Horniman Museum And Gardens, 100 London Road, London, SE23 3PQ
Proposal
The demolition of the Garden Keeper's Lodge adjacent to the Horniman Drive entrance of the Horniman Museum and Gardens, 100 London Road SE23 and the construction of a glasshouse to be used as a butterfly exhibit, together with ancillary landscaping works.
- Received
- 14 October 2016
- Decided
- 6 December 2016 · Granted
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- London Borough of Lewisham
- Ward
- Forest Hill
- ReceivedSubmitted14 Oct
- ValidatedValidated14 Oct
- Consult.Consultation9 Dec
- TargetTarget Date9 Dec
- DecidedDecided6 Dec
Decided in 53 days (council typically 56)
This is a full planning application for demolition at HORNIMAN MUSEUM AND GARDENS, 100 LONDON ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3PQ. 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 53 days, 13 days quicker than Lewisham's median. The site is in a conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 12 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 196 applications across Forest Hill. We hold 2,595 applications in total for the SE23 postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
12 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20257 Aug
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 8-Handrail of Listed Building Consent DC/23/130988
ApprovedListed building consentDC/25/141056 - 202516 Jul
ANIMAL WALK / BUTTERFLY HOUSE: ONE Willow (T1)(ht.9m) CROWN REDUCE LATERAL SPREAD by 3m from 8m to 5m on E…
ApprovedDead & Hazardous TreesDC/25/140840 - 202516 Jul
REAR: ONE dead Willow (T1)(ht.9m) REDUCE to MONOLITH approx.ht.3m. Reason: since submitting the 6-week notice…
ApprovedTrees in Conservation AreasDC/25/140854 - 202514 Jul
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 13-New Plant Enclosure on West Elevation of Listed Building Consent…
ApprovedListed building consentDC/25/140810 - 20256 Feb
CENTRAL: ONE Pin Oak (T221)(ht.7m) FELL. Reason: to facilitate construction of temporary access track for…
ApprovedTrees in Conservation AreasDC/25/138951 - 202514 Jan
Nature Trail tree works for health & safety from priority 3 in Hayden's Arboricultural Report Sept 2023: ONE…
ApprovedTrees in Conservation AreasDC/25/138683 - 202426 Nov
SIDE (of main entrance drive): ONE Horse chestnut (T147)(ht.7m) FELL. Reason: Work undertaken to prevent any…
ApprovedTrees in Conservation AreasDC/24/138272 - 202428 Feb
Installation of 3, four metre high wifi posts along the western boundary of the Horniman Gardens, 100 London…
RefusedFull Planning PermissionDC/24/135045 - 202029 Jul
REAR: ONE Sycamore (T2)(approx.ht.15m) FELL. Reason: Brittle Cinder fungus (Kretzschmaria deusta) at base of…
ApprovedDead & Hazardous TreesDC/20/118052 - 202029 Jul
REAR: ONE Oak (T1)(approx.ht.15m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 4-5m and REDUCE RADIUS by 2-3m on all compass…
ApprovedTrees in Conservation AreasDC/20/117713 - 20163 Oct
The installation of replacement timber double doors to all entrances of the conservatory at Horniman Museum…
ApprovedFull Planning PermissionDC/16/098558 - 20163 Oct
Listed Building Consent for the installation of replacement timber double doors to all entrances of the…
ApprovedListed building consentDC/16/098832
Planning constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Forest Hill
- Listed building: Forecourt Railings Walls and Piers to Horniman Museum London Road Se23 CatfordOn or next to this site · +1 more
- 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 (20)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, 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.
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