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33 Dartmouth Road, London, SE23 3HN

DC/25/142180Full Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 2 February 2026

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use of part of the existing lower ground, ground and first floor and the construction of a mansard extension to provide 3 self-contained flats, together with the installation of windows and a terrace door to the elevations, and all associated works at 33 Dartmouth Road, SE23.

Received
20 November 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
7
Ward
Forest Hill
Agent
VIABLE PLACEMAKING LTD
  1. Received20 Nov
  2. Validated8 Dec
  3. Consult.13 Jan
  4. Target2 Feb
  5. Decided2 Feb

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 33 DARTMOUTH ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3HN. Lewisham has handled 2,816 applications of this type. This one was decided in 74 days, 3 weeks longer than Lewisham's typical decision time. The site is in the Forest Hill conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 181 applications across Forest Hill. We hold 2,610 applications in total for the SE23 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
SE23 3HN
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 December 2025
Consultation expiry
13 January 2026
Consultation end
13 January 2026
Neighbour consultation start
13 January 2026
Neighbour consultation end
13 January 2026
Last date for comments
2 February 2026
Target decision date
2 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
VIABLE PLACEMAKING LTD
Agent address
16 QUEEN STREET, WORCESTER, WR1 2PL

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
17 December 2025
Advertisement expiry
13 January 2026
Site notice start
17 December 2025
Site notice end
13 January 2026

Additional information

Documents
42
Constraints
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Forest Hill
  • Article 4 direction: Forest Hill Article 4(3) Direction+2 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.

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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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© 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.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Lewisham

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