143 Hazelbank Road, London, SE6 1LT

DC/24/134703Lawful Development Certificate existingRefused

Lawful development certificate

Refused on 28 March 2024

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate existing submitted under Section 191 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) and Class L of Schedule 2, Part 3, of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the change of use from a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to an HMO for up to 6 people (Use Class C4) at 143 Hazelbank Road SE6.

Received: 2 February 2024
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 13
Council: London Borough of Lewisham
Ward: Hither Green
Agent: SAM Planning services

ReceivedReceived2 Feb
ValidatedValidated5 Feb
Consult.Consultation1 Apr
TargetTarget Date1 Apr
DecidedDecided28 Mar

Decided in 52 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at 143 HAZELBANK ROAD, LONDON, SE6 1LT. Lewisham has handled 365 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 128 applications across Hither Green. We hold 1,059 applications in total for the SE6 postcode area.

80% of amendment 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: SE6 1LT
Application type: Lawful Development Certificate existing
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 5 February 2024
Neighbour consultation start: 30 October 2024
Last date for comments: 1 April 2024
Target decision date: 1 April 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent: SAM Planning services
Agent address: Unit 9B, Fountayne Road, Tottenham Hale, London, N15 4BE

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Appeal

Appeal reference: X/24/3348008
Appeal result: Dismissed

Appeal history

3348008

Dismissed

Type: Lawful Development CertificateProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 10 February 2025Dev Type: Change of useReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-12775616
Documents: 8
Constraints: 3

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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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5 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Lewisham

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