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Leegate Shopping Centre, Leegate, London, SE12

DC/25/140732All OtherPermitted
Discharge / amendments

Proposal

An application submitted under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) for the approval of a Minor Material Amendment to planning permission ref. DC/22/126997 dated 1 November 2024, as amended by s96a Non-Material Amendment dated 30 June 2025 (DC/25/140113) - 'Proposed development at Leegate Shopping Centre SE12, bounded by Burnt Ash Road, Eltham Road, Leyland Road and Carston Close, for the demolition of existing buildings, and the construction of buildings to provide a comprehensive mixed use development including residential (Use Class C3), flexible commercial floorspace (Use Class E), a community centre (Use Class F2) and a public house (Sui Generis), together with associated public realm, landscaping and highways improvements, vehicular access, car parking and servicing arrangements, cycle parking and stores, and all other ancillary works' comprising revisions to the consented scheme that includes: 59 no. additional residential units (from 561no. to 620no.);Increase in quantum of affordable housing from 36.2% to 46.3% (by habitable room); Changes to residential unit mix;Minor footprint amends; Changes to massing of Blocks A, B and C, including an increase in the maximum height of Building A1 from the consented 15 storeys to 17 storeys; Reduction in residential and commercial car parking (provision of 21no residential and 1no. commercial blue badge bays); Removal of Block A basement; Relocation of the medical centre to the ground floor of Block B; Reduction in overall commercial floorspace; Revised energy strategy from individual Exhaust Air Source Heat Pumps to a Communal Air Source Heat Pump system;Variation of Planning Conditions;Deed of Variation.

Received
9 July 2025
Decided
3 February 2026
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  1. Received9 Jul
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided3 Feb

Decided in 209 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Lewisham93% of all other applications approved

This is a planning application for demolition at LEEGATE SHOPPING CENTRE, LEEGATE, LONDON, SE12. Lewisham has handled 93 applications of this type and approves 93% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 209 days, 22 weeks longer than Lewisham's median. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 19 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 168 applications across Lee Green.

Application Details

Reference
DC/25/140732
Address
LEEGATE SHOPPING CENTRE, LEEGATE, LONDON, SE12
Local Authority
Lewisham
Application Type
All Other
Decision Status
Permitted

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Decided
3 February 2026
Date Submitted
9 July 2025

Planning Decision

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates
51.455456, 0.012463
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Lewisham

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Associated applications

  1. 2025
    9 Jul

    An application submitted under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) for the…

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  2. 2025
    15 May

    An application submitted under Section 96a of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 for a non-material…

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Planning history at this site

18 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    22 Sep

    Details submitted pursuant to Condition 13(a)-Sustainable Drainage Strategy of planning permissio...

    PendingApplicationDC/26/145489
  2. 2026
    14 Sep

    Details submitted pursuant to Condition 49-Air Source Heat Pump of planning permission DC/22/1269

    PendingApplicationDC/26/145356
  3. 2026
    14 Sep

    Details submitted pursuant to Condition 72-Floodplain Storage Mitigation of planning permission D...

    PendingApplicationDC/26/145357
  4. 2026
    14 Sep

    Details submitted pursuant to Condition 7(a)-Ground Contamination of planning permission DC/22/12

    PendingApplicationDC/26/145360
  5. 2026
    14 Sep

    Details submitted pursuant to Condition 62-Waste Water of planning permission DC/22/126997

    PendingApplicationDC/26/145361
  6. 2026
    14 Sep

    Details submitted pursuant to Condition 9-Piling Works and Condition 73-Piling and Foundation Des...

    PendingApplicationDC/26/145362

Planning constraints

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: Lee Green Estate, Cambridge DriveRegister site at or near this address · +1 more

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.

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