD, LONDON, SE6 2LT
Received 1 Oct 2026 - RegisteredDC/26/145643
Replacement of the existing windows and rear door on the property for new timber and uPVC framed windows and a rear uPVC door and side timber door at 8 Allenby Road SE23.
8 ALLENBY ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2RQ
Received 1 Oct 2026 - RegisteredDC/26/145646
Installation of replacement windows with double-glazed uPVC windows in the front and rear elevations, a composite door in the front elevation and uPVC doors in the rear elevation to Flats (A & B), 59 Wellmeadow Road SE13.
59 WELLMEADOW ROAD, LONDON, SE13 6TA
Received 1 Oct 2026 - RegisteredDC/26/145650
Installation of replacement windows with double-glazed uPVC windows in the front, side and rear elevations, a composite door in the front elevation and uPVC doors in the rear elevation to Flats (A & B), 64 Thornsbeach Road SE6.
64 THORNSBEACH ROAD, LONDON, SE6 1EU
Received 1 Oct 2026 - RegisteredDC/26/145651
Installation of replacement windows with double-glazed uPVC windows in the front, side and rear elevations, a composite door in the front elevation and uPVC doors in the side elevation to Flats (A & B), 1 Radford Road SE13.
1A RADFORD ROAD, LONDON, SE13 6SB
Received 1 Oct 2026 - RegisteredDC/26/145652
Replacement of the existing single-glazed timber windows and doors at the front and rear elevations for double-glazed uPVC windows, uPVC door at the rear and composite doors at the front elevations at 21 Doggett Road, SE6.
21 Doggett Road, London, SE6 4PZ
Received 1 Oct 2026 - RegisteredDC/26/145653
Installation of replacement uPVC double-glazed windows on the front, rear and side elevations; installation of replacement composite door on the front elevation and uPVC doors on the side and rear elevations at 32 Halesworth Road, SE13.
32 HALESWORTH ROAD, LONDON, SE13 7TN
Received 1 Oct 2026 - RegisteredDC/26/145654
Replacement of the existing single-glazed timber windows and doors at the front and rear elevations for double-glazed uPVC windows, uPVC door at the rear and composite door at the front elevations at 273 Hither Green lane, SE13.
273 HITHER GREEN LANE, LONDON, SE13 6TH
Received 1 Oct 2026 - RegisteredDC/26/145655
Installation of replacement timber double-glazed windows at the front elevation and uPVC double-glazed windows at the side and rear elevations; installation of replacement uPVC doors at the rear elevation at 123 Algernon Road, SE13
123 ALGERNON ROAD, LONDON, SE13 7AP
Received 1 Oct 2026 - RegisteredDC/26/145656
Replacement of the existing single-glazed timber windows and doors at the front and rear for double-glazed uPVC windows, uPVC door at the rear and composite door at the front 40 Wood Vale SE23
40 WOOD VALE, LONDON, SE23 3EE
Received 1 Oct 2026 - RegisteredDC/26/145657
Installation of replacement double-glazed uPVC windows at the front and rear elevation, uPVC door at the rear elevation and composite door at the front elevation at 47 Algiers Road, SE13 7JD.
47 ALGIERS ROAD, LONDON, SE13 7JD
Received 1 Oct 2026 - RegisteredDC/26/145658
Installation of replacement double glazed timber windows to the front, side and rear elevation and timber door on the side elevation to (Flats A-D), 53 Bargery Road SE6.
53 BARGERY ROAD, LONDON, SE6 2LJ
Received 1 Oct 2026 - RegisteredDC/26/145661
Installation uPVC casement windows to replace the existing windows to the front and rear, with a replacement uPVC door to the rear to the flats at 22 Shell Road, SE13
22 SHELL ROAD, LONDON, SE13 7TW
Received 1 Oct 2026 - RegisteredDC/26/145662
Prior Approval under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class G of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) for the change of use of the second floor from a dental surgery (Use Class E) into 2 self-contained flats (Use Class C3) at 8-12 Lee High Road SE13.
8-12 LEE HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SE13 5LQ
Received 1 Oct 2026 - RegisteredDC/26/145663
Installation of replacement double glazed timber windows and doors in the elevations to blocks of flats (A & D), 81-83, & (Flats A-H), 85 London Road SE23.
81-83 LONDON ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3UZ
Received 1 Oct 2026 - RegisteredDC/26/145664
Installation of replacement windows with double-glazed uPVC windows in the front, side and rear elevations, a composite door in the front elevation and uPVC doors in the side and rear elevation to Flats (A & B), Ringstead Road SE6.
84A RINGSTEAD ROAD, LONDON, SE6 2BS
Received 1 Oct 2026 - RegisteredDC/26/145665
Replacement of the existing windows and doors on the property with new timber and uPVC framed windows and new rear uPVC door units at 60 Sunderland Road SE23.
60 SUNDERLAND ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2PY
Received 1 Oct 2026 - RegisteredDC/26/145668
Construction of single-story rear extension with two rooflights on a sloped roof at 39 Farmstead Road, SE6.
39 FARMSTEAD ROAD, LONDON, SE6 3EE
Received 2 Oct 2026 - RegisteredDC/26/145675
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) submitted under Section 192 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) for the amalgamation of two self-contained flats into a single-family dwelling house at 57 Glenwood Road SE6.
57 GLENWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE6 4NF
Received 5 Oct 2026 - RegisteredDC/26/145676
Construction of a single storey rear extension and attic conversion with rear dormer and installation of rooflights, and all associated works at 28 Bargery Road SE6.
28 BARGERY ROAD, LONDON, SE6 2LN
Received 5 Oct 2026
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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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