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THE RIVOLI APARTMENTS, 59 LADYWELL ROAD, LONDON, SE13 7UT

Refused Lewisham DC/25/141949 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 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

  1. 27 Oct 2025

    Received by Lewisham

  2. 10 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

GA Architects Agent, an architecture practice

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Documents

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15 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.

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