Planning application
DC/19/114421
6 BENSON ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3RJ
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for the installation of two new rooflights in the rear roofslope at 6 Benson Road, SE23.
As published by the council, reference DC/19/114421
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Oct 2019
Received by Lewisham
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4 Dec 2019
Decision issued: Granted
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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DC/19/114419 Granted
6 BENSON ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3RJ
The construction of two dormer extensions to the rear roofslope of 6 Benson Road, SE23.
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DC/19/113430 Granted
6 BENSON ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3RJ
Demolition of existing single storey rear extension and construction of a single storey rear extension at 6 Benson Road, SE23, together with the installation of replacement windows in the front and rear elevations and partial bricking up of a first floor door and installation of a window in its place.
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DC/19/114420 Granted
6 BENSON ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3RJ
Replacement of the roof of 6 Benson Road SE23, together with the installation of two new rooflight to the front roof slope.
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DC/26/144141 Granted
10 BENSON ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3RJ
REAR: ONE dead Willow (T1)(approx.ht.12m) FELL to 4m monolith. Reason: the tree has died, a 4m monolith will be left as standing deadwood for habitat. REPLACEMENT PROPOSAL: A native pollinator will be planted as a replacement. Duty to replace applies. Informative A: huge thank you for retaining a 4m high standing monolith for biodiversity and planting a replacement tree for amenity, wildlife, flood mitigation and to reduce increasingly high summer temperatures due to climate change, species to be selected from: wild cherry, goat willow, grey willow, field maple, strawberry tree, holly, hornbeam, wild service tree, bird cherry, common pear, small leaved lime, elder. Informative B: the landowner has a duty to plant another tree of an appropriate size and species when a tree is removed in a conservation area because it is dead or presents an immediate risk of serious harm. Ref. Tree Preservation Orders and trees in conservation areas guidance, para 121; section 213 of Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended). Informative C: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.
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DC/22/129444 Refused
33 BENSON ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3RL
Construction of a rear single storey extension and a staircase and patio at 33 BENSON ROAD, SE23
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DC/26/143048 Granted
2 EWELME ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3BH
FRONT: ONE dead lime (T1)(ht.5m) FELL. Duty to replace applies. Reason: low pollard, ivy covered, the tree was dead in 2025, the front wall has collapsed and needs to be rebuilt with adequate foundations, the tree is very unstable and now liable to fall onto the public pavement, to replace with a small species Magnolia under duty to replace. Informative A: the landowner has a duty to plant another tree of an appropriate size and species at the same place when a tree is removed in a conservation area because it is dead or presents an immediate risk of serious harm. Ref. Tree Preservation Orders and trees in conservation areas, guidance, para 121. Informative B: suggested replacement tree species: crab apple, magnolia, hawthorn, hazel, winter flowering cherry, Orange Bark Myrtle, witch hazel, elder, Cornus mas. If Magnolia selected suggest such as: Magnolia stellata, M. liliiflora 'Nigra', M. x loebneri 'Leonard Messel'. Informative C: please create habitat log piles with arisings from (T1) for wildlife and biodiversity. Informative D: huge thanks for retaining the other 3x front low pollard lime trees for amenity, wildlife and shade to reduce increasingly high heatwaves with climate change. Informative E: the collapsed front boundary brick wall is being rebuilt like-for-like with same bricks so planning permission not required re the article 4 Direction on the property.
Other lawful development applications
In Lewisham
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DC/26/144205 Granted
350 DOWNHAM WAY, BROMLEY, BR1 5NR
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) submitted under Section 192 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) and Classes B and C of Schedule 2, Part 1 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the construction of a hip-to-gable extension, a rear dormer extension, and the installation of two roof lights on the front elevation at 350 Downham Way, BR1
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DC/26/143757 Granted
74 FARMFIELD ROAD, BROMLEY, BR1 4NG
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) submitted under Section 192 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) Classes B and C of Schedule 2, Part 1 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the hip-to-gable roof conversion, construction of a rear roof extension and installation of front rooflights at 74 Farmfield Road, BR1.
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DC/26/144149 Granted
11 AMERSHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE14 6QQ
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) submitted under Section (191) of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) for the continued use of one front and three rear roof terraces and alterations to the front and rear elevations at 11 Amersham Road, SE14.
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DC/26/144811 Awaiting decision
26 ENTERPRIZE WAY, LONDON, SE8 3PJ
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) submitted under Section 192 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) and Classes A, B, C and D of Schedule 2, Part 1 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the construction of a single-storey rear extension, replacement of windows, rear dormer extension, a new rooflight and alterations to the front porch at 26 Enterprize Way.
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DC/26/144128 Refused
11 WELLMEADOW ROAD, LONDON, SE13 6SY
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) submitted under Section 192 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) and Classes A, B and C of Schedule 2, Part 1 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the construction of a loft conversion with a rear roof dormer, raising of the parapet walls and three front slope rooflights at 11 Wellmeadow Road, SE13.