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4-6 Silverdale, London, SE26 4TB

DC/26/142756Full Planning PermissionAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Retention of the front facade and part of the existing sorting office, refurbishment of the retained front section to provide galleried office/studio floorspace, demolition of the rear elements of the building, and construction of a part-single/part-three-storey building to provide 7 self-contained flats (3 within the extended front building and 4 within the new rear block), along with associated bike and bin storage, one car parking space, replacement boundary treatments, landscaping, and ancillary works at 4-6 Silverdale, SE26.

Received
22 January 2026
Decision due
21 May 2026
Public comments
5
Ward
Sydenham
Agent
Jo Tasker Planning Consultant Ltd
  1. Received22 Jan
  2. Validated26 Mar
  3. Consult.21 May
  4. Target21 May
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 21 May.

Comment on the council's siteDocuments (65)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 4-6 SILVERDALE, LONDON, SE26 4TB. Lewisham has handled 2,816 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 22 January 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application 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 4TB
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 March 2026
Consultation expiry
8 April 2026
Neighbour consultation start
30 April 2026
Last date for comments
21 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Jo Tasker Planning Consultant Ltd
Agent address
Herston Cross House, 230, High Street, Swanage, BH19 2PQ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
8 April 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14630832
Documents
65
Constraints
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Sydenham Thorpes
  • 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 (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.

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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© 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.

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Source: Lewisham

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