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6 Halifax Street, London, SE26 6JA

DC/20/119298Householder ApplicationRefused
Householder

Refused on 26 January 2021

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Demolition of existing rear single storey extension and the construction of a part one/part two storey rear extension at 6 Halifax Street, SE26 including replacement timber sash windows in all elevations and the resiting of the first floor rear window.

Received
23 November 2020
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Forest Hill
Agent
HP Architects Ltd
  1. Received23 Nov
  2. Validated23 Nov
  3. Consult.18 Jan
  4. Target18 Jan
  5. Decided26 Jan

Decided in 64 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 6 HALIFAX STREET, LONDON, SE26 6JA. Lewisham has handled 2,816 applications of this type. This one was decided in 64 days, 8 days longer than Lewisham's typical decision time. The site is in the Halifax Street conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 181 applications across Forest Hill. We hold 2,166 applications in total for the SE26 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
SE26 6JA
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Amenity Societies' Panel

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 November 2020
Consultation expiry
2 December 2020
Neighbour consultation start
17 June 2021
Last date for comments
18 January 2021
Target decision date
18 January 2021

Applicant and agent

Agent
HP Architects Ltd
Architect profile
HP ARCHITECTS LIMITED
Agent address
7 halifax street, London, SE26 6JA

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
2 December 2020
Site notice start
2 December 2020

Appeal

Appeal reference
D/21/3272560
Appeal result
Dismissed

Appeal history

3272560
Dismissed
Type: Householder (HAS)Procedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 23 September 2021Dev Type: Householder developmentsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Documents
28
Constraints
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Halifax
  • Article 4 direction: Halifax Street Article 4 Direction+1 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage 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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