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80 SYDENHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE26 5JX

Refused Lewisham DC/24/136744 Commercial to Residential Prior Approval

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

Proposal

Prior Approval under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) for the change of use of existing ground floor commercial (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3) to provide 3 studios and one self-contained flat (Use Class C3) at 80 Sydenham Road SE26.

As published by the council, reference DC/24/136744

Application record

Reference
DC/24/136744
Type
Commercial to Residential Prior Approval
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
12 Jul 2024
Validated
25 Jul 2024
Decided
17 Sep 2024
Ward
Sydenham
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
SE26 5JX

Site history

Applications at this address on the Lewisham register

This site has had 4 applications since 2024: 0 approved, 3 refused.

  • DC/26/145261 Awaiting decision

    80 SYDENHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE26 5JX

    Construction of a first-floor extension above the existing ground-floor at the rear to create 1 x...

    Submitted 2 Sep 2026
  • DC/25/142138 Refused

    80 SYDENHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE26 5JX

    Construction of a first-floor extension above the existing ground-floor at the rear to create two self-contained flats, together with refuse and recycling storage area at ground-floor level, and all associated works at 80 Sydenham Road SE26.

    Decided 20 Jan 2026 Full applications
  • DC/24/136743 Refused

    80 SYDENHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE26 5JX

    Prior Approval under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) for the change of use of existing ground floor commercial (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3) to provide 4 studios (Use Class C3) at 80 Sydenham Road SE26.

    Decided 17 Sep 2024 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Jul 2024

    Received by Lewisham

  2. 25 Jul 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 17 Sep 2024

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 7 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

J P Gainsford Associates Agent, registered in Taunton

Dissolved · incorporated 2004 · Taunton

12 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 83% granted

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Documents

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

11 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 96 SYDENHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE26 5JX

    DC/25/141888 Submitted 21 Oct 2025 50 yards away

    Prior Approval under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) for the change of use of part of the ground floor commercial unit from (Use Class E) into a self-contained studio flat (Use Class C3) at 96 Sydenham Road SE26.

    Refused Prior approval 9 docs
  • 96A SYDENHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE26 5JX

    DC/20/115542 Submitted 31 Jan 2020 50 yards away

    Details of Condition (3A) storage of refuse and recycling, Condition (4A) cycle parking facilities and Condition (6A) Operation Management Plan submitted in connection with planning permission DC/19/113617 dated 23 December 2019 for the part Retrospective application for works and change of use already carried out at 96A Sydenham Road SE26 from C3 dwelling houses, 5 self contained residential flats comprising 2, two bedroom and 3, one bedroom units to the current C2 residential institution comprising 10 self contained units, a communal living room, overnight staff bedroom and 42sqm of ancilliary office space.

    Granted Full applications New dwelling
    Domestic
  • 80 SYDENHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE26 5JX

    DC/24/136743 Submitted 12 Jul 2024 50 yards away

    Prior Approval under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) for the change of use of existing ground floor commercial (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3) to provide 4 studios (Use Class C3) at 80 Sydenham Road SE26.

    Refused Prior approval 12 docs
  • 118 SYDENHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE26 5JX

    DC/24/136959 Submitted 1 Aug 2024 50 yards away

    Details submitted pursuant to Condition 2(a) - Waste Management Plan and Condition 3(a) - Cycle Parking of planning permission DC/24/135256 dated 14th May 2024 at 118 Sydenham Road, SE26.

    Granted Full applications 7 docs
  • 80 SYDENHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE26 5JX

    DC/25/142138 Submitted 14 Nov 2025 50 yards away

    Construction of a first-floor extension above the existing ground-floor at the rear to create two self-contained flats, together with refuse and recycling storage area at ground-floor level, and all associated works at 80 Sydenham Road SE26.

    Refused Full applications New dwelling Extension 6 docs
  • 106 SYDENHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE26 5JX

    DC/26/144457 Submitted 22 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    88% historically approved · decision due ~17 Aug

    NOTIFICATION UNDER THE ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS CODE (CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS) REGULATIONS 2003 (AS AMENDED) TO UTILISE PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS AT LAMP POST 038 ON FOOTWAY O/S 106 SYDENHAM ROAD, LEWISHAM, LONDON, SE26 5JX, NGR E: 535817 N: 171436

    Status unknown Telecoms

In Lewisham

  • DC/26/144661 Refused

    29 CALMONT ROAD, BROMLEY, BR1 4BY

    Application for Prior Approval under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A, Part (g) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) for the construction of a single storey rear extension at a depth of 5m, an eaves height of 2.75m and a maximum height of 3m to 29 Calmont Road BR1.

    Received 9 Jul, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Prior approval
  • DC/26/144566 Refused

    112 HITHER GREEN LANE, LONDON, SE13 6QA

    Prior Approval under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) for the change of use of ground (part) and first floors from commercial (Use Class E) into 2 self-contained flats (Use Class C3) at 112 Hither Green Lane, SE13.

    Received 30 Jun, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Prior approval
  • DC/26/144350 Refused

    28 MUIRKIRK ROAD, LONDON, SE6 1BE

    Prior Approval under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) for the change of use of ground floor commercial use (Use Class E) into a self-contained flat (Use Class C3), and all associated works at 28 Muirkirk Road SE6.

    Received 16 Jun, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Prior approval
  • DC/26/144530 Granted

    46 AISLIBIE ROAD, LONDON, SE12 8QQ

    Application for Prior Approval under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A, Part (g) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) for the construction of a single-storey rear extension at a depth of 5m, an eaves height of 2.6m and a maximum height of 4m at 46 Aislibie Road, SE12.

    Received 26 Jun, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Prior approval
  • DC/26/143979 Refused

    4 BROWNHILL ROAD, LONDON, SE6 2EJ

    Prior Approval under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) for the change of use of existing commercial ground floor at the rear from (Use Class E) into a self-contained unit (Use Class C3), together with a separate access to the existing ancillary residential unit at first floor at 4 Brownhill Road SE6.

    Received 11 May, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Prior approval