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175 Downham Way, Bromley, BR1 5EL

DC/26/142735Lawful development: Proposed useApproved
Lawful development certificate

Approved on 4 February 2026

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Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) submitted under Section 192 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) Classes B and C of Schedule 2, Part 1 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for construction of a rear dormer, two front-slope rooflights, and all associated works to 175 Downham Way, BR1.

Submitted
20 January 2026
  1. Received20 Jan
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided4 Feb

Decided in 15 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application for a dormer extension at 175 DOWNHAM WAY, BROMLEY, BR1 5EL. Lewisham has handled 182 applications of this type. This one was decided in 15 days, 6 weeks quicker than Lewisham's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 70 applications across Downham. We hold 2,801 applications in total for the BR1 postcode area.

87% of lawful development: proposed use 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
BR1 5EL
Application type
Lawful development: Proposed use

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Article 4 direction: Small Houses in Multiple Occupation Article 4
  • 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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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Source: Lewisham

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