26 Merchiston Road, London, SE6 1SH
Approved on 7 September 2026
Council decision: Approval Not Required
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Proposal
Application for Prior Approval under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A, Part (g) of the Town and Countr...
- Received
- 6 July 2026
- Council
- London Borough of Lewisham
- Ward
- Catford South
- Agent
- Studio Mills Design Ltd
- ReceivedReceived6 Jul
- ValidatedValidated6 Jul
- Consult.Consultation17 Aug
- TargetTarget Date17 Aug
- DecidedDecided7 Sep
Decided in 63 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an outline application at 26 MERCHISTON ROAD, LONDON, SE6 1SH. Lewisham has handled 1,023 applications of this type. This one was decided in 63 days, 7 days longer than Lewisham's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 154 applications across Catford South. We hold 1,059 applications in total for the SE6 postcode area.
75% of outline 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
- SE6 1SH
- Application type
- Householder Prior Approval
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 6 July 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 7 July 2026
- Last date for comments
- 17 August 2026
- Target decision date
- 17 August 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Studio Mills Design Ltd
- Architect profile
- STUDIO MILLS DESIGN LTD
- Agent address
- 14 Feathers Place, Greenwich, SE10 9NE
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- 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.
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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202611 Sep
Small rear extension to an existing terrace house replacing a UPVC conservatory into a WC and laundry space.
ApprovedLawful development: Proposed useDC/26/145371 - 20261 May
Application for Prior Approval under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A, Part (g) of the Town and Country Planning…
RefusedPrior Approval: Larger Home ExtensionDC/26/143893
Source: Lewisham
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