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164-166 Rushey Green, London, SE6 4HQ

DC/25/141246Full Planning PermissionRefused
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Refused on 7 November 2025

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use from Class E (former bank) to an Adult Gaming Centre (Use Class Sui Generis) at 164-166 Rushey Green SE6.

Received
27 August 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
10
Ward
Rushey Green
Agent
Planning Potential Ltd.
  1. Received27 Aug
  2. Validated8 Sep
  3. Consult.3 Nov
  4. Target3 Nov
  5. Decided7 Nov

Decided in 60 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 164-166 RUSHEY GREEN, LONDON, SE6 4HQ. Lewisham has handled 2,816 applications of this type. This one was decided in 72 days, 2 weeks longer than Lewisham's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 160 applications across Rushey Green. We hold 1,059 applications in total for the SE6 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
SE6 4HQ
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 September 2025
Neighbour consultation start
7 November 2025
Last date for comments
3 November 2025
Target decision date
3 November 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Planning Potential Ltd.
Agent address
Magdalen House, 148 Tooley Street, London, SE1 2TU

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Appeal history

6005111
Allowed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 22 May 2026Dev Type: Change of useReason: refused

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14224347
Documents
15
Constraints
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Article 4 direction: Small HMO Northern Extension+1 more
  • 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

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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.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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Associated applications

  1. 2025
    27 Aug

    Change of use from Class E (former bank) to an Adult Gaming Centre (Use Class Sui Generis) at 164-166

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    27 Aug

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