Planning application
GARAGE AT, 19 WICKHAM MEWS, LONDON, SE4 1PQ
At appeal, which passes the decision to the national inspectorate. Anyone who commented before is normally able to comment again.
Proposal
Prior approval for the change of use from light industrial (B1c) to residential (C3) in the form of a 1 bedroom house at the garage at 19 Wickham Mews SE4 pursuant to Schedule 2, Part 3, Class PA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.
As published by the council, reference DC/20/115175
Application record
- Reference
- DC/20/115175
- Type
- Workshop Prior Approval
- Status
- Appeal decided
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 10 Dec 2019
- Validated
- 13 Jan 2020
- Decided
- 9 Mar 2020
- Ward
- Brockley
- Parish
- Does NOT need to go to BCAP
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SE4 1PQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Dec 2019
Received by Lewisham
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13 Jan 2020
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Mar 2020
Decision issued: Refused
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28 Jul 2026
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Robinson Escott Planning LLP Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Orpington
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About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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