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1 SYDENHAM PARK, LONDON, SE26 4EE

Refused Lewisham DC/18/109546 Full Planning Permission

Works: Extension Loft or dormer Windows or glazing Small domestic

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Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Change of use of the existing building at 1 Sydenham Park, SE26, from storage (Class B8) to Residential (Class C3), together with the construction of a mansard roof extension to create a second floor, a single storey storey extension to the side and installation of replacement windows and doors to provide 1 studio, 6 one bedroom and 2 three bedroom self-contained units with associated amenity space and cycle parking, plus associated works.

As published by the council, reference DC/18/109546

Application record

Reference
DC/18/109546
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
1 Nov 2018
Validated
16 Nov 2018
Decided
14 Jan 2019
Ward
Forest Hill
Postcode
SE26 4EE

Site history

Applications at this address on the Lewisham register

This site has had 5 applications since 2018: 2 approved, 2 refused.

  • DC/19/112296 Granted

    1 SYDENHAM PARK, LONDON, SE26 4EE

    Construction of a mansard roof extension to create a second floor at 1 Sydenham Park, SE26, to provide 2 one bedroom self-contained flats, together with alterations to the elevations including the installation of replacement windows and doors and new roof lights on the flat roof.

    Decided 10 Jul 2019 Full applications
  • DC/19/111041 Decided

    1 SYDENHAM PARK, LONDON, SE26 4EE

    Prior Approval for the change of use of 1 Sydenham Park, SE26, from Use Class B8 (Storage/Distribution) to Use Class C3 (residential) consisting of 5 x one bed flats, and 1x two bed flats pursuant with Class P, Part 3, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended).

    Decided 12 Apr 2019 Prior approval
  • DC/19/111014 Refused

    1 SYDENHAM PARK, LONDON, SE26 4EE

    The construction of a mansard roof extension to create a second floor at 1 Sydenham Park, SE26, to provide 2 one bedroom self-contained flats, together with alterations to the elevations including the installation of replacement windows and doors and new roof lights on the flat roof.

    Decided 29 Apr 2019 Full applications
  • DC/19/111016 Granted

    1 SYDENHAM PARK, LONDON, SE26 4EE

    Landscaping works to the front of 1 Sydenham Park SE26 including provision of cycle storage and waste storage facilities.

    Decided 8 May 2019 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Nov 2018

    Received by Lewisham

  2. 16 Nov 2018

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 14 Jan 2019

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 10 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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Indigo Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in London

Dissolved · incorporated 1986 · London

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Documents

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18 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Lewisham refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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