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60 Lowther Hill, London, SE23 1PY

DC/20/118403Full Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 3 December 2020

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

The demolition of the existing dwelling at 60 Lowther Hill, SE23, and the construction of a four storey building including a roof terrace comprising of 4x one-bedroom, 2x two-bedroom and 1x three-bedroom self-contained flats, together with the provision of cycle and bin storage, 2 car parking spaces and associated landscaping.

Received
15 September 2020
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
11
Ward
Crofton Park
Agent
Willcox & Ingham Architects Limited
  1. Received15 Sep
  2. Validated22 Oct
  3. Consult.17 Dec
  4. Target17 Dec
  5. Decided3 Dec

Decided in 42 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 60 LOWTHER HILL, LONDON, SE23 1PY. Lewisham has handled 2,816 applications of this type. This one was decided in 79 days, 3 weeks longer than Lewisham's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded 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 1PY
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 October 2020
Neighbour consultation start
2 June 2021
Last date for comments
17 December 2020
Target decision date
17 December 2020

Applicant and agent

Agent
Willcox & Ingham Architects Limited
Agent address
Walnut Tree Cottage, High Street, Hadlow, Tonbridge, TN11 0DG

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Appeal

Appeal reference
W/21/3268348
Appeal result
Dismissed

Appeal history

3268348
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 15 September 2021Dev Type: Minor DwellingsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Documents
41
Constraints
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Source: Lewisham

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