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BLACKHEATH VILLAGE POST OFFICE, BLACKHEATH GROVE, LONDON, SE3 0AU

Awaiting decision Lewisham DC/23/131391 Full Planning Permission

Works: Demolition

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Proposal

Demolition of the existing Royal Mail depot and construction of a 3 storey building to provide 6 self-contained units, alterations and conversion of the existing building, together with the construction of an additional storey at roof level to provide a nursery on the lower and ground floors with play space and 3 self-contained units, with associated cycle parking, waste storage, and landscaping at Blackheath Village Post Office, Blackheath Grove SE3.

As published by the council, reference DC/23/131391

Application record

Reference
DC/23/131391
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Registered
Received
28 Apr 2023
Validated
28 Apr 2023
Ward
Blackheath
Postcode
SE3 0AU

Site history

Applications at this address on the Lewisham register

This site has had 14 applications since 2021: 9 approved, 1 refused.

  • DC/25/140314 Granted

    BLACKHEATH VILLAGE POST OFFICE, BLACKHEATH GROVE, LONDON, SE3 0AU

    The display of externally illuminated wall sign and non illuminated projecting sign at Blackheath Village Post Office, Blackheath Grove SE3.

    Decided 29 Jul 2025 Advertising
  • DC/25/140130 Granted

    BLACKHEATH VILLAGE POST OFFICE, BLACKHEATH GROVE, LONDON, SE3 0AU

    Details submitted pursuant to Condition 21(a) - Waste Management Plan of planning permission DC/23/131391 dated 21st June 2024 at Blackheath Village Post Office, Blackheath Grove, SE3.

    Decided 11 Jul 2025 Full applications
  • DC/25/140054 Granted

    BLACKHEATH VILLAGE POST OFFICE, BLACKHEATH GROVE, LONDON, SE3 0AU

    Details submitted pursuant to Condition 9(a)(i)-Hard Landscaping, Condition 11(a)(i)-Soft Landscaping and Condition 12(a)(i)-Boundary Treatments of planning permission DC/23/131391 dated 21st June 2024 at Blackheath Village Post Office, Blackheath Grove SE3.

    Decided 7 Jul 2025 Full applications
  • DC/25/138559 Granted

    BLACKHEATH VILLAGE POST OFFICE, BLACKHEATH GROVE, LONDON, SE3 0AU

    An application submitted under Section 96a of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 for a non-material amendment in connection with the planning permission (DC/23/131391) dated 21 June 2024:- in order to allow:- internal amendments layout at the lower ground floor and upper ground floor level, for the provision of a central corridor within the nursery layout, updated details for the internal ground floor buggy store have been provided at Blackheath Village Post Office Blackheath Grove SE3.

    Decided 17 Jan 2025 Amendments
  • DC/24/138437 Granted

    BLACKHEATH VILLAGE POST OFFICE, BLACKHEATH GROVE, LONDON, SE3 0AU

    Details submitted pursuant to Condition 20(a) - Demolition Plan of planning permission DC/23/131391 dated 21st June 2024 at Blackheath Village Post Office, Blackheath Grove SE3.

    Decided 4 Feb 2025 Full applications
  • DC/24/138438 Granted

    BLACKHEATH VILLAGE POST OFFICE, BLACKHEATH GROVE, LONDON, SE3 0AU

    Details submitted pursuant to Condition 4(a)(i) - Site Contamination of planning permission DC/23/131391 dated 21st June 2024 at Blackheath Village Post Office, Blackheath Grove SE3.

    Decided 4 Feb 2025 Full applications
  • DC/24/137139 Refused

    BLACKHEATH VILLAGE POST OFFICE, BLACKHEATH GROVE, LONDON, SE3 0AU

    Details submitted pursuant to Condition 20 part a (Demolition Plan) of planning permission DC/23/131391 dated 21st June 2024 at Blackheath Village Post Office, Blackheath Grove, SE3.

    Decided 13 Sep 2024 Full applications
  • DC/24/136722 Granted

    BLACKHEATH VILLAGE POST OFFICE, BLACKHEATH GROVE, LONDON, SE3 0AU

    Details submitted pursuant to Condition 16 part a (Desk Based Archaeological Assessment) of planning permission DC/23/131391 dated 21st June 2024 at Blackheath Village Post Office, Blackheath Grove, SE3.

