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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 dates5,660Searchable applications
492Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 3,831 approved or refused records
605Refused applications
3,226 approved · 605 refused · 70 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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More application records
- RegisteredDC/26/145266
Replacement of the existing front and rear rooflights at 1A Blythe Hill Lane SE6.
1A BLYTHE HILL LANE, LONDON, SE6 4UF
Received 2 Sept 2026 - RegisteredDC/26/145267
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) submitted under Section [191/2] of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) and Class A of Schedule 2, Part 1 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the construction of a rear extension at 15 Radford Road, SE13.
15 RADFORD ROAD, LONDON, SE13 6SB
Received 3 Sept 2026 - RegisteredDC/26/145268
Installation of replacement windows and rear door at the property with timber casement windows on the front elevation, uPVC windows on the rear and side elevations and a uPVC door on the rear elevation at 76 Arran Road, SE6.
76 ARRAN ROAD, LONDON, SE6 2NN
Received 3 Sept 2026 - RegisteredDC/26/145270
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) submitted under Section 192 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) Class A of Schedule 2, Part 1 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for construction of single-storey rear extension and the demolition of the existing conservatory to 179 Cranston Road, SE23.
179 CRANSTON ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2EZ
Received 3 Sept 2026 - RegisteredDC/26/145271
Details submitted pursuant to the statutory Biodiversity Gain Plan condition under Schedule 7A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 of planning permission DC/24/136205 dated 25 April 2025 (as amended by S73 DC/25/140585 dated 30 September 2025; S96a DC/25/140586 dated 05 August 2025; DC/25/142405 dated 12 December 2025; DC/26/143718 dated 02 May 2026) at 52 Deptford Broadway, SE8.
52 DEPTFORD BROADWAY, LONDON, SE8 4PH
Received 3 Sept 2026 - UnknownDC/26/145273
REAR:ONE: Laurel Tree (T6) Ht 10m. FELL to ground level.REAR: ONE: Honey Locust (T7) Ht 15m. FELL to ground level.Reason: to combat subsidence damage.Informative A: The sensitive management of Lewisham trees is greatly appreciated for landscape amenity, wildlife, wellbeing, and urban forest canopy for environmental benefits to mitigate the effects of climate change. Leaving as much of the stem as possible for wildlife would be greatly appreciated. Informative B: Wherever possible, please create habitat log piles in the garden from cut branches and stems for wildlife and biodiversity.Informative C: Low water demand replacement trees are strongly encouraged.
98 CULVERLEY ROAD, LONDON, SE6 2JY
Received 3 Sept 2026 - UnknownDC/26/145274
REAR: ONE: Laurel Tree (T5) Ht 10m. FELL to ground level.Reason: to combat subsidence damage to the rear of the property(no.100)(See DC/26/145273 for tree removal rear no.98)Informative A: to encourage replacement tree planting, to thank for retaining other garden trees 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. Informative C: Low water demand replacement trees are strongly encouraged.
100 CULVERLEY ROAD, LONDON, SE6 2JY
Received 3 Sept 2026 - RegisteredDC/26/145276
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) submitted under Section 192 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) and Class A of Schedule 2, Part 1 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the construction of a single-storey rear extension at 24 Forestholme Close, SE23.
24 FORESTHOLME CLOSE, LONDON, SE23 3UQ
Received 3 Sept 2026 - RegisteredDC/26/145277
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) submitted under Section 192 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) and Class B of Schedule 2, Part 1 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the construction of a loft conversion and two side dormers at 201 Burnt Ash Hill, SE12.
201 BURNT ASH HILL, LONDON, SE12 0QB
Received 3 Sept 2026 - RegisteredDC/26/145279
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 9(a)-Construction Environmental Management Plan and Condition 11(a)-Site Contamination of planning permission DC/23/130258 dated 20th February 2024 at Apollo Business Centre, 158 Trundley's Road SE8.
APOLLO BUSINESS CENTRE, 158 TRUNDLEY'S ROAD, LONDON, SE8 5JE
Received 3 Sept 2026 - RegisteredDC/26/145284
Change of use of the upper floors from a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a small House in Multiple Occupation (HMO Use Class C4) at 5A Wastdale Road, SE23
5 WASTDALE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 1HN
Received 4 Sept 2026 - DecidedDC/26/145285
Application under Section 96A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for a non-material amendment to planning permission DC/25/138944, dated 16 May 2025, seeking to vary Condition (2) (Approved Plans) to allow the following minor amendments:? Increasing the extent of railing between the cafe and the pond along the entire concrete slab; ? Reduction of handrailing; and? Increasing the extent of mesh anti-climbing fencing, at Former Homebase, 10 Beckenham Hill Road SE6.
