81 Sydenham Road, London, SE26 5UA
Proposal
An application submitted under Section 96a of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 for a non-material amendment in connection with the planning permission (DC/24/134418) dated 10 July 2024, for the variation of Condition (2) Approved Plans in order to allow:- installation of 2 condensing units at 81 Sydenham Road SE26.
- Received
- 15 December 2025
- Decided
- 13 January 2026 · Refused
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- London Borough of Lewisham
- Ward
- Sydenham
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- ReceivedSubmitted15 Dec
- ValidatedValidated16 Dec
- Consult.Consultation13 Jan
- TargetTarget Date13 Jan
- DecidedDecided13 Jan
Decided in 28 days (council typically 56)
This is an application to amend a permission at 81 SYDENHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE26 5UA. Lewisham has handled 365 applications of this type and approves 80% of them, typically deciding them in 55 days. This one was decided in 29 days, 4 weeks quicker than Lewisham's median. The site is in the Sydenham Thorpes conservation area. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 119 applications across Sydenham. We hold 2,147 applications in total for the SE26 postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
5 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202519 Nov
A application submitted under Section 96a of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 for a non-material…
RefusedNon-material amendmentDC/25/142169 - 20251 Jul
Retrospective application submitted under Section 73 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 for a Minor…
RefusedVariation of conditions (s73)DC/25/140658 - 202524 Apr
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 4(b)-Acoustic Test Report of planning permission DC/24/134418
RefusedDischarge of conditionsDC/25/139906 - 202118 Jun
The display of 1x externally illuminated fascia sign and 1x externally illuminated hanging sign at 81…
RefusedAdvertisement consentDC/21/122296 - 202114 Jun
Partially retrospective planning permission for shop front alterations at 81 Sydenham Road, SE26, together…
RefusedFull Planning PermissionDC/21/122211
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Sydenham Thorpes
- 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 (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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