1 Chelsfield Gardens, London, SE26 4DJ
Approved on 20 March 2026
Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Demolition of an existing external store room and the construction of a part-single/part-two storey extension to the side, together with the installation of a window in the front elevation and all associated works at 1 Chelsfield Gardens SE26.
- Received
- 17 December 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- London Borough of Lewisham
- Ward
- Sydenham
- Agent
- Paul Hughes Architects
- ReceivedReceived17 Dec
- ValidatedValidated18 Dec
- Consult.Consultation12 Feb
- TargetTarget Date12 Feb
- DecidedDecided20 Mar
Decided in 92 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at 1 CHELSFIELD GARDENS, LONDON, SE26 4DJ. 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 are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 112 applications across Sydenham. We hold 2,166 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 4DJ
- Application type
- Householder Application
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 18 December 2025
- Neighbour consultation start
- 27 February 2026
- Last date for comments
- 12 February 2026
- Target decision date
- 12 February 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Paul Hughes Architects
- Agent address
- 10, Mersey Road, Sale, Greater Manchester, M33 6HN
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Article 4 direction: Small HMO Northern Extension
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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.
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Source: Lewisham
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