Planning application
THE RIVOLI APARTMENTS, 59 LADYWELL ROAD, LONDON, SE13 7UT
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 the ground floor office/ meeting room from (Use Class E) into a self-contained flat (Use Class C3) at Unit E, The Rivoli Apartment, 59 Ladywell Road SE13.
As published by the council, reference DC/25/141949
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/141949
- Type
- Commercial to Residential Prior Approval
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 27 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 27 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 10 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Ladywell
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SE13 7UT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Oct 2025
Received by Lewisham
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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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