Land At The Former Bell Green Gas Works, Bell Green, London, SE26

DC/23/129814Full Planning PermissionWithdrawn

Full

Withdrawn on 4 August 2023

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Proposal

Development comprising the phased construction of three buildings ranging in height between 5 and 15 storeys accommodating 867sqm (GIA) of flexible retail and workspace floorspace (Use Class E) at ground floor level together with 261 residential units (Use Class C3), with associated public realm, landscaping, amenity space, cycle parking, car parking, plant and associated works at Land at the Former Bell Green Gas Works, London, SE26. This application is accompanied by an Environmental Statement.

Received: 30 December 2022
Public comments: 73
Council: London Borough of Lewisham
Ward: Bellingham

ReceivedReceived30 Dec
ValidatedValidated10 Feb
Consult.Consultation2 Jun
TargetTarget Date2 Jun
DecidedDecided4 Aug

Decided in 175 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at LAND AT THE FORMER BELL GREEN GAS WORKS, BELL GREEN, LONDON, SE26. Lewisham has handled 2,816 applications of this type. It was withdrawn 217 days after it was submitted, before a decision was made. There have been 20 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 49 applications across Bellingham.

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Application details

Application type: Full Planning Permission
Scale / size: Large
Number of dwellings: 261

Planning application dates

Date validated: 10 February 2023
Consultation expiry: 22 February 2023
Neighbour consultation start: 25 April 2023
Last date for comments: 2 June 2023
Target decision date: 2 June 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent: Avison Young
Agent address: 65 Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7NQ

Planning decision

Statutory period: 112 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 22 February 2023
Site notice start: 22 February 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-11711139
Documents: 136
Constraints: 6

Site constraints

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Article 4 direction: Small Houses in Multiple Occupation Article 4
Brownfield land register: Sainsbury's Bell GreenRegister site at or near this address · +1 more

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.

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Planning history at this site

20 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Lewisham

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