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DC/19/112868

157-159 LEWISHAM HIGH STREET, LONDON, SE13 6AA

Refused Lewisham Approval of Details (Following Full PP)

Proposal

Details submitted in respect of conditions (6) Travel Plan, (7) Cycle Storage and (8) Refuse and recycling storage of planning permission DC/18/110032 dated 27/02/2019 to allow the premises at 157-159 Lewisham High Street, SE13, to be used for education and training for students aged 16 and over, and/or for a place of worship on permanent basis (Use Class D1).

As published by the council, reference DC/19/112868

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Jun 2019

    Received by Lewisham

  2. 14 Nov 2019

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 3 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About full applications applications

How this application type works

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.

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