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15 Davids Road, London, SE23 3EP

DC/08/068497/XFull Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 3 July 2008

Council decision: GrantedPlanning committee

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

Proposal

The construction of a new floor of accommodation on top of the existing building at 15 David's Road SE23 and the change of use of the first floor of the existing gymnasium to residential and conversion of the top two floors of the resultant building to provide 3 one-bedroom flats on the first floor and 2 one-bedroom flats on the top floor.

Received
19 March 2008
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Forest Hill
Agent
Forge Architects
  1. Received19 Mar
  2. Validated19 Mar
  3. Consult.14 May
  4. Target14 May
  5. Decided3 Jul

Decided in 106 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 15 Davids Road, London, SE23 3EP. Lewisham has handled 2,816 applications of this type. This one was decided in 106 days, 7 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 181 applications across Forest Hill. We hold 2,610 applications in total for the SE23 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
SE23 3EP
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Amenity Societies' Panel

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 March 2008
Consultation expiry
2 April 2008
Neighbour consultation start
24 June 2008
Last date for comments
14 May 2008
Target decision date
14 May 2008
Committee meeting
3 July 2008
Decision issued
7 July 2008

Applicant and agent

Agent
Forge Architects
Agent address
6-8 Cole Street Studios, Cole Street, London, SE1 4YH

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
2 April 2008
Site notice start
2 April 2008

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
21
Constraints
3

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: Forest Hill
  • Article 4 direction: Forest Hill Article 4(3) Direction+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.

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Associated applications

  1. 2008
    19 Mar

    The construction of a new floor of accommodation on top of the existing building at 15 David's Road SE23 and…

    This applicationApprovedFullDC/08/068497/X
  2. 2008
    18 Mar

    The development proposed is a change of use, alteration and conversion of the first floor and part of the…

    WithdrawnAmendmentFiled alongsideDC/08/068498/X

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