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288 Grove Street, London, SE8 3RF

DC/26/145149Lawful development: Existing usePending Decision
Lawful development certificate

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificateÿ(Existing) submitted under Section 191 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) to establish that the lawful use of 288 Grove Street, SE8, as a self-contained residential dwelling (Use Class C3).

Received
24 August 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 12 October 2026
Ward
Evelyn
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received24 Aug
  2. Validated24 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided
8 weeks typical decision time in Lewisham75% of lawful development: existing use applications approved

This is a planning application at 288 GROVE STREET, LONDON, SE8 3RF. Lewisham has handled 41 applications of this type and approves 75% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. It was submitted on 24 August 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 55 applications across Evelyn. We hold 369 applications in total for the SE8 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
DC/26/145149
Address
288 GROVE STREET, LONDON, SE8 3RF
Postcode
SE8 3RF
Local Authority
Lewisham
Application Type
Lawful development: Existing use
Decision Status
Undecided
Current Status
Registered
Ward
Evelyn
Parish
Not Available

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
24 August 2026
Date Validated
24 August 2026
Date Submitted
24 August 2026

Planning Decision

Case Officer
Jordan Tai

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
4
Coordinates
51.492270, -0.034362
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Lewisham

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • 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.

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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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