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120-122 Sydenham Road, London, SE26 5JY

DC/24/135646Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 20 October 2026

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Proposal

Change of use of the ground floor of 120 Sydenham Road from retail (Use Class E) to residential units (Use Class C3), together with the re-development of 120-122 Sydenham Road SE26, including the demolition of the existing front external staircase and the replacement with a new staircase, changes to the front elevation at No. 120, demolition of the rear of No. 120 and the construction of a part one/part two-storey rear extension to provide 7 self-contained flats, replacement windows and doors, refuse and cycle storage facilities, and soft and hard landscaping (amended description)

Received
18 April 2024
Ward
Sydenham
Agent
Russell Associates Architect
  1. Received18 Apr
  2. Validated19 Apr
  3. Consult.14 Jun
  4. Target14 Jun
  5. Decided20 Oct

Decided in 914 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 120-122 SYDENHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE26 5JY. Lewisham has handled 2,816 applications of this type. The site is in a conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 112 applications across Sydenham. We hold 2,167 applications in total for the SE26 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
SE26 5JY
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 April 2024
Consultation expiry
29 May 2024
Neighbour consultation start
22 May 2024
Last date for comments
14 June 2024
Target decision date
14 June 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
Russell Associates Architect
Agent address
Unit 4, Hopyard Studios, 13 Lovibond Lane, Greenwich, London, SE10 9FY

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
29 May 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12985336
Comments
0
Documents
61
Constraints
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Listed building: Grade II: 122 and 124 Sydenham RoadOn or next to this site · +1 more
  • Article 4 direction: Small HMO Northern Extension
  • Brownfield land register: 169-171 Sydenham RoadRegister 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 (20)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2024
    18 Apr

    Change of use of the ground floor of 120 Sydenham Road from retail (Use Class E) to residential units (Use…

    This applicationApprovedFullDC/24/135646
  2. 2024
    18 Apr

    Listed Building Consent for the alteration of the front elevation and change of use of the ground floor of…

    ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongsideDC/24/135647

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