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55 Bishopsthorpe Road, London, SE264PA

03/054494/FTFull Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 25 September 2003

Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

The construction of a dormer extension in the rear roof slope at 55 Bishopsthorpe Road SE26, together with the installation of 3 'Velux' type roof lights in the side roof slope in connection with alterations to the roof space to provide additional living accommodation.

Received
15 July 2003
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Sydenham
Agent
ARC 3 Architects
  1. Received15 Jul
  2. Validated15 Jul
  3. Consult.9 Sep
  4. Target9 Sep
  5. Decided25 Sep

Decided in 72 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at 55 Bishopsthorpe Road, London, SE264PA. Lewisham has handled 2,816 applications of this type. This one was decided in 72 days, 2 weeks longer than Lewisham's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 112 applications across Sydenham. We hold 2,166 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 4PA
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Amenity Societies' Panel

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 July 2003
Consultation expiry
13 August 2003
Neighbour consultation start
7 August 2003
Last date for comments
9 September 2003
Target decision date
9 September 2003
Committee meeting
25 September 2003

Applicant and agent

Agent
ARC 3 Architects
Agent address
103 Station Road, West Wickham, Kent, BR4 0PX

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
13 August 2003
Site notice start
13 August 2003

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
0
Constraints
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Conservation area: Sydenham Thorpes
  • Article 4 direction: Small HMO Northern Extension+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, 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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Lewisham

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