    Decided 3 Sep 2024 Full applications
  • DC/23/130428 Granted

    BLACKHEATH VILLAGE POST OFFICE, BLACKHEATH GROVE, LONDON, SE3 0AU

    FRONT: TWO Hornbeams (T1 & T2)(ht.14m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 3m from 14m to 11m, REDUCE RADIUS by 2m from 6m to 4m on N side over road and E side facing 34 Blackheath Grove, by 2m from 4m to 2m on S side over building. Reason: to bring onto a regular repeat maintenance programme of triennium works to manage size, keeping buildings clear of branches. Informative A: the sensitive management of the trees is greatly appreciated for streetscape amenity, urban forest canopy to mitigate climate change, wellbeing, wildlife and environmental benefits.

    Decided 30 Mar 2023 Trees
  • DC/22/129639 Withdrawn

    BLACKHEATH VILLAGE POST OFFICE, BLACKHEATH GROVE, LONDON, SE3 0AU

    Demolition of the existing Royal Mail depot and construction of a 3 storey building to provide 6 self-contained units, alterations and conversion of the existing building, together with the construction of an additional storey at roof level to provide a nursery on the lower and ground floors with play space and 3 self-contained units, with associated cycle parking, waste storage, and landscaping at Blackheath Village Post Office, Blackheath Grove SE3.

    Decided 7 Mar 2023 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Apr 2023

    Received by Lewisham

  2. 28 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 23 June 2023, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Lewisham took a median of 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Cases linked to this one on the register

9 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • DC/26/143959 Granted

    BLACKHEATH DELIVERY OFFICE, 41 BLACKHEATH GROVE, LONDON, SE3 0AT

    An application submitted under Section 96a of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 for a non-material amendment in connection with the planning permission (DC/23/131391) dated 21/06/2024, for the variation of Condition (2) Approved Plans in order to allow:- the reduction in the depth of a part of the building by 1.2m to create access space for maintenance at the rear of the building at Blackheath Delivery Office, 41 Blackheath Grove, SE3.

    Decided 18 Jun 2026 Amendments
  • DC/25/140130 Granted

    BLACKHEATH VILLAGE POST OFFICE, BLACKHEATH GROVE, LONDON, SE3 0AU

    Details submitted pursuant to Condition 21(a) - Waste Management Plan of planning permission DC/23/131391 dated 21st June 2024 at Blackheath Village Post Office, Blackheath Grove, SE3.

    Decided 11 Jul 2025 Full applications
  • DC/25/140054 Granted

    BLACKHEATH VILLAGE POST OFFICE, BLACKHEATH GROVE, LONDON, SE3 0AU

    Details submitted pursuant to Condition 9(a)(i)-Hard Landscaping, Condition 11(a)(i)-Soft Landscaping and Condition 12(a)(i)-Boundary Treatments of planning permission DC/23/131391 dated 21st June 2024 at Blackheath Village Post Office, Blackheath Grove SE3.

    Decided 7 Jul 2025 Full applications
  • DC/25/138559 Granted

    BLACKHEATH VILLAGE POST OFFICE, BLACKHEATH GROVE, LONDON, SE3 0AU

    An application submitted under Section 96a of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 for a non-material amendment in connection with the planning permission (DC/23/131391) dated 21 June 2024:- in order to allow:- internal amendments layout at the lower ground floor and upper ground floor level, for the provision of a central corridor within the nursery layout, updated details for the internal ground floor buggy store have been provided at Blackheath Village Post Office Blackheath Grove SE3.

    Decided 17 Jan 2025 Amendments
  • DC/24/138437 Granted

    BLACKHEATH VILLAGE POST OFFICE, BLACKHEATH GROVE, LONDON, SE3 0AU

    Details submitted pursuant to Condition 20(a) - Demolition Plan of planning permission DC/23/131391 dated 21st June 2024 at Blackheath Village Post Office, Blackheath Grove SE3.

    Decided 4 Feb 2025 Full applications
  • DC/24/138438 Granted

    BLACKHEATH VILLAGE POST OFFICE, BLACKHEATH GROVE, LONDON, SE3 0AU

    Details submitted pursuant to Condition 4(a)(i) - Site Contamination of planning permission DC/23/131391 dated 21st June 2024 at Blackheath Village Post Office, Blackheath Grove SE3.

    Decided 4 Feb 2025 Full applications
  • DC/24/137302 Refused

    BLACKHEATH DELIVERY OFFICE, 41 BLACKHEATH GROVE, LONDON, SE3 0AT

    Details submitted pursuant to Condition 9 (a)(i) (Hard Landscaping), Condition 11 (a)(i) (Soft Landscaping) and Condition 12 (a)(i) (Boundary Treatment) of planning permission DC/23/131391 dated 21st June 2024 at Blackheath Village Post Office, Blackheath Grove, SE3.

