Railway Arch, 179-185 Edward Place, London, SE8 5HD
Approved on 27 February 2026
Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Demolition of existing rear lean-to structures and the construction of lean-to at the rear, together with the installation of new roof lights, doors and roller shutters to the elevations, the provision of new utility connections for each unit, including WCs, and external works to define individual yard spaces, improve access, and all associated works at Railway Arches, 179-185 Edward Place SE8. (Please note Listed Building Consent Ref:- DC/25/142279)
- Received
- 26 November 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- London Borough of Lewisham
- Ward
- Deptford
- ReceivedReceived26 Nov
- ValidatedValidated18 Dec
- Consult.Consultation12 Feb
- TargetTarget Date12 Feb
- DecidedDecided27 Feb
Decided in 71 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at RAILWAY ARCH, 179-185 EDWARD PLACE, LONDON, SE8 5HD. Lewisham has handled 2,816 applications of this type. This one was decided in 93 days, 5 weeks longer than Lewisham's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 63 applications across Deptford. We hold 385 applications in total for the SE8 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
- SE8 5HD
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 18 December 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 31 December 2025
- Neighbour consultation start
- 22 December 2025
- Last date for comments
- 12 February 2026
- Target decision date
- 12 February 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Turley
- Agent address
- Brownlow Yard, 12 Roger Street, London, WC1N 2JU
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 31 December 2025
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
- Article 4 direction: Small HMO Northern Extension
Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.
Also checked, none recorded (22)
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, 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
Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© 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.
Associated applications
- 202526 Nov
Demolition of existing rear lean-to structures and the construction of lean-to at the rear, together with the…
This applicationApprovedListed building consentDC/25/142278 - 202526 Nov
Listed Building Consent for the demolition of existing rear lean-to structures and the construction of…
ApprovedListed building consentPart ofDC/25/142279
Source: Lewisham
Contains public sector information from the Planning London Datahub, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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