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Watergate School, Lushington Road, London, SE6 3RJ

DC/25/141158Non-Material AmendmentApproved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 30 October 2025

1 condition

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

An application submitted under Section 96a of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 for a non-material amendment in connection with the planning permission (DC/24/134698) dated 15 February 2024, for the variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) in order to allow:- To amend the landscaping arrangement to provide one additional disabled parking space next to Oakview to meet client demand, to provide 2 additional mini-bus parking bays in the site to connect to EVCP, to reconfigure the staff/disabled parking next to Sedgefield Road to allow for the re-location of the mini-bus spaces, to provide potential informal taxi-drop spaces within the site playground. To reduce the area of rain garden and omission of one tree to the tree planting near the gates of the Oakview Road entrance. To confirm that photovoltaic panels (PVs) will be provided across the main proposed building roof and biodiverse green roofs to the lower terrace roof.To Make Other Changes:landscape storage unit moved north;minibus storage unit positioned behind the cycle parking area;planting beds relocated to the edges within the extended central play area to maximise play space;improve visibility and reduce potential trip hazards;Rainwater planters positoned around the new building were omitted as requested by the school as they were considered a trip hazard and would impede access;Central cycle parking enclosure increased in size;External stairs added to the northwest corner of the new building to accommodate existing site levels;Bin store doors and adjacent planting beds repositioned to accommodate existing site / road levels;MUGA access paths from Oakview Road and Sedgehill Road updated to accommodate existing site levels and minimise impact on the existing tree.at Watergate School, Lushington Road SE6

Submitted
2 October 2025
  1. Received2 Oct
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided30 Oct

Decided in 28 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application for a solar installation at WATERGATE SCHOOL, LUSHINGTON ROAD, LONDON, SE6 3RJ. Lewisham has handled 59 applications of this type. This one was decided in 28 days, 4 weeks quicker than Lewisham's typical decision time. There have been 15 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 49 applications across Bellingham. We hold 1,059 applications in total for the SE6 postcode area.

81% of non-material amendment 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
SE6 3RJ
Application type
Non-Material Amendment

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Article 4 direction: Small Houses in Multiple Occupation Article 4
  • 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.

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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Planning history at this site

15 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    28 Aug

    Details submitted pursuant to Condition 32-Remediation Strategy of planning permission DC/24/1346

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDC/26/145205
  2. 2026
    21 Aug

    Details submitted pursuant to Condition 20-Building Bulletin 93 of planning permission DC/24/134698

    RefusedApplicationDC/26/145126
  3. 2026
    3 Aug

    Details submitted pursuant to Condition 13-Delivery and Servicing Plan, Condition 14-Travel Plan and…

    PendingApplicationDC/26/144927
  4. 2026
    14 Apr

    Details submitted pursuant to Condition (12) Living Roof of planning permission (DC/24/134698

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDC/26/143674
  5. 2026
    10 Mar

    Details submitted pursuant to Condition 17-part a (Mechanical Services Noise Control) of planning permission…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDC/26/143294
  6. 2025
    31 Oct

    Details submitted pursuant to Condition 33(a)-Fire Safety of planning permission DC/24/134698

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDC/25/141977

Source: Lewisham

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