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16-18 Montpelier Vale, London, SE3 0TA

DC/24/136718Licensing/TelecomRefused

Refused on 24 July 2024

Council decision: Raise Objections

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Proposal

Sale of alcohol for consumption On and Off the premises between 11:00 - 23:00 Tuesday - Wednesday and 09:30 - 23:00 Thursday - Sunday.Live Music and Recorded Music, Plays (indoor and outdoor),11:00 - 23:00 Tuesday - Wednesday09:30 - 23:00 Thursday - SundayPerformance of dance, Films (outdoor)11:00 - 21:00 Tuesday - Wednesday09:30 - 21:00 Thursday - SundayPlays (indoor and outdoor)11:00 - 23:00 Tuesday - Friday09:30 - 23:00 Saturday - SundayTHIS SITE HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY LICENSED AS A BAR/RESTAURANT. ITS A DOUBLE FRONTED SITE, NARROWS TO A LONG BAR, WIDENS SLIGHTLY TOWARDS THE BACK DOORS. HAS LADIES AND GENTS WCS. THE TRIPLE BACKDOORS LEAD TO OUR SMALL FENCED PATIO GARDEN. WE OPEN 6 DAYS AS A SHOP. WE INTEND TO OFFER FREE/BYO WINE AND BEER AT SOME EVENTS. OTHER EVENTS/WORKSHOPS LIKE SEWING IN THE GARDEN WILL BE OFFERED TEA AND CAKE. OUR CURRENT REGULAR EVENTS ARE ACOUSTIC OPEN MIC ON A SUNDAY 1-4PM. WE HOLD A 2-DAY MUSIC FESTIVAL IN THE GARDEN TWICE A YEAR. NOON-7PM IN THE GARDEN. WE MAY INTRODUCE A FEW FUND-RAISING EVENTS, TO SUPPORT OUR RENT, WHERE WE SELL ALCOHOL. THIS IS BE PURCHASED LOCALLY FROM A SUPERMARKET, AS AND WHEN NEEDED. WE MAY OFFER THE SPACES FOR HIRE BUT THIS WILL BE LIMITED TO THE GARDEN AS THE SHOP SHAPE IS AWKWARD AND STOCKED WITH TRADERS IS ARTS. WE ENCOURAGE CREATIVITY FOR ALL AGES, SO IMAGINE WE CO

Received
11 July 2024
Ward
Blackheath
  1. Received11 Jul
  2. Validated11 Jul
  3. Consult.8 Aug
  4. Target8 Aug
  5. Decided24 Jul

Decided in 13 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a telecoms application at 16-18 MONTPELIER VALE, LONDON, SE3 0TA. Lewisham has handled 233 applications of this type. This one was decided in 13 days, 6 weeks quicker than Lewisham's typical decision time. The site is in the Blackheath conservation area, with 7 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 167 applications across Blackheath. We hold 1,346 applications in total for the SE3 postcode area.

60% of telecoms 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
SE3 0TA
Application type
Licensing/Telecom
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
11 July 2024
Last date for comments
8 August 2024
Target decision date
8 August 2024

Planning decision

Statutory period
28 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
0

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Blackheath
  • Article 4 direction: Small HMO Northern Extension+1 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage 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.

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

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