80 Sydenham Road, London, SE26 5JX

DC/25/142138Full Planning PermissionRefused

Full

Refused on 20 January 2026

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Construction of a first-floor extension above the existing ground-floor at the rear to create two self-contained flats, together with refuse and recycling storage area at ground-floor level, and all associated works at 80 Sydenham Road SE26.

Received: 14 November 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 3
Council: London Borough of Lewisham
Ward: Sydenham

ReceivedReceived14 Nov
ValidatedValidated25 Nov
Consult.Consultation20 Jan
TargetTarget Date20 Jan
DecidedDecided20 Jan

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at 80 SYDENHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE26 5JX. Lewisham has handled 2,816 applications of this type. This one was decided in 67 days, 11 days longer than Lewisham's typical decision time. There have been 7 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 112 applications across Sydenham. We hold 2,167 applications in total for the SE26 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: SE26 5JX
Application type: Full Planning Permission
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 25 November 2025
Neighbour consultation start: 19 December 2025
Last date for comments: 20 January 2026
Target decision date: 20 January 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent: Redwoods Projects
Architect profile: REDWOODS PROJECTS LTD
Agent address: Unit 4 Grosvenor Way, London, E5 9ND

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14489950
Documents: 6
Constraints: 8

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
Brownfield land register: 74 to 78 Sydenham RoadRegister site at or near this address · +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, 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 and heritage coasts.

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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Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Lewisham

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