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16 Benson Road, London, SE23 3RJ

DC/08/068987/FTLawful Development Certificate proposedPermitted
Outline / PiP

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate in respect of the construction of a single storey extension at the rear of 16 Benson Road SE23, together with a roof extension with a Juliet balcony and 2 rooflights in the rear roofslope.

Received
23 May 2008
Decided
15 July 2008 · Granted
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Forest Hill
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received23 May
  2. Validated18 Jun
  3. Consult.13 Aug
  4. Target13 Aug
  5. Decided15 Jul

Decided in 27 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Lewisham76% of outline applications approved

This is an outline application for an extension at 16 Benson Road, London, SE23 3RJ. Lewisham has handled 1,023 applications of this type and approves 80% of them, typically deciding them in 54 days. This one was decided in 53 days. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 196 applications across Forest Hill. We hold 2,594 applications in total for the SE23 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
DC/08/068987/FT
Address
16 Benson Road, London, SE23 3RJ
Postcode
SE23 3RJ
Local Authority
Lewisham
Application Type
Lawful Development Certificate proposed
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Forest Hill
Parish
Does NOT need to go to BCAP

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Architect your home clapham
Agent Address
The Warehouse, 12 Ravensbury Terrace, London, SW18 4RL

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
23 May 2008
Target Decision Date
13 August 2008
Date Decided
15 July 2008
Date Validated
18 June 2008
Date Submitted
23 May 2008
Last Date for Comments
13 August 2008
Committee Meeting
15 July 2008

Planning Decision

Decision
Granted
Decided By
Delegated
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Comments
0
Documents
3
Constraints
1
Coordinates
51.444256, -0.053495
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Lewisham

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Planning constraints

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.

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Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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 2026-10-09. 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.

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