Lewisham House, 25 Molesworth Street, London, SE13 7EX

DC/26/142699Full Planning PermissionApproved

Full

Approved on 18 March 2026

Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)10 conditions

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Proposal

Alterations to the facade of the existing building at Lewisham House, 25 Molesworth Street, SE13 which includes replacement facade and window panels, alterations to the reception/entrance, ground and mezzanine levels and installation of replacement rooftop plant equipment and all associated works.

Received: 16 January 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: London Borough of Lewisham
Ward: Lewisham Central

ReceivedReceived16 Jan
ValidatedValidated19 Jan
Consult.Consultation11 Mar
TargetTarget Date16 Mar
DecidedDecided18 Mar

Decided in 58 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for window replacement at LEWISHAM HOUSE, 25 MOLESWORTH STREET, LONDON, SE13 7EX. Lewisham has handled 2,816 applications of this type. This one was decided in 61 days, 5 days longer than Lewisham's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 7 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 46 applications across Lewisham Central. We hold 980 applications in total for the SE13 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: SE13 7EX
Application type: Full Planning Permission
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 19 January 2026
Consultation expiry: 11 March 2026
Consultation end: 11 March 2026
Neighbour consultation start: 11 March 2026
Neighbour consultation end: 11 March 2026
Last date for comments: 16 March 2026
Target decision date: 16 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address: Knight Frank, 55 Baker Street, London, W1U 8AN

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry: 11 March 2026
Site notice start: 18 February 2026
Site notice end: 11 March 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14626772
Comments: 0
Documents: 37
Constraints: 11

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Article 4 direction: Small HMO Northern Extension+1 more
Brownfield land register: Lewisham Shopping CentreRegister site at or near this address

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.

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Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Lewisham

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