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Unit C1-C5, Connaught Business Centre, Malham Road, London, SE23 1AH

DC/24/138068Full Planning PermissionPermitted
Full

Proposal

Retrospective change of use of of the premises to flexible employment use Classes E(g)(iii) (Light Industrial), B2 (General Industrial) and B8 (Warehouse and Distribution) at Unit C1-C5, Connaught Business Centre, Malham Road, London SE23.

Received
7 November 2024
Decided
3 April 2025 · Granted
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Crofton Park
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received7 Nov
  2. Validated11 Nov
  3. Consult.6 Jan
  4. Target6 Jan
  5. Decided3 Apr

Decided in 143 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Lewisham85% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application for a change of use at UNIT C1-C5, CONNAUGHT BUSINESS CENTRE, MALHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE23 1AH. 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 147 days, 12 weeks longer than Lewisham's median. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 140 applications across Crofton Park. We hold 2,594 applications in total for the SE23 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
DC/24/138068
Address
UNIT C1-C5, CONNAUGHT BUSINESS CENTRE, MALHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE23 1AH
Postcode
SE23 1AH
Local Authority
Lewisham
Application Type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Crofton Park

Applicant & Agent

Agent
SHW
Agent Address
Corinthian House, 17 Lansdowne Road, Croydon, CR0 2BX

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
7 November 2024
Target Decision Date
6 January 2025
Date Decided
3 April 2025
Date Validated
11 November 2024
Date Submitted
7 November 2024
Consultation Start
20 November 2024
Neighbour Consultation Start
20 November 2024
Last Date for Comments
6 January 2025

Planning Decision

Decision
Granted
Decided By
Delegated
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Site Notice Start
20 November 2024

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13327984
Comments
0
Documents
12
Constraints
6
Coordinates
51.442772, -0.048061
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Lewisham

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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 (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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Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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

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