Planning application
REAR OF 2-6, DEVONSHIRE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3TJ
Works: New dwelling
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
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 the first floor offices into 3 self-contained flats (Use Class C3) at the rear of 2-6 Devonshire Road SE23.
As published by the council, reference DC/25/141389
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/141389
- Type
- Commercial to Residential Prior Approval
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 9 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 10 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 5 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Forest Hill
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SE23 3TJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Lewisham register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 1 refused.
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DC/26/143371 Refused
REAR OF 2-6, DEVONSHIRE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3TJ
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 residential unit (Use Class C3) at the rear of 2-6 Devonshire Road SE23
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DC/25/142065 Granted
REAR OF 2-6, DEVONSHIRE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3TJ
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) submitted under Section 192 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) for the change of use from offices (Use Class E) to three self-contained flats under deemed consent (DC/25/139642) at rear of 2-6 Devonshire Road SE23.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Sep 2025
Received by Lewisham
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10 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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5 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Granted
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10 Aug 2026
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AJ Leaseplan Ltd Agent
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Lewisham granted permission on 5 November 2025, 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 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
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2 DEVONSHIRE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3TJ
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 lower ground floor as a separate self contained flat at 2 Devonshire Road SE23.
Refused Lawful development 5 docs -
REAR OF 2-6, DEVONSHIRE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3TJ
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) submitted under Section 192 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) for the change of use from offices (Use Class E) to three self-contained flats under deemed consent (DC/25/139642) at rear of 2-6 Devonshire Road SE23.
Granted Lawful development New dwelling 10 docs -
2 DEVONSHIRE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3TJ
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 rear ground floor as a separate self contained residential flat at 2 Devonshire Road SE23.
Granted Lawful development 16 docs -
REAR OF 2-6, DEVONSHIRE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3TJ
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 residential unit (Use Class C3) at the rear of 2-6 Devonshire Road SE23
Refused Prior approval 8 docs -
REAR OF 2 TO 6, DEVONSHIRE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3TJ
Prior Approval under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permi...
Refused -
LAND AT WALDRAM CRESCENT TO THE REAR OF 1-17 STANSTEAD RD LONDON, SE23
Details submitted in respect of Condition 19 'Contamination' (a) Desk Study and Phase 1 Ground Investigation Report) for 'An application submitted under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for minor material amendments to the planning permission DC/19/110957 dated 5 August 2019 for the erection of a building, rising to 6 storeys, comprising commercial floorspace (Use Class A1/A2/A3/B1) and 22 dwellings above, with associated landscaping, disabled and cycle parking, servicing and refuse facilities at Land at Waldram Crescent to the rear of 1-17 Stanstead Rd, London, SE23 :- in order to include a nursery (Use Class D1), re wording of Condition(s) (2), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), (14), (15) & (16);? Use of privacy glazing on Waldram Crescent (head to kneeheight rather than extending from floor to ceiling);? Access doors from the commercial unit to the garden;? Small windows added to the ground floor on the northwest elevation to provide additional daylight;? Southeast corner re-configured to provide an external entrance lobby area, covered buggy store, bin store with street access and re-allocation of commercial/visitor cycle store; Internally, the two consented commercial units will be combined;and External landscape area to be re-allocated for commercial use'.
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