    Decided 30 Oct 2024 Full applications
  • DC/24/137139 Refused

    BLACKHEATH VILLAGE POST OFFICE, BLACKHEATH GROVE, LONDON, SE3 0AU

    Details submitted pursuant to Condition 20 part a (Demolition Plan) of planning permission DC/23/131391 dated 21st June 2024 at Blackheath Village Post Office, Blackheath Grove, SE3.

    Decided 13 Sep 2024 Full applications
  • DC/24/136722 Granted

    BLACKHEATH VILLAGE POST OFFICE, BLACKHEATH GROVE, LONDON, SE3 0AU

    Details submitted pursuant to Condition 16 part a (Desk Based Archaeological Assessment) of planning permission DC/23/131391 dated 21st June 2024 at Blackheath Village Post Office, Blackheath Grove, SE3.

    Decided 3 Sep 2024 Full applications

Who's behind it

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Savills Limited Agent, registered in London

Active · incorporated 1987 · London

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

41 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Lewisham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Lewisham decided full applications in a median of 59 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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  • BLACKHEATH VILLAGE POST OFFICE, BLACKHEATH GROVE, LONDON, SE3 0AU

    DC/24/136722 Submitted 11 Jul 2024 50 yards away

    Details submitted pursuant to Condition 16 part a (Desk Based Archaeological Assessment) of planning permission DC/23/131391 dated 21st June 2024 at Blackheath Village Post Office, Blackheath Grove, SE3.

    Granted Full applications 6 docs

  • BLACKHEATH VILLAGE POST OFFICE, BLACKHEATH GROVE, LONDON, SE3 0AU

    DC/25/140314 Submitted 2 Jun 2025 50 yards away

    The display of externally illuminated wall sign and non illuminated projecting sign at Blackheath Village Post Office, Blackheath Grove SE3.

    Granted Advertising 11 docs

  • BLACKHEATH VILLAGE POST OFFICE, BLACKHEATH GROVE, LONDON, SE3 0AU

    DC/25/140130 Submitted 15 May 2025 50 yards away

    Details submitted pursuant to Condition 21(a) - Waste Management Plan of planning permission DC/23/131391 dated 21st June 2024 at Blackheath Village Post Office, Blackheath Grove, SE3.

    Granted Full applications 4 docs

  • BLACKHEATH VILLAGE POST OFFICE, BLACKHEATH GROVE, LONDON, SE3 0AU

    DC/25/140054 Submitted 9 May 2025 50 yards away

    Details submitted pursuant to Condition 9(a)(i)-Hard Landscaping, Condition 11(a)(i)-Soft Landscaping and Condition 12(a)(i)-Boundary Treatments of planning permission DC/23/131391 dated 21st June 2024 at Blackheath Village Post Office, Blackheath Grove SE3.

    Granted Full applications 10 docs

  • BLACKHEATH VILLAGE POST OFFICE, BLACKHEATH GROVE, LONDON, SE3 0AU

    DC/23/130428 Submitted 17 Feb 2023 50 yards away

    FRONT: TWO Hornbeams (T1 & T2)(ht.14m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 3m from 14m to 11m, REDUCE RADIUS by 2m from 6m to 4m on N side over road and E side facing 34 Blackheath Grove, by 2m from 4m to 2m on S side over building. Reason: to bring onto a regular repeat maintenance programme of triennium works to manage size, keeping buildings clear of branches. Informative A: the sensitive management of the trees is greatly appreciated for streetscape amenity, urban forest canopy to mitigate climate change, wellbeing, wildlife and environmental benefits.

    Granted Trees 4 docs

  • BLACKHEATH VILLAGE POST OFFICE, BLACKHEATH GROVE, LONDON, SE3 0AU

    DC/25/138559 Submitted 24 Dec 2024 50 yards away

    An application submitted under Section 96a of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 for a non-material amendment in connection with the planning permission (DC/23/131391) dated 21 June 2024:- in order to allow:- internal amendments layout at the lower ground floor and upper ground floor level, for the provision of a central corridor within the nursery layout, updated details for the internal ground floor buggy store have been provided at Blackheath Village Post Office Blackheath Grove SE3.

    Granted Amendments 11 docs

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