Horniman Primary School, Horniman Drive, London, SE23 3BP
Approved on 6 August 2009
Council decision: GrantedPlanning committee
Proposal
The retention of a wooden amphitheatre at Horniman Primary School, Horniman Drive SE23.
- Received
- 8 December 2008
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Council
- London Borough of Lewisham
- Ward
- Forest Hill
- ReceivedReceived8 Dec
- ValidatedValidated8 Jan
- Consult.Consultation5 Mar
- TargetTarget Date5 Mar
- DecidedDecided6 Aug
Decided in 210 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application at HORNIMAN PRIMARY SCHOOL, HORNIMAN DRIVE, LONDON, SE23 3BP. Lewisham has handled 2,816 applications of this type. This one was decided in 241 days, 26 weeks longer than Lewisham's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 6 other applications 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 3BP
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Does NOT need to go to BCAP
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 8 January 2009
- Neighbour consultation start
- 30 July 2009
- Last date for comments
- 5 March 2009
- Target decision date
- 5 March 2009
- Committee meeting
- 6 August 2009
- Decision issued
- 19 August 2009
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Article 4 direction: Small HMO Northern Extension
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.
Also checked, none recorded (22)
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, 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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Planning history at this site
6 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20164 Mar
Details submitted in compliance with Condition (7) Detailed plans of the ventilation system, of planning…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDC/16/095779 - 201522 Dec
Details submitted in compliance with Condition (5)- Travel Plan, of planning permission DC/13/85698
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDC/15/094933 - 201510 Nov
Details submitted in compliance with Condition (7) Detailed Plans of the planning permission DC/13/85698
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDC/15/094420 - 20094 Dec
Alterations to front entrance comprising replacement canopy over front entrance, new pedestrian access, gates…
ApprovedFull Planning PermissionDC/09/073101/X - 200812 Nov
The construction of a single storey garden room to the rear of Horniman School, Horniman Drive SE23, with…
ApprovedFull Planning PermissionDC/08/070270/X - 200831 Mar
The provision of a new door to the existing building, and the construction of a single storey timber framed…
ApprovedFull Planning PermissionDC/08/068556/FT
Source: Lewisham
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