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26B Sydenham Road, London, SE26 5QW

DC/26/143008Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 12 June 2026

8 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use to craft ale shop and coffee shop (Class E) with ancillary tap room at 26B Sydenham Road SE26.

Received
16 February 2026
Public comments
10
Ward
Sydenham
Agent
Edwards Planning Consultancy
  1. Received16 Feb
  2. Validated18 Feb
  3. Consult.15 Apr
  4. Target15 Apr
  5. Decided12 Jun

Decided in 114 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 26B SYDENHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE26 5QW. Lewisham has handled 2,816 applications of this type. This one was decided in 116 days, 9 weeks longer than Lewisham's typical decision time. The site is in the Sydenham Thorpes conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 2 other applications 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 5QW
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 February 2026
Consultation expiry
4 March 2026
Neighbour consultation start
24 April 2026
Last date for comments
15 April 2026
Target decision date
15 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Edwards Planning Consultancy
Agent address
83 Clock House Road, Beckenham, BR3 4JU

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
4 March 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14694692
Documents
9
Constraints
8

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+1 more
  • 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© 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.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    19 Feb

    Full Variation has been submitted under the Licensing Act 2003.

    WithdrawnLicensing/TelecomFiled alongsideDC/26/143053
  2. 2026
    16 Feb

    Change of use to craft ale shop and coffee shop (Class E) with ancillary tap room at 26B Sydenham Road SE26.

    This applicationApprovedFullDC/26/143008

Source: Lewisham

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