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LIGHT INDUSTRIAL PREMISES AND OFFICE TO THE REAR OF 230 LEWISHAM HIGH STREET, LONDON, SE13 6JU

Refused Lewisham DC/23/134115 Commercial to Residential Prior Approval

Works: New dwelling

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Application for Prior Approval under Schedule (2), Part (3), Class (MA) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) for the conversion of a vacant office space (Use Class E) into 2 self-contained flats at light industrial premises and office to the rear of 230 Lewisham High Street SE13.

As published by the council, reference DC/23/134115

Application record

Reference
DC/23/134115
Type
Commercial to Residential Prior Approval
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
5 Dec 2023
Validated
6 Dec 2023
Decided
31 Jan 2024
Ward
Lewisham Central
Parish
Does NOT need to go to BCAP
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
SE13 6JU

Site history

Applications at this address on the Lewisham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 0 approved, 2 refused.

  • DC/24/134897 Refused

    LIGHT INDUSTRIAL PREMISES AND OFFICE TO THE REAR OF, 230 LEWISHAM HIGH STREET, LONDON, SE13 6JU

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (existing) submitted under Section 191 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) for the use of the buildings to the rear of Light Industrial Premises and Office to the Rear of 230 Lewisham High Street, SE13 for office (Class E(c)) and light industrial uses suitable to be carried out in a residential area (Class E(g)(iii)).

    Decided 5 Apr 2024 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Dec 2023

    Received by Lewisham

  2. 6 Dec 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 31 Jan 2024

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 30 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Fred Richard & associates Agent, registered in Gravesend

Active · incorporated 2013 · Gravesend

73 applications on PlanIndex · across 7 councils · 44% granted

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Documents

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16 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Lewisham refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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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