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6 Havelock Walk, London, SE23 3HG

DC/21/120265Full Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 14 May 2021

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

The construction of an extension at roof level and the raising of the parapet wall to create a roof terrace at 6 Havelock Walk SE23, together with lowering the back area of the work space on the ground floor to create a mezzanine to be used as additional office space, reconfiguring internal layout on all floors and replacement doors and windows and render to front facade

Received
2 February 2021
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Forest Hill
Agent
es em design ltd
  1. Received2 Feb
  2. Validated10 Feb
  3. Consult.7 Apr
  4. Target7 Apr
  5. Decided14 May

Decided in 93 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at 6 HAVELOCK WALK, LONDON, SE23 3HG. Lewisham has handled 2,816 applications of this type. This one was decided in 101 days, 6 weeks longer than Lewisham's typical decision time. The site is in the Forest Hill conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 181 applications across Forest Hill. 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 3HG
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Does NOT need to go to BCAP

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 February 2021
Consultation expiry
17 February 2021
Neighbour consultation start
16 March 2021
Last date for comments
7 April 2021
Target decision date
7 April 2021

Applicant and agent

Agent
es em design ltd
Architect profile
ES EM DESIGN LTD
Agent address
137 OVERHILL ROAD, LONDON, SE22 0PT

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
17 February 2021
Site notice start
17 February 2021

Additional information

Documents
23
Constraints
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Forest Hill
  • Article 4 direction: Forest Hill Article 4(3) Direction+1 more
  • Brownfield land register: 6-8 London RoadRegister site at or near this address
  • 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 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 and heritage coasts.

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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Source: Lewisham

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