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Lewisham House, 25 Molesworth Street, London, SE13 7EX

DC/25/139023Prior Approval: Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3)Awaiting decision
Prior approval
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Proposal

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A RE-CONSULTATION DUE TO AN AMENED RED LINE SITE BONDARY. ALL OTHER DETAILS ARE UNCHANGED.Prior Approval under Class MA, Part 3 of Schedule 2 to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) Order 2015 (as amended in 2024) for the proposed change of use of the existing vacant office accommodation at Lewisham House, 25 Molesworth Street, SE13 to provide 193 residential dwellings.

Submitted
11 February 2025
  1. Received11 Feb
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at LEWISHAM HOUSE, 25 MOLESWORTH STREET, LONDON, SE13 7EX. Lewisham has handled 1 application of this type. It has been with the council since 11 February 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 7 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 46 applications across Lewisham Central. We hold 980 applications in total for the SE13 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
SE13 7EX
Application type
Prior Approval: Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3)

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Article 4 direction: Small HMO Northern Extension+1 more
  • Brownfield land register: Lewisham Shopping CentreRegister site at or near this address

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

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 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.

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Associated applications

  1. 2026
    10 Sep

    Details submitted pursuant to Condition 1-Construction Logistics Plan of Prior Approval DC/25/139023

    RefusedApplicationRelatedDC/26/145340
  2. 2025
    11 Feb

    PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A RE-CONSULTATION DUE TO AN AMENED RED LINE SITE BONDARY. ALL OTHER DETAILS ARE…

    This applicationPendingApplicationDC/25/139023

Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    10 Sep

    Details submitted pursuant to Condition 3(a)-Construction Logistics Environmental Management Plan of planning…

    PendingApplicationDC/26/145341
  2. 2026
    16 Jan

    Alterations to the facade of the existing building at Lewisham House, 25 Molesworth Street, SE13 which…

    ApprovedFull Planning PermissionDC/26/142699
  3. 2025
    7 Oct

    Retention and conversion of Lewisham House, 25?Molesworth Street, SE13 to provide 319 no. co-living units…

    PendingFull Planning PermissionDC/25/141730
  4. 2025
    7 Mar

    Alterations to the facade of the existing building at Lewisham House, 25 Molesworth Street, SE13 which…

    WithdrawnFull planning permissionDC/25/139014
  5. 2025
    20 Feb

    Screening Opinion pursuant to Part 2 Regulation 6 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact…

    No Objection to Proposal (OBS only)All OtherDC/25/139107

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