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254 Lewisham High Street, London, SE13 6JU

DC/26/143215Application for DemolitionRefused
Prior approval

Refused on 31 March 2026

Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

Proposal

Prior Approval under Part 11, Class B of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) for the demolition of the existing two-storey timber-framed commercial unit at 254 Lewisham High Street SE13.

Received
4 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Lewisham Central
  1. Received4 Mar
  2. Validated4 Mar
  3. Consult.1 Apr
  4. Target1 Apr
  5. Decided31 Mar

Decided in 27 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application for demolition at 254 LEWISHAM HIGH STREET, LONDON, SE13 6JU. Lewisham has handled 18 applications of this type. This one was decided in 27 days, 4 weeks quicker than Lewisham's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application 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.

86% of all 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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Why it was refused

  1. Prior approval is refused under Part 11, Class B of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended), as the submission fails to provide sufficient information to enable the Local Planning Authority to properly assess the impacts of the proposed demolition. In particular, no adequate details have been provided regarding the method of demolition, potential impacts on the highway and adjecent rail infrastructure, and measures to address environmental effects including dust, noise, vibration, and the potential disturbance of contaminants or hazardous materials. Date Received: 04 March 2026 Plan Nos: 250640-PEV-XX-XX-DR-B-0101 REV P01; 250640-PEV-XX-XX-DR-B-0100 REV P01; 250640-PEV-XX-XX-DR-B-1000 REV P01; 250640-PEV-XX-XX-DR-B-1001 REV P01; 250640-PEV-XX-XX-DR-B-1100 REV P01; 250640-PEV-XX-XX-DR-B-1101 REV P01; 250640-PEV-XX-XX-DR-B-1200 REV P01; 250640-PEV-XX-XX-DR-B-1400 REV P01;

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
SE13 6JU
Application type
Application for Demolition
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 March 2026
Neighbour consultation start
9 March 2026
Last date for comments
1 April 2026
Target decision date
1 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Pick Everard
Agent address
Holborn Gate, 330 High Holborn, London, WC1V 7PP

Planning decision

Statutory period
28 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14742243
Comments
0
Documents
14
Constraints
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • 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 (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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

Source: Lewisham

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