UNIT E, PHOENIX WORKS, BIRD-IN-HAND PASSAGE, LONDON, SE23 3HW

This site has had 4 applications since 2014: 2 approved, 1 refused.

• DC/26/143037 Awaiting decision

  UNIT E, PHOENIX WORKS, BIRD-IN-HAND PASSAGE, LONDON, SE23 3HW

  Relocation of two high-level ventilation terminals to the principal elevation as well as raising the threshold of the existing front entrance and replacing the front entrance door to Unit E Phoenix Works, Bird-In-Hand Passage, SE23.

  Submitted 18 Feb 2026 Full applications
• DC/14/88569 Granted

  UNIT E, PHOENIX WORKS, BIRD-IN-HAND PASSAGE, LONDON, SE23 3HW

  Prior Approval for the part change of use of the ground floor at Phoenix Works, Bird-In-Hand Passage, Forest Hill SE23 from office B1(a) to a two bedroom residential unit (C3).

  Decided 23 Sep 2014 Prior approval
• DC/14/088569 Granted

  UNIT E, PHOENIX WORKS, BIRD-IN-HAND PASSAGE, LONDON, SE23 3HW

  Prior Approval for the part change of use of the ground floor at Phoenix Works, Bird-In-Hand Passage, Forest Hill SE23 from office B1(a) to a two bedroom residential unit (C3).

  Decided 23 Sep 2014 Prior approval

1. 27 Jan 2026

   Received by Lewisham

2. 16 Feb 2026

   Decision issued: Refused

3. 25 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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.

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.

• LAND ADJOINING PHOENIX WORKS, BIRD-IN-HAND PASSAGE, LONDON, SE23 3HW

  DC/26/144850 Submitted 24 Jul 2026 50 yards away

  83% historically approved · decision due ~21 Sep

  Details submitted pursuant to Condition 12-Bird, Bat and Invertebrate Bricks of planning permission DC/23/133599 dated 26th January 2024 at Land Adjoining Phoenix Works, Bird-in-Hand Passage SE23.

  Awaiting decision Full applications 3 docs

• LAND ADJOINING PHOENIX WORKS, BIRD-IN-HAND PASSAGE, LONDON, SE23 3HW

  DC/26/144849 Submitted 24 Jul 2026 50 yards away

  83% historically approved · decision due ~21 Sep

  Details submitted pursuant to Condition 10(a)-Hard Landscaping and Condition 11-Soft Landscaping of planning permission DC/23/133599 dated 26th January 2024 at Land Adjoining Phoenix Works, Bird-in-Hand Passage SE23.

  Awaiting decision Full applications 4 docs

• PHOENIX WORKS, BIRD-IN-HAND PASSAGE, LONDON, SE23 3HW

  DC/05/060513/FT Submitted 25 Aug 2005 50 yards away

  The demolition of the existing buildings on the site of Phoenix Works, Bird in Hand Passage SE23.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Demolition 3 docs

• Phoenix Works, Bird in Hand Passage, Forest Hill SE23 3HW

  DC/05/060512/X Submitted 25 Aug 2005 50 yards away

  The construction of a two to four storey, plus mezzanine floor building, incorporating balconies on the site of Phoenix Works, Bird In Hand Passage SE23 to create 2 commercial units (Use Class B1 Business), 9 one bedroom and 1 two bedroom live/work units, 7 one bedroom and 7 two bedroom self contained units, together with landscaping, provision of bin storage, 27 bicycle and 15 car parking spaces with access onto Bird In Hand Passage, the widening of the railway footpath and the provision of a new footpath link to Bird In Hand Passage.

  Granted Full applications 11 docs

• LAND ADJOINING PHOENIX WORKS, BIRD-IN-HAND PASSAGE, LONDON, SE23 3HW

  DC/26/144022 Submitted 14 May 2026 50 yards away

  Details submitted pursuant to Condition 6-Bricks and Mortar Specification of planning permission DC/23/133599 dated 26th January 2024 at Land Adjoining Phoenix Works, Bird-in-Hand Passage SE23.

  Granted Full applications 5 docs

• PHOENIX WORKS, BIRD-IN-HAND PASSAGE, LONDON, SE23 3HW

  DC/10/075242/FT Submitted 25 Aug 2010 50 yards away

  Details of facing materials, window reveals, means of disabled access, vehicular access, provision for cyclists, protection from noise, external lighting, living roof, refuse storage, screening to high-level terraces, proposed signage, improvements to surfacing and lighting in alleyway between 27 & 29 Dartmouth Road, delivery & servicing plan and waste management plan, submitted in compliance with Conditions (1), (5), (6), (7), (12), (13), (14), (15), (16), (17), (18), (19) & (20) of the planning permission dated the 19 March 2010, for the change of use of the existing buildings at Phoenix Works, Bird in Hand Passage SE23 from 14 residential units, 10 live/work units and 2 commercial units (Use Class B1 Business) to create a revised mixed use scheme comprising 5 commercial units (Use Class B1 Business), 3 one bedroom, 4 two bedroom, 6 three bedroom, 7 four bedroom self-contained flats, 2 two bedroom, 1 three bedroom, 1 four bedroom, self-contained maisonettes and 2 three storey, four bedroom houses, plus the construction of a single storey extension at second floor level on the west section of the building (to the rear of 25-33 Dartmouth Road) and the construction of a three-storey infill extension at 2nd, 3rd and 4th floor levels over an archway, at the eastern end of Bird in the Hand Passage, abutting Bird in the Hand Mews.

  Granted Full applications New dwelling Extension +1 7 docs
  Small domestic

• DC/26/143983 Granted

  1 SANDROCK ROAD, LONDON, SE13 7TS

  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 1 Sandrock Road, SE13, is as a small house in multiple occupation for no more than six residents.

  Received 12 May, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/143740 Granted

  GROUND FLOOR FLAT, 46 HALESWORTH ROAD, LONDON, SE13 7TL

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) submitted under Section 192 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the siting of a single-unit mobile home for ancillary use to the dwelling at Ground Floor Flat, 46 Halesworth Road SE13.

  Received 20 Apr, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/144365 Granted

  21 HEATHER ROAD, LONDON, SE12 0UG

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (existing) submitted under Section 191 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) for the use of property as a house in multiple occupation (C4 Use Class) at 21 Heather Road, SE12

  Received 16 Jun, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/144317 Granted

  154 MINARD ROAD, LONDON, SE6 1NJ

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) submitted under Section 192 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) and Class A of Schedule 2, Part 1 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the construction of a single-storey rear extension at 154 Minard Road, SE6

  Received 15 Jun, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/144314 Granted

  273 BROWNHILL ROAD, LONDON, SE6 1AE

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) submitted under Section 192 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) for change of use from Class E(a) 'for the display or retail sale of goods other than hot food principally to visiting members of the public' to Class E(b) for the sale of food and drink principally to visiting members of the public where consumption of that food and drink is mostly undertaken on the premises at 273 Brownhill Road, London SE6 1AE.

  Received 12 Jun, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Lawful development