4 Bishopsthorpe Road, London, SE26 4NY
Proposal
Alterations and conversion the existing loft space with sun tunnel in the front roof slope together with the replacement of existing roof light, installation of 3 rooflights in the rear roof slope and all associated works at 4 Bishopsthorpe Road, SE26
- Received
- 27 October 2025
- Decided
- 17 December 2025 · Granted
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- London Borough of Lewisham
- Ward
- Sydenham
- ReceivedReceived27 Oct
- ValidatedValidated28 Oct
- Consult.Consultation23 Dec
- TargetTarget Date23 Dec
- DecidedDecided17 Dec
Decided in 50 days (council typically 56)
This is a full planning application at 4 BISHOPSTHORPE ROAD, LONDON, SE26 4NY. Lewisham has handled 2,816 applications of this type and approves 81% of them, typically deciding them in 66 days. This one was decided in 51 days, 2 weeks quicker than Lewisham's median. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 118 applications across Sydenham. We hold 2,153 applications in total for the SE26 postcode area.
Application Details
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202619 Oct
An application submitted under Section 73 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 for a Minor Mat...
PendingVariation of conditions (s73)DC/26/145743 - 20158 Dec
The construction of a dormer extension to the rear roof slope at 4 Bishopsthorpe Road SE26, together with the…
ApprovedHouseholderDC/15/094738 - 20153 Aug
The construction of a roof extension in the rear roof slope at 4 Bishopsthorpe Road SE26, together with the…
RefusedHouseholderDC/15/093205
Planning constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Sydenham Thorpes
- 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 (21)
flood storage 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.
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