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4 SCAWEN ROAD, LONDON, SE8 5AG

Refused Lewisham DC/19/110627 Householder Application

Works: Extension Domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

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

Proposal

The excavation of the existing cellar and side return at 4 Scawen Road, SE8 to create a habitable basement, including a lightwell with an external staircase to the front elevation.

As published by the council, reference DC/19/110627

Application record

Reference
DC/19/110627
Type
Householder Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
24 Jan 2019
Validated
11 Feb 2019
Decided
12 Apr 2019
Ward
Evelyn
Parish
Does NOT need to go to BCAP
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
SE8 5AG

Site history

Applications at this address on the Lewisham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2019: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • DC/19/113415 Granted

    4 SCAWEN ROAD, LONDON, SE8 5AG

    Basement excavation to facilitate the construction of additional habitable spaces and an ancillary lightwell to the rear of the dwelling at 4 Scawen Road, SE4.

    Decided 23 Oct 2019 Householder

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Jan 2019

    Received by Lewisham

  2. 11 Feb 2019

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 12 Apr 2019

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 10 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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Freedom Architecture Agent, an architecture practice

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

15 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.

About householder applications

Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 4 SCAWEN ROAD, LONDON, SE8 5AG

    DC/19/113415 Submitted 6 Aug 2019 50 yards away

    Basement excavation to facilitate the construction of additional habitable spaces and an ancillary lightwell to the rear of the dwelling at 4 Scawen Road, SE4.

    Granted Householder 12 docs
    Domestic
  • 6 HICKS STREET, LONDON, SE8 5AQ

    DC/20/115545 Submitted 3 Feb 2020 50 yards away

    Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) in respect of construction of roof extensions in the rear roof slopes at 6 Hicks Street, SE8 together with the installation of roof lights in the front roof slope.

    Granted Lawful development Extension Loft or dormer 6 docs
  • 52 CROOKE ROAD, LONDON, SE8 5AL

    DC/20/115298 Submitted 15 Jan 2020 50 yards away

    Lawful development certificate (proposed) in respect of construction of roof extensions in the rear roof slopes at 52 Crooke Road, SE8 together with the installation of roof lights in the front roof slope, removal of an existing chimney, removal of existing windows and doors on rear elevation, installation of new windows and doors on rear elevation and demolition of outbuilding

    Granted Lawful development Extension Loft or dormer +2 5 docs
  • 22 EVELYN STREET, LONDON, SE8 5DG

    DC/13/085069 Submitted 27 Sep 2013 100 yards away

    An application for prior approval under Part 24 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 as amended, in respect of the installation of one KX Plus style telephone kiosks outside 22 Evelyn Street SE8.

    Granted Telecoms 6 docs
  • 22 EVELYN STREET, LONDON, SE8 5DG

    DC/20/116257 Submitted 22 Mar 2020 100 yards away

    Prior Approval for the change of use from Betting Office (Sui Generis Use) to Dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to provide a self-contained flat at 22 Evelyn Street, SE8 pursuant to Schedule 2, Part 3, Class M of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended).

    Refused Prior approval 7 docs
    Domestic
  • McDonalds Restaurant, Evelyn Street, SE8 5DG

    05/060095/FT Submitted 1 Jul 2005 100 yards away

    The display of an internally illuminated advertisement panel at McDonalds Restaurant, Evelyn Street SE8.

    Refused Advertising

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    Received 28 Aug, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Householder