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5A Firs Close, London, SE23 1BB

DC/16/096701Full Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 13 July 2016

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

Proposal

The demolition of the existing builders yard at 5a Firs Close SE23 and the construction of a part one/two storey terrace building consisting of 2, three bedroom houses and 1, two bedroom house, together with associated landscaping, refuse store and cycle parking.

Received
19 May 2016
Ward
Crofton Park
Agent
Red Squirrel Architects Ltd
  1. Received19 May
  2. Validated19 May
  3. Consult.14 Jul
  4. Target14 Jul
  5. Decided13 Jul

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 5A FIRS CLOSE, LONDON, SE23 1BB. Lewisham has handled 2,816 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. 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 1BB
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Does NOT need to go to BCAP

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 May 2016
Neighbour consultation start
21 November 2016
Last date for comments
14 July 2016
Target decision date
14 July 2016

Applicant and agent

Agent
Red Squirrel Architects Ltd
Architect profile
RED SQUIRREL ARCHITECTS LTD
Agent address
Unit 2, 32 Devonshire Road, Forest Hill, London, SE23 3SR

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Appeal

Appeal result
Dismissed

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
30
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.

  • 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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