Garages 1-6 Elderton Road, London, SE26 4EZ

DC/21/122703Full Planning PermissionApproved

Full

Approved on 9 September 2021

Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

The demolition of the existing garages between 27 & 29 Elderton Road SE26 and the construction of a three storey building comprising 4, one bedroom and 1, two bedroom self -contained flats, together with refuse and cycle storage.

Received: 15 July 2021
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 1
Council: London Borough of Lewisham
Ward: Sydenham
Agent: HTA LLP

ReceivedReceived15 Jul
ValidatedValidated15 Jul
Consult.Consultation9 Sep
TargetTarget Date9 Sep
DecidedDecided9 Sep

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at GARAGES 1-6 ELDERTON ROAD, LONDON, SE26 4EZ. Lewisham has handled 2,816 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 2 other applications 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 4EZ
Application type: Full Planning Permission
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Does NOT need to go to BCAP

Planning application dates

Date validated: 15 July 2021
Neighbour consultation start: 29 July 2021
Last date for comments: 9 September 2021
Target decision date: 9 September 2021

Applicant and agent

Agent: HTA LLP
Agent address: 78 Chamber Street, London, E1 8BL

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Documents: 60
Constraints: 2

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Article 4 direction: Small HMO Northern Extension
Brownfield land register: Garages at 1-6 Elderton 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 (21)

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 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

2021
1 Jun
Prior Approval under Part 11 Class B of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted…
ApprovedApplication for DemolitionDC/21/122037

Source: Lewisham

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