18 Sydenham Road, London, SE26 5QW
Approved on 14 September 2021
Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
The construction of a gable ended roof extension to the existing rear outrigger, and extensions to the side roof slopes at 18 Sydenham Road, SE26, in connection with the change of use of the upper floors to an 8 bedroom, 11 person house in multiple occupation (HMO), together with the provision of refuse, recycling and bicycle storage at the rear.
- Received
- 2 July 2021
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- London Borough of Lewisham
- Ward
- Sydenham
- Agent
- Kappa Planning Ltd
- ReceivedReceived2 Jul
- ValidatedValidated9 Jul
- Consult.Consultation3 Sep
- TargetTarget Date3 Sep
- DecidedDecided14 Sep
Decided in 67 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at 18 SYDENHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE26 5QW. Lewisham has handled 2,816 applications of this type. This one was decided in 74 days, 3 weeks longer than Lewisham's typical decision time. The site is in the Sydenham Thorpes conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 112 applications across Sydenham. 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 5QW
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Does NOT need to go to BCAP
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 9 July 2021
- Consultation expiry
- 28 July 2021
- Neighbour consultation start
- 19 July 2021
- Last date for comments
- 3 September 2021
- Target decision date
- 3 September 2021
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Kappa Planning Ltd
- Architect profile
- KAPPA PLANNING LTD
- Agent address
- 46-48 Ennersdale Road, London, SE13 6JB
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 28 July 2021
- Site notice start
- 28 July 2021
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Sydenham ThorpesPart of the site
- Article 4 direction: Small HMO Northern Extension+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.
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Source: Lewisham
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