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149A Devonshire Road, London, SE23 3LZ

DC/25/140233Householder ApplicationRefused
Householder

Refused on 25 July 2025

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Construction of a two-storey rear extension, fenestration changes to the rear and all associated works at 149A Devonshire Road SE23.

Received
23 May 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Forest Hill
Agent
Rolfe Judd Planning Ltd
  1. Received23 May
  2. Validated26 May
  3. Consult.21 Jul
  4. Target21 Jul
  5. Decided25 Jul

Decided in 60 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a two storey rear extension at 149A DEVONSHIRE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3LZ. Lewisham has handled 2,816 applications of this type. This one was decided in 63 days, 7 days longer than Lewisham's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 181 applications across Forest Hill. We hold 2,610 applications in total for the SE23 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
SE23 3LZ
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 May 2025
Consultation expiry
11 June 2025
Consultation start
3 June 2025
Neighbour consultation start
9 July 2025
Last date for comments
21 July 2025
Target decision date
21 July 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Rolfe Judd Planning Ltd
Architect profile
ROLFE JUDD PLANNING LIMITED
Agent address
Old Church Court, Claylands Road, London, SW8 1NZ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
11 June 2025
Site notice start
3 June 2025

Appeal history

3374666
Dismissed
Type: Householder (HAS)Procedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 30 January 2026Dev Type: Householder developmentsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14030411
Documents
32
Constraints
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Forest HillNext to the site
  • Article 4 direction: Small HMO Northern Extension
  • 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.

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.

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.

Source: Lewisham

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