University Hospital Lewisham, Lewisham High Street, London, SE13 6LH
Approved on 9 December 2025
Council decision: Approval Not RequiredDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Prior Approval under Schedule 2, Part 14, Class J of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) for the installation of a roof top solar array on the roof of a non-domestic building (Block Building FOC) at University Hospital, Lewisham High Street SE13.
- Received
- 17 October 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- London Borough of Lewisham
- Ward
- Rushey Green
- Agent
- The Urbanists Ltd
- ReceivedReceived17 Oct
- ValidatedValidated17 Oct
- Consult.Consultation12 Dec
- TargetTarget Date12 Dec
- DecidedDecided9 Dec
Decided in 53 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an outline application for a solar installation at UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEWISHAM, LEWISHAM HIGH STREET, LONDON, SE13 6LH. Lewisham has handled 1,023 applications of this type. This one was decided in 53 days, 3 days quicker than Lewisham's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 10 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 160 applications across Rushey Green. We hold 980 applications in total for the SE13 postcode area.
75% of outline 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
- SE13 6LH
- Application type
- Prior Approval for Solar Panels
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 17 October 2025
- Last date for comments
- 12 December 2025
- Target decision date
- 12 December 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- The Urbanists Ltd
- Agent address
- Westgate House, Womanby Street, Cardiff, CF10 1BR
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 29 October 2025
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: St MarysPart of the site
- Listed building: Grade II: K2 Telephone Kiosk Outside Lewisham HospitalOn or next to this site · +2 more
- Article 4 direction: Small HMO Northern Extension
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.
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Planning history at this site
9 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202617 Sep
Application submitted under Section 96a of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) for a…
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ApprovedPrior Approval for Solar PanelsDC/26/143543 - 202625 Feb
The refurbishment of the existing infusion suite facilities, together with the provision of a metal screening…
ApprovedFull Planning PermissionDC/26/143126 - 20265 Jan
Amended works omit TWO Sycamore T24,T25 as agreed in agents email 3 Feb 2026: CENTRAL: ONE Sycamore…
ApprovedTrees in Conservation AreasDC/26/142583 - 202514 Nov
The upgrading of the existing substation C, which serves the AOO block, the installation of a new twin…
ApprovedFull Planning PermissionDC/25/142131 - 202514 Aug
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 4-Fixed Plant Noise and Condition 5-Air Source Heat Pump of planning…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDC/25/141131 - 202528 Apr
An application submitted under Section 96a of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 for a non-material…
ApprovedNon-material amendmentDC/25/139938 - 20254 Apr
Prior Approval under Part 11 Class B of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted…
ApprovedApplication for DemolitionDC/25/139699 - 20256 Mar
The installation of rooftop plant and associated works at University Hospital Lewisham, Riverside Building…
ApprovedFull planning permissionDC/25/139203
Source: Lewisham
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