Planning application
96 SYDENHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE26 5JX
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 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.
As published by the council, reference DC/25/141888
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/141888
- Type
- Commercial to Residential Prior Approval
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 21 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 22 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 10 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Sydenham
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SE26 5JX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Oct 2025
Received by Lewisham
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22 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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10 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Refused
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10 Aug 2026
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Agent on file, an architecture practice
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