HOMEBASE, 10 BECKENHAM HILL ROAD, BROMLEY, SE6 3NU
Received 3 Sept 2026 - DecidedDC/26/145286
Application under Section 96A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for a non-material amendment to planning permission DC/25/138943, dated 16 May 2025, seeking to vary Condition (2) (Approved Plans) to allow the following minor amendments:Replacement of single access gate to a double access gate; Provision of an additional single access gate; andRelocation of the Forklift Truck Shed;Changes to surface finishes, at Former Homebase, 10 Beckenham Hill Road SE6.
HOMEBASE, 10 BECKENHAM HILL ROAD, BROMLEY, SE6 3NU
Received 3 Sept 2026 - RegisteredDC/26/145288
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 3-Construction Management Plan, Condition 4-Privacy Screen, Condition 6(a)-Refuse and Recycling, Condition 7(a)-Cycle Parking, Condition 8(a)-Hard and Soft Landscaping and Condition 11-PV Panels of planning permission DC/24/138499 dated 4th March 2025 at Smikle Court, Hatcham Park Mews SE14.
SMIKLE COURT, HATCHAM PARK MEWS, LONDON, SE14 5DG
Received 3 Sept 2026 - DecidedDC/26/145289
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 3-part a (Cycle Parking Facilities) of planning permission DC/26/144523 dated on 26 August 2026 at Unit A, Sirius House, 180 Plough Way, SE16.
UNIT A, SIRIUS HOUSE, SEAFARER WAY, MARINE WHARF WEST, PLOUGH WAY, LONDON, SE16 7UE
Received 3 Sept 2026 - RegisteredDC/26/145291
Construction of a two-storey side extension at 182 Conisborough Crescent SE6.
182 CONISBOROUGH CRESCENT, LONDON, SE6 2SG
Received 3 Sept 2026 - RegisteredDC/26/145292
Infill of the existing undercroft vehicle access area between Blocks A and B to create 280sqm of commercial floorspace (Use Class E), including alterations to commercial servicing arrangements, refuse and recycling management, and associated changes to the building elevations.
NEPTUNE WHARF, GRINSTEAD ROAD, LONDON, SE8 5FE
Received 4 Sept 2026 - RegisteredDC/26/145293
Part-retrospective application for the construction of decking in the rear garden of 9 Blythe Hill Lane SE6.
9 BLYTHE HILL LANE, LONDON, SE6 4UH
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/145298
Application for Prior Approval under Schedule 2, Part 20, Class AB of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) for construction of an additional storey to create two self-contained residential dwellings at 225a Lewisham Way, SE4.
225A LEWISHAM WAY, LONDON, SE4 1UY
Received 4 Sept 2026 - DecidedDC/26/145299
An application submitted under Section 96a of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 for a non-material in connection with the planning permission (DC/26/144146) dated 31 July 2026 in order to allow an amendment to the description of development to remove the references to the number of bedrooms at Land to the south of John Baird Court, Silverdale, SE26, to read as follows:-Construction of a part one, part two-storey dwellinghouse and a granny annexe, together with the provision of cycle spaces and bin storage, landscaping and all associated works on Land to the south of John Baird Court, Silverdale, SE26.
JOHN BAIRD COURT, SILVERDALE, LONDON, SE26 4SY
Received 7 Sept 2026 - RegisteredDC/26/145303
Retrospective planning permission for the construction of an single storey side extension, in use of a family room ancillary to the accommodation of the main dwelling, with associated works at 1 Heathfield Gardens, SE3 0US.
1 HEATHFIELD GARDENS, LONDON, SE3 0US
Received 7 Sept 2026 - UnknownDC/26/145304
ONE Magnolia tree (T1) CROWN REDUCTION by 2m from 6m to 4m
4 BREAKSPEARS ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1UW
Received 7 Sept 2026 - RegisteredDC/26/145305
Construction of a single storey side extension at 10 Harland Road SE12.
10 HARLAND ROAD, LONDON, SE12 0JA
Received 7 Sept 2026 - RegisteredDC/26/145306
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) submitted under Section 191 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) for the use of property as a small HMO (Use Class C4) at 13 Ommaney Road, SE14.
13 OMMANEY ROAD, LONDON, SE14 5NS
Received 7 Sept 2026
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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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