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17 Somerset Gardens, London, SE13 7SY

DC/25/140273Full Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Proposal

Installation of replacement windows and doors with timber double glazed on the front elevation and PVCu on the rear elevation to the flats at 17 Somerset Gardens SE13.

Received
28 May 2025
Decided
24 July 2025 · Refused
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Ladywell
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received28 May
  2. Validated29 May
  3. Consult.24 Jul
  4. Target24 Jul
  5. Decided24 Jul

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

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

This is a full planning application for window replacement at 17 SOMERSET GARDENS, LONDON, SE13 7SY. 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 57 days, 9 days quicker than Lewisham's median. The site is in a conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 162 applications across Ladywell. We hold 956 applications in total for the SE13 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
DC/25/140273
Address
17 SOMERSET GARDENS, LONDON, SE13 7SY
Postcode
SE13 7SY
Local Authority
Lewisham
Application Type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Rejected
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Ladywell
Parish
Does NOT need to go to BCAP

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Podium Surveying LLP
Architect ProfilePODIUM SURVEYING LLP
Agent Address
Unit 307 Block J, Biscuit Factory, Drummond Road, Greater London, SE16 4DG

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
28 May 2025
Consultation Expiry
11 June 2025
Target Decision Date
24 July 2025
Date Decided
24 July 2025
Date Validated
29 May 2025
Date Submitted
28 May 2025
Neighbour Consultation Start
9 June 2025
Last Date for Comments
24 July 2025

Planning Decision

Decision
Refused
Decided By
Delegated
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Last Advertised
11 June 2025
Site Notice Start
11 June 2025

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13998085
Comments
0
Documents
13
Constraints
5
Coordinates
51.467370, -0.020837
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Lewisham

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Somerset Gardens
  • Listed building: Grade II: 11, 14-18, Somerset Gardens Se13On or next to this 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 (20)

flood storage areas, 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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© 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.

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