DC/22/129444

1. 29 Nov 2022

   Received by Lewisham

2. 19 Dec 2022

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 13 Feb 2023

   Decision issued: Refused

4. 3 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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.

Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden: extensions, loft and garage conversions, porches, outbuildings and similar alterations within the boundary of the home. They cannot be used to create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. Councils aim to decide them within eight weeks, and immediate neighbours are usually notified and given a chance to comment.

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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.

  19 Feb 2026 39m away Trees
• DC/21/121164 Refused

  46 EWELME ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3BH

  The construction of a hip to gable roof extension and a rear roof extension at 46 Ewelme Road SE23, together with the installation of rooflights to the front roof slope, and extension of the chimney.

  2 Apr 2021 39m away Householder
• DC/26/142612 Granted

  32 EWELME ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3BH

  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 hip to gable and rear dormer, the installation of four rooflights to the front roof slope, and alterations to rear windows at 32 Ewelme Road, SE23

  9 Jan 2026 39m away Lawful development
• DC/21/120791 Granted

  6 EWELME ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3BH

  Replacement of the existing roof coverings and the installation of 4 rooflights in the existing side and rear roof slopes at 6 Ewelme Road SE23.

  11 Mar 2021 39m away Householder
• 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.

  24 Oct 2019 40m away Householder
• DC/19/114421 Granted

  6 BENSON ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3RJ

  Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for the installation of two new rooflights in the rear roofslope at 6 Benson Road, SE23.

  24 Oct 2019 40m away Lawful development

• DC/26/144214 Refused

  54A ALLERFORD ROAD, LONDON, SE6 3DF

  Erection of a single-storey rear extension, roof extensions including side/rear dormer structures and rooflights, installation of a front entrance canopy, and associated internal and external alterations at 54A Allerford Road SE6.

  2 Jun 2026 Householder
• DC/26/143542 Granted

  163 ALGERNON ROAD, LONDON, SE13 7AP

  Refurbishment and extension of the dwellinghouse, including the construction of a lower ground floor rear extension with rear terrace above and front lightwell, alterations to the existing rear roof extension, replacement windows, doors and roof covering, installation of roof mounted solar panels, and an air source heat pump at 163 Algernon Road, SE13 and associated front garden alterations including boundary treatment and refuse storage.

  30 Mar 2026 Householder
• DC/26/144235 Granted

  34 EWHURST ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1AQ

  Construction of a single storey, ground floor rear and infill extension at 34 Ewhurst Road, SE4.

  3 Jun 2026 Householder
• DC/26/144148 Granted

  79 WHITEFOOT LANE, BROMLEY, BR1 5SA

  Covering up existing red brick with sand and cement render on the external facade at 79 Whitefoot Lane, BR1.

  27 May 2026 Householder
• DC/26/144186 Granted

  18 MICHELDEVER ROAD, LONDON, SE12 8LX

  Installation of replacement double glazed windows in the front elevation at 18 Micheldever Road SE12.

  29 May 2026 Householder