Planning application
DC/26/142807
UNIT E, PHOENIX WORKS, BIRD-IN-HAND PASSAGE, LONDON, SE23 3HW
Proposal
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) submitted under Section 192 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) Class A of Schedule 2, Part 1 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the raising of the front door threshold, front door replacement, and relocation of two high-level ventilation terminals to the principal elevation of Unit E, Phoenix Works, Bird-In-Hand Passage, SE23.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/142807
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Jan 2026
Received by Lewisham
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16 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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DC/26/144850 Awaiting decision
LAND ADJOINING PHOENIX WORKS, BIRD-IN-HAND PASSAGE, LONDON, SE23 3HW
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.
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DC/26/144849 Awaiting decision
LAND ADJOINING PHOENIX WORKS, BIRD-IN-HAND PASSAGE, LONDON, SE23 3HW
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.
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DC/05/060513/FT Granted
PHOENIX WORKS, BIRD-IN-HAND PASSAGE, LONDON, SE23 3HW
The demolition of the existing buildings on the site of Phoenix Works, Bird in Hand Passage SE23.
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DC/05/060512/X Granted
Phoenix Works, Bird in Hand Passage, Forest Hill SE23 3HW
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.
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DC/26/144022 Granted
LAND ADJOINING PHOENIX WORKS, BIRD-IN-HAND PASSAGE, LONDON, SE23 3HW
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.
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DC/10/075242/FT Granted
PHOENIX WORKS, BIRD-IN-HAND PASSAGE, LONDON, SE23 3HW
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.
Other lawful development applications
In Lewisham
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DC/26/144205 Granted
350 DOWNHAM WAY, BROMLEY, BR1 5NR
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) submitted under Section 192 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) and Classes B and C of Schedule 2, Part 1 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the construction of a hip-to-gable extension, a rear dormer extension, and the installation of two roof lights on the front elevation at 350 Downham Way, BR1
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DC/26/143757 Granted
74 FARMFIELD ROAD, BROMLEY, BR1 4NG
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) submitted under Section 192 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) Classes B and C of Schedule 2, Part 1 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the hip-to-gable roof conversion, construction of a rear roof extension and installation of front rooflights at 74 Farmfield Road, BR1.
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DC/26/144149 Granted
11 AMERSHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE14 6QQ
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) submitted under Section (191) of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) for the continued use of one front and three rear roof terraces and alterations to the front and rear elevations at 11 Amersham Road, SE14.
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DC/26/144811 Awaiting decision
26 ENTERPRIZE WAY, LONDON, SE8 3PJ
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) submitted under Section 192 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) and Classes A, B, C and D 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, replacement of windows, rear dormer extension, a new rooflight and alterations to the front porch at 26 Enterprize Way.
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DC/26/144128 Refused
11 WELLMEADOW ROAD, LONDON, SE13 6SY
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) submitted under Section 192 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) and Classes A, B and C of Schedule 2, Part 1 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the construction of a loft conversion with a rear roof dormer, raising of the parapet walls and three front slope rooflights at 11 Wellmeadow Road, SE13.