Horniman Gardens, 100 London Road, London, SE23 3PQ
Proposal
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 6 (Surface Water) of planning permission DC/23/130987 dated 30th August 2023 (as amended by S73 DC/24/135693 dated on 10 July 2024) at Horniman Gardens, 100 London Road SE23.
- Received
- 23 October 2025
- Decided
- 17 December 2025 · Granted
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- London Borough of Lewisham
- Ward
- Forest Hill
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- ReceivedSubmitted23 Oct
- ValidatedValidated24 Oct
- Consult.Consultation19 Dec
- TargetTarget Date19 Dec
- DecidedDecided17 Dec
Decided in 54 days (council typically 56)
This is an application to vary a condition at HORNIMAN GARDENS, 100 LONDON ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3PQ. Lewisham has handled 792 applications of this type and approves 84% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 55 days. The site is in a conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 196 applications across Forest Hill. We hold 2,595 applications in total for the SE23 postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
9 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20266 Mar
Internal and external upgrade improvement works of the existing CUE building, replacement of gas boiler with…
ApprovedFull Planning PermissionDC/26/143238 - 20266 Mar
Replacement of the existing gas cabinet air heater with air-to-air source heat pump (ASHPs) and air handling…
ApprovedFull Planning PermissionDC/26/143242 - 20269 Jan
REAR (Nature Trail/new café & play, boating lake area): TWELVE Lombardy Poplar (1xT002, 11xTG001…
ApprovedDead & Hazardous TreesDC/26/142620 - 202525 Nov
REAR (nature trail): ONE Lime (T1)(approx ht.12m) LATERAL REDUCE SPREAD by 2m from 11m to 9m on E compass…
ApprovedTrees in Conservation AreasDC/25/142249 - 202519 Nov
CENTRAL (by toilets): ONE Ash (T156)(approx ht.7m) FELL. Reason: adjacent to public toilets, specimen has…
ApprovedTrees in Conservation AreasDC/25/142185 - 202513 Aug
CENTRAL (by former boating lake): TWO Oak (T1,T2)(ht.12m) LATERAL REDUCE by 2m from r.8m to r.6m on W…
ApprovedTrees in Conservation AreasDC/25/141106 - 20257 Aug
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 8-Handrail of Listed Building Consent DC/23/130988
ApprovedListed building consentDC/25/141056 - 202514 Jul
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 13-New Plant Enclosure on West Elevation of Listed Building Consent…
ApprovedListed building consentDC/25/140810 - 202428 Feb
Installation of 3, four metre high wifi posts along the western boundary of the Horniman Gardens, 100 London…
RefusedFull Planning PermissionDC/24/135045
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Forest Hill
- Article 4 direction: Small HMO Northern Extension+2 more
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.
Also checked, none recorded (19)
flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, 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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