Planning application
DC/19/115118
UNIT E, DAMSEL HOUSE, DRAGONFLY PLACE, LONDON, SE4 2FN
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) in respect of the use of the ground floor of Unit E, Damsel House, Dragonfly Place SE4 as a self contained apartment (Use C3 Class)
As published by the council, reference DC/19/115118
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Dec 2019
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Dec 2019
Received by Lewisham
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19 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 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.
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DC/21/121409 Granted
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DC/21/121469 Granted
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DC/26/142578 Granted
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DC/26/143757 Granted
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DC/26/144149 Granted
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DC/26/144811 Awaiting decision
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DC/26/144128 Refused
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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.