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50 St Germans Road, London, SE23 1RX

DC/25/140271Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 4 August 2025

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

The conversion and extension of the existing house comprising of an additional storey, a 4 storey rear extension and basement level extension with associated lightwells and roof levels incorporating balconies and roof terraces to provide 5 self-contained flats, together with the provision of car/cycle parking spaces, bin stores and private amenity space and all associated works at 50 St Germans Road, SE23.

Received
28 May 2025
Ward
Crofton Park
Agent
Forward Architecture Ltd
  1. Received28 May
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided4 Aug

Decided in 68 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a rear extension at 50 ST GERMANS ROAD, LONDON, SE23 1RX. Lewisham has handled 2,816 applications of this type. This one was decided in 68 days, 12 days longer than Lewisham's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 138 applications across Crofton Park. 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 1RX
Application type
Full Planning Permission

Planning application dates

Validated
28 May 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Forward Architecture Ltd
Architect profile
FORWARD ARCHITECTURE LTD
Agent address
Unit D Broomsleigh Business Park, Worsley Bridge Road, Sydenham, SE26 5BN

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13844567
Comments
0
Documents
0
Constraints
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • 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 (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.

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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© 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.

Source: Lewisham

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