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7A Lowther Hill, London, SE23 1PZ

DC/16/096447Householder ApplicationRefused
Householder

Refused on 12 July 2016

Delegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

The construction of a roof extension in the rear roof slope at 7A Lowther Hill, SE23, together with a single storey extension at the rear, extension of the basement and construction of a new lightwell and courtyard to the front.

Received
28 April 2016
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Crofton Park
Agent
DPS Sussex Ltd
  1. Received28 Apr
  2. Validated17 May
  3. Consult.12 Jul
  4. Target12 Jul
  5. Decided12 Jul

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at 7A LOWTHER HILL, LONDON, SE23 1PZ. Lewisham has handled 2,816 applications of this type. This one was decided in 75 days, 3 weeks longer than Lewisham's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 138 applications across Crofton Park. 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 1PZ
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Does NOT need to go to BCAP

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 May 2016
Neighbour consultation start
17 June 2016
Last date for comments
12 July 2016
Target decision date
12 July 2016

Applicant and agent

Agent
DPS Sussex Ltd
Architect profile
DPS SUSSEX LIMITED
Agent address
19 Turner Dumbrell, North End, Ditchling, Hassocks, BN6 8GT

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
4
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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.

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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