Place Ladywell, 261 Lewisham High Street, London, SE13 6AY

DC/26/142890Full Planning PermissionWithdrawn

Full

Withdrawn on 21 July 2026

Council decision: Withdrawn by Applicant

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Proposal

Temporary planning permission for a period of 3 years (24 March 2029) for the retention of the building and alteration and change of use of two first floor residential units (Use Class C3) to site offices (Use Class E), the conversion of Commercial Units A and B at ground floor level to be used as site offices and skills centre, replacement cladding and remedial works to the external elevations, the relocation of a bin store and removal of cycle storage at Place Ladywell, 261 Lewisham High Street, SE13

Received: 2 February 2026
Public comments: 1
Council: London Borough of Lewisham
Ward: Ladywell

ReceivedReceived2 Feb
ValidatedValidated3 Feb
Consult.Consultation31 Mar
TargetTarget Date31 Mar
DecidedDecided21 Jul

Decided in 168 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at PLACE LADYWELL, 261 LEWISHAM HIGH STREET, LONDON, SE13 6AY. Lewisham has handled 2,816 applications of this type. It was withdrawn 169 days after it was submitted, before a decision was made. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 169 applications across Ladywell. 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 6AY
Application type: Full Planning Permission
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 3 February 2026
Consultation expiry: 18 February 2026
Neighbour consultation start: 20 February 2026
Last date for comments: 31 March 2026
Target decision date: 31 March 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 18 February 2026

Additional information

Documents: 14
Constraints: 8

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: St MarysNext to the site
Article 4 direction: Small HMO Northern Extension
Brownfield land register: PLACE/Ladywell, former Ladywell Leisure Centre (remainder of site)Register site at or near this address · +1 more
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

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 and heritage coasts.

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Planning history at this site

17 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Lewisham

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