Horniman Museum And Gardens, 100 London Road, London, SE23 3PQ
Proposal
Installation of 3, four metre high wifi posts along the western boundary of the Horniman Gardens, 100 London Road SE23.
- Received
- 28 February 2024
- Decided
- 31 May 2024 · Refused
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- London Borough of Lewisham
- Ward
- Forest Hill
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- ReceivedSubmitted28 Feb
- ValidatedValidated27 Mar
- Consult.Consultation22 May
- TargetTarget Date22 May
- DecidedDecided31 May
Decided in 65 days (council typically 56)
This is a full planning application at HORNIMAN MUSEUM AND GARDENS, 100 LONDON ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3PQ. Lewisham has handled 2,816 applications of this type and approves 81% of them, typically deciding them in 66 days. This one was decided in 93 days, 4 weeks longer than Lewisham's median. The site is in a conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 12 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 196 applications across Forest Hill. We hold 2,595 applications in total for the SE23 postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
15 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20266 Mar
Internal and external upgrade improvement works of the existing CUE building, replacement of gas boiler with…
ApprovedFull Planning PermissionDC/26/143238 - 20266 Mar
Replacement of the existing gas cabinet air heater with air-to-air source heat pump (ASHPs) and air handling…
ApprovedFull Planning PermissionDC/26/143242 - 202523 Oct
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 6 (Surface Water) of planning permission DC/23/130987
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)DC/25/141908 - 20257 Aug
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 8-Handrail of Listed Building Consent DC/23/130988
ApprovedListed building consentDC/25/141056 - 202516 Jul
ANIMAL WALK / BUTTERFLY HOUSE: ONE Willow (T1)(ht.9m) CROWN REDUCE LATERAL SPREAD by 3m from 8m to 5m on E…
ApprovedDead & Hazardous TreesDC/25/140840 - 202516 Jul
REAR: ONE dead Willow (T1)(ht.9m) REDUCE to MONOLITH approx.ht.3m. Reason: since submitting the 6-week notice…
ApprovedTrees in Conservation AreasDC/25/140854 - 202514 Jul
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 13-New Plant Enclosure on West Elevation of Listed Building Consent…
ApprovedListed building consentDC/25/140810 - 20256 Feb
CENTRAL: ONE Pin Oak (T221)(ht.7m) FELL. Reason: to facilitate construction of temporary access track for…
ApprovedTrees in Conservation AreasDC/25/138951 - 202514 Jan
Nature Trail tree works for health & safety from priority 3 in Hayden's Arboricultural Report Sept 2023: ONE…
ApprovedTrees in Conservation AreasDC/25/138683 - 202426 Nov
SIDE (of main entrance drive): ONE Horse chestnut (T147)(ht.7m) FELL. Reason: Work undertaken to prevent any…
ApprovedTrees in Conservation AreasDC/24/138272 - 202029 Jul
REAR: ONE Sycamore (T2)(approx.ht.15m) FELL. Reason: Brittle Cinder fungus (Kretzschmaria deusta) at base of…
ApprovedDead & Hazardous TreesDC/20/118052 - 202029 Jul
REAR: ONE Oak (T1)(approx.ht.15m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 4-5m and REDUCE RADIUS by 2-3m on all compass…
ApprovedTrees in Conservation AreasDC/20/117713 - 201614 Oct
The demolition of the Garden Keeper's Lodge adjacent to the Horniman Drive entrance of the Horniman Museum…
ApprovedFull Planning PermissionDC/16/098724 - 20163 Oct
The installation of replacement timber double doors to all entrances of the conservatory at Horniman Museum…
ApprovedFull Planning PermissionDC/16/098558 - 20163 Oct
Listed Building Consent for the installation of replacement timber double doors to all entrances of the…
ApprovedListed building consentDC/16/098832
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Forest Hill
- Article 4 direction: Small HMO Northern Extension+2 more
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.
Also checked, none recorded (19)
flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, 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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