The Deptford Centre, Speedwell Street, London, SE8 4AT

DC/24/134984Commercial to Residential Prior ApprovalApproved

Outline / PiP

Approved on 22 April 2024

Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Prior Approval under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) for the change of use of the existing building from day centre (Use Class E) to 7 self-contained residential flats (Use Class C3) at Deptford Centre, 64 Speedwell Street SE8.

Received: 23 February 2024
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: London Borough of Lewisham
Ward: Deptford
Agent: NTA Planning LLP

ReceivedReceived23 Feb
ValidatedValidated26 Feb
Consult.Consultation22 Apr
TargetTarget Date22 Apr
DecidedDecided22 Apr

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at THE DEPTFORD CENTRE, SPEEDWELL STREET, LONDON, SE8 4AT. Lewisham has handled 1,023 applications of this type. This one was decided in 59 days, 3 days longer than Lewisham's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 7 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 63 applications across Deptford. We hold 385 applications in total for the SE8 postcode area.

75% of outline 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: SE8 4AT
Application type: Commercial to Residential Prior Approval
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 26 February 2024
Consultation expiry: 6 March 2024
Neighbour consultation start: 5 March 2024
Last date for comments: 22 April 2024
Target decision date: 22 April 2024

Applicant and agent

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

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 6 March 2024
Site notice start: 5 March 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-12812834
Comments: 0
Documents: 19
Constraints: 7

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: 0Part of the site · +1 more
Article 4 direction: Small HMO Northern Extension
Heritage at Risk Register: Deptford High StreetPart of the site
Brownfield land register: The Deptford Centre, Speedwell StreetRegister 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 (19)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Lewisham

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