154-158, Sydenham Road, London, SE265JZ

03/054250Full Planning PermissionRefused

Full

Refused on 4 December 2003

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

The construction of a part two/part three storey building incorporating roof terrace and balconies on the site of 154-158 Sydenham Road SE26, to provide 2 retail units, a children's nursery, office space, 6 one bedroom live/work units, 7 one bedroom and 20 two bedroom self-contained flats, 7 three bedroom houses, associated landscaping, provision of refuse stores and 16 car parking spaces with access onto Sydenham Road.

Received: 17 June 2003
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: London Borough of Lewisham
Ward: Sydenham
Agent: Polland Thomas and Edwards Architects

ReceivedReceived17 Jun
ValidatedValidated24 Jul
Consult.Consultation18 Sep
TargetTarget Date18 Sep
DecidedDecided4 Dec

Decided in 133 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 154-158, Sydenham Road, London, SE265JZ. Lewisham has handled 2,816 applications of this type. This one was decided in 170 days, 16 weeks longer than Lewisham's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 112 applications across Sydenham. We hold 2,167 applications in total for the SE26 postcode area.

85% of full applications at London Borough of Lewisham were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: SE26 5JZ
Application type: Full Planning Permission
Scale / size: Medium
Number of dwellings: 20
Parish: Design & Conservation Panel

Planning application dates

Date validated: 24 July 2003
Consultation expiry: 13 August 2003
Neighbour consultation start: 23 September 2003
Last date for comments: 18 September 2003
Target decision date: 18 September 2003
Committee meeting: 4 December 2003

Applicant and agent

Agent: Polland Thomas and Edwards Architects
Agent address: Diespeker Wharf, 38 Graham Street, London, N1 8JX

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 13 August 2003
Site notice start: 30 July 2003

Additional information

Comments: 0
Documents: 0
Constraints: 2

Site constraints

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Article 4 direction: Small HMO Northern Extension+1 more
Brownfield land register: 150-152 Sydenham RoadRegister site at or near this address · +1 more
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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Planning history at this site

19 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Lewisham

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