Empire Heights, 45 New Cross Road, London, SE14 5FA
Approved on 22 May 2026
2 conditions
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Proposal
Replacement of the existing red facade material with dark grey cladding on the projecting main entrance, two faces of the external walls to the stair tower and the entrance zone to the Ecklington Lane building at Empire Heights, 45 New Cross Road SE14.
- Received
- 18 March 2026
- Council
- London Borough of Lewisham
- Ward
- New Cross Gate
- Agent
- Unwin Jones Partnership
- ReceivedReceived18 Mar
- ValidatedValidated27 Mar
- Consult.Consultation22 May
- TargetTarget Date22 May
- DecidedDecided22 May
Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application at EMPIRE HEIGHTS, 45 NEW CROSS ROAD, LONDON, SE14 5FA. Lewisham has handled 2,816 applications of this type. This one was decided in 65 days, 9 days longer than Lewisham's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 36 applications across New Cross Gate. We hold 375 applications in total for the SE14 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
- SE14 5FA
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 27 March 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 31 March 2026
- Last date for comments
- 22 May 2026
- Target decision date
- 22 May 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Unwin Jones Partnership
- Architect profile
- UNWIN JONES LIMITED
- Agent address
- Unwin Jones Partnership, Bridge Lane Studio, Caldewgate, CARLISLE, CA2 5SS
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
- Article 4 direction: Small HMO Northern Extension
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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Source: Lewisham
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