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Marvels Lane Boys Club, Balder Rise, London, SE12 9PF

DC/23/134223Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 19 September 2025

34 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

The demolition of the former Marvels Lane Boys Club, Balder Rise SE12 and dwelling-house at 41 Le May Avenue SE12, and the construction of 3, three-storey and 2, two-storey blocks comprising 28 self-contained residential flats accessed from Le May Avenue, in addition to associated landscaping including a central courtyard, refuse and recycling facilities, disabled parking bays and cycle stores.

Received
13 December 2023
Public comments
29
Ward
Grove Park
Agent
NTA Planning LLP
  1. Received13 Dec
  2. Validated15 Jan
  3. Consult.15 Apr
  4. Target15 Apr
  5. Decided19 Sep

Decided in 613 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at MARVELS LANE BOYS CLUB, BALDER RISE, LONDON, SE12 9PF. Lewisham has handled 2,816 applications of this type. This one was decided in 646 days, 84 weeks longer than Lewisham's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 81 applications across Grove Park. We hold 524 applications in total for the SE12 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
SE12 9PF
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
28
Parish
Does NOT need to go to BCAP

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 January 2024
Consultation expiry
31 January 2024
Neighbour consultation start
7 October 2024
Last date for comments
15 April 2024
Target decision date
15 April 2024
Committee meeting
15 October 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
NTA Planning LLP
Agent address
46 James Street, London, W1U 1EZ

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Publicity

Last advertised
31 January 2024
Site notice start
31 January 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12616155
Documents
86
Constraints
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Article 4 direction: Small Houses in Multiple Occupation Article 4
  • Brownfield land register: Former Marvels Lane Boys Club, Balder RiseRegister 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.

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Source: Lewisham

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