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2 Malham Road, London, SE23 1AG

DC/16/096871Full Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Proposal

The demolition of the existing building at 2 Malham Road SE23 and the construction of a three storey plus roof space building, incorporating balconies, comprising 4, one bedroom and 3, two bedroom self-contained flats, together with the provision of bin and cycle storage.

Received
31 May 2016
Decided
31 January 2017 · Refused
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Crofton Park
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received31 May
  2. Validated12 Jul
  3. Consult.6 Sep
  4. Target6 Sep
  5. Decided31 Jan

Decided in 203 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Lewisham85% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application for demolition at 2 MALHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE23 1AG. Lewisham has handled 2,816 applications of this type and approves 81% of them, typically deciding them in 66 days. This one was decided in 245 days, 26 weeks longer than Lewisham's median. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 140 applications across Crofton Park. We hold 2,594 applications in total for the SE23 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
DC/16/096871
Address
2 MALHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE23 1AG
Postcode
SE23 1AG
Local Authority
Lewisham
Application Type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Rejected
Current Status
Appeal decided
Ward
Crofton Park
Parish
Does NOT need to go to BCAP

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Open Architecture
Architect ProfileOPEN ARCHITECTURE LIMITED
Agent Address
5a Bligh's Court, Bligh's MEadow, Sevenoaks, TN13 1DD

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
31 May 2016
Target Decision Date
6 September 2016
Date Decided
31 January 2017
Date Validated
12 July 2016
Date Submitted
31 May 2016
Neighbour Consultation Start
4 July 2017
Last Date for Comments
6 September 2016

Planning Decision

Decision
Refused
Decided By
Delegated
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Appeal Result
Dismissed

Additional Information

Comments
0
Documents
17
Constraints
3
Coordinates
51.442772, -0.048061
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.

  • 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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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.

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