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161 FIRHILL ROAD, LONDON, SE6 3LN

Granted Lewisham DC/24/136911 Lawful Development Certificate proposed

Works: Extension

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) submitted under Section 192 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) and Class A Schedule 2, Part 1?of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the construction of a 3.0m deep, 6.1m wide, and 2.75m tall rear extension along with confirmation that change from a 5-bed HMO to a 6-bed HMO (C4) would be considered not development as defined by S55 of the Act, at 161 Firhill Road SE6.

As published by the council, reference DC/24/136911

Application record

Reference
DC/24/136911
Type
Lawful Development Certificate proposed
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted
Received
26 Jul 2024
Validated
29 Jul 2024
Decided
18 Sep 2024
Ward
Bellingham
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
SE6 3LN

Site history

Applications at this address on the Lewisham register

This site has had 3 applications since 2020: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • DC/25/142181 Granted

    161 FIRHILL ROAD, LONDON, SE6 3LN

    Construction of a detached, one-bedroom, single storey plus roofspace chalet bungalow to the side of 161 Firhill Road, SE6, together with refuse and cycle storage provision and all associated works.

    Decided 26 Jan 2026 Full applications
  • DC/20/115171 Granted

    161 FIRHILL ROAD, LONDON, SE6 3LN

    Details submitted in compliance with Condition 4 (external materials and finishes) & Condition 6 (soft and hard landscaping) of planning permission DC/18/107416 allowed by appeal decision APP/C5690/W/18/3216079 dated 30 May 2019 for the construction of a detached, one-bedroom, single storey plus roofspace chalet bungalow to the side of 161 Firhill Road, SE6, with associated refuse and cycle storage provision.

    Decided 4 Mar 2020 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Jul 2024

    Received by Lewisham

  2. 29 Jul 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 18 Sep 2024

    Decision issued: Granted

  4. 7 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Redwoods Projects Ltd Agent, registered in London

Active · incorporated 2018 · London

570 applications on PlanIndex · across 24 councils · 67% granted

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Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Lewisham granted permission on 18 September 2024, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 161 FIRHILL ROAD, LONDON, SE6 3LN

    DC/25/142181 Submitted 19 Nov 2025 50 yards away

    Construction of a detached, one-bedroom, single storey plus roofspace chalet bungalow to the side of 161 Firhill Road, SE6, together with refuse and cycle storage provision and all associated works.

    Granted Full applications 11 docs
    Small domestic
  • 161 FIRHILL ROAD, LONDON, SE6 3LN

    DC/20/115171 Submitted 3 Jan 2020 50 yards away

    Details submitted in compliance with Condition 4 (external materials and finishes) & Condition 6 (soft and hard landscaping) of planning permission DC/18/107416 allowed by appeal decision APP/C5690/W/18/3216079 dated 30 May 2019 for the construction of a detached, one-bedroom, single storey plus roofspace chalet bungalow to the side of 161 Firhill Road, SE6, with associated refuse and cycle storage provision.

    Granted Full applications 7 docs
    Small domestic
  • 194 FIRHILL ROAD, LONDON, SE6 3LL

    DC/20/115640 Submitted 7 Feb 2020 50 yards away

    Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) in respect of the change of use of a residential dwelling (Use Class C3a) at 194 FIRHILL ROAD SE6,to a residential care home for not more than 6 residents including carer (Use Class C3b).

    Refused Lawful development 9 docs
    Domestic
  • 208 FIRHILL ROAD, LONDON, SE6 3LL

    DC/19/113985 Submitted 23 Sep 2019 50 yards away

    Prior approval for the construction of a single storey rear extension at 208 Firhill Road, SE6 which will extend beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling by 6 metres, for which the maximum height will be 3 metres, and height at the eaves of the proposed extension will be 3 metres.

    Refused Prior approval Extension 4 docs
    Small domestic
  • 206 FIRHILL ROAD, LONDON, SE6 3LL

    DC/19/114580 Submitted 4 Nov 2019 50 yards away

    Prior approval for the construction of rear single storey extension at 206 Firhill Road, SE6 the extension would measure 6m beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling house with a maximum height of 3m.

    Granted Prior approval Extension 5 docs
    Small domestic
  • LAND TO REAR OF,214- 216 FIRHILL ROAD, LONDON, SE6 3LL

    DC/26/143558 Submitted 31 Mar 2026 50 yards away

    84% historically approved · decision due ~18 Jun

    Demolition of the existing outbuildings at the rear of 214-216 Firhill Road SE6, and the construction of a 4 storey building to provide 10 self-contained dwellings with private outdoor amenity space, balconies and terraces, together with the installation of solar panels on the roof, provision of cycle parking, refuse storage and all associated works with access onto Southend Lane SE6.

    Awaiting decision Full applications Demolition 72 docs

In Lewisham

  • DC/26/145270 Awaiting decision

    179 CRANSTON ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2EZ

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) submitted under Section 192 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) Class A of Schedule 2, Part 1 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for construction of single-storey rear extension and the demolition of the existing conservatory to 179 Cranston Road, SE23.

    Received 3 Sep, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • DC/26/145210 Awaiting decision

    86 PERRY HILL, LONDON, SE6 4EY

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) submitted under Section 192 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) and Class B & 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 rear dormer extension and three front rooflights at 86 Perry Hill, SE6.

    Received 27 Aug, published by the council 3 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • DC/26/145177 Awaiting decision

    162 CHUDLEIGH ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1EE

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) submitted under Section 192 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) and Classes 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 extension and rear dormer at 162 Chudleigh Road, SE4 1EE.

    Received 25 Aug, published by the council 28 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • DC/26/145163 Awaiting decision

    15 BRANGBOURNE ROAD, BROMLEY, BR1 4LL

    Construction of a single-storey rear extension to extend the width of the existing rear extension, installation of a roof lantern, and replacement of the existing outbuilding with an amenity outbuilding at 15 Brangbourne Road, BR1

    Received 24 Aug, published by the council 1 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • DC/26/145149 Awaiting decision

    288 GROVE STREET, LONDON, SE8 3RF

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) submitted under Section 191 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) to establish that the lawful use of 288 Grove Street, SE8, as a self-contained residential dwelling (Use Class C3).

    Received 24 Aug, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Lawful development