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5 Longton Grove, London, SE26 6QQ

DC/21/122099Lawful Development Certificate existingPermitted
Lawful development certificate

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) in respect of the existing conversion of the existing loft space into an additional bedroom and the installation of one roof light in the front and rear roof slopes, 8 solar PV panels and a solar thermal panel on the rear roof slope, 5 replacement, triple glazed windows in the front and rear elevation, a new window opening and new soil pipe on the side elevation of 5 Longton Grove, SE26

Received
7 June 2021
Decided
4 August 2021 · Granted
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Sydenham
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received7 Jun
  2. Validated14 Jun
  3. Consult.9 Aug
  4. Target9 Aug
  5. Decided4 Aug

Decided in 51 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Lewisham78% of amendment applications approved

This is an application to amend a permission at 5 LONGTON GROVE, LONDON, SE26 6QQ. Lewisham has handled 365 applications of this type and approves 80% of them, typically deciding them in 55 days. This one was decided in 58 days, 3 days longer than Lewisham's median. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 119 applications across Sydenham. We hold 2,147 applications in total for the SE26 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
DC/21/122099
Address
5 LONGTON GROVE, LONDON, SE26 6QQ
Postcode
SE26 6QQ
Local Authority
Lewisham
Application Type
Lawful Development Certificate existing
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Sydenham
Parish
Does NOT need to go to BCAP

Applicant & Agent

Applicant Address
5, Longton Grove, London, SE26 6QQ

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
7 June 2021
Target Decision Date
9 August 2021
Date Decided
4 August 2021
Date Validated
14 June 2021
Date Submitted
7 June 2021
Last Date for Comments
9 August 2021

Planning Decision

Decision
Granted
Decided By
Delegated
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Comments
0
Documents
4
Constraints
2
Coordinates
51.429120, -0.060842
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Lewisham

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Planning constraints

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.

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Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© 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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