Planning application
DC/19/114865
8 SORRELL CLOSE, LONDON, SE14 6DH
Proposal
Proposed two storey rear extension with terrace at 8 Sorrell Close SE14, together with a loft conversion and rear dormer extension and the installation of rooflights to the front and rear roof slopes.
As published by the council, reference DC/19/114865
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Dec 2019
Received by Lewisham
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20 Dec 2019
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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17 Feb 2020
Decision issued: Refused
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28 Jul 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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REAR: ONE Sycamore (T1)(ht.10m) FELL. Reason: the tree is the smallest in a group of sycamores straddling several rear gardens, removal will reduce overcrowding, lack of light and benefit growth of surrounding trees and shrubs. Informative A: the rear garden is adjacent to railside green infrastructure designated a Site of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINC) and Green Corridor. Therefore the sensitive management to retain and benefit the growth of the remaining trees at the end of the rear garden is greatly appreciated for amenity, urban forest canopy/urban greening, wellbeing, wildlife, environment and to mitigate the climate and biodiversity emergencies. Informative B: where possible create log and wood piles or stack cut branches horizontally between poles as 'dead hedges' on site for wildlife habitat and biodiversity. Informative C: please maintain hedgehog highway holes (13cmx13cm) in boundary fencing for wildlife connectivity.
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