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82-84 CHILDERS STREET, LONDON, SE8 5FS

Refused Lewisham DC/26/142818 Lawful Development Certificate existing

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (existing) submitted under Section 191 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) and Class L of Schedule 2 Part 3, of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the continued use of 30 units (2, 3, 22, 23, 26, 27, 31, 32, 33, 35, 36, 55, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 66, 67, 68, 69, 71, 72, 73, 75, 76, 79, 80, 81, 82) HMO (Use Class C4) at 82-84 Childers Street, SE8.

As published by the council, reference DC/26/142818

Application record

Reference
DC/26/142818
Type
Lawful Development Certificate existing
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
28 Jan 2026
Validated
29 Jan 2026
Decided
26 Mar 2026
Ward
Deptford
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
SE8 5FS

Site history

Applications at this address on the Lewisham register

This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 2 refused.

  • DC/26/145365 Awaiting decision

    82-84 CHILDERS STREET, LONDON, SE8 5FS

    The existing use is as 30 units being used as Use Class C4 Small HMO. See supporting statement fo...

    Submitted 11 Sep 2026
  • DC/25/141810 Refused

    82-84 CHILDERS STREET, LONDON, SE8 5FS

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (existing) submitted under Section 191 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) and Class L of Schedule 2 Part 3, of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the continued use as a small HMO (Use Class C4) of Units 2, 3, 22, 23, 26, 27, 31-33, 35, 36, 55, 59 to 63, 66 to 73, 75, 76, 79 to 82 located at 82-84 Childers Street, SE8.

    Decided 14 Nov 2025 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Jan 2026

    Received by Lewisham

  2. 29 Jan 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 26 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

CMA Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Upminster

Active · incorporated 2006 · Upminster

79 applications on PlanIndex · across 9 councils · 94% granted

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

9 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 lawful development applications

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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 82-84 CHILDERS STREET, LONDON, SE8 5FS

    DC/25/141810 Submitted 14 Oct 2025 50 yards away

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (existing) submitted under Section 191 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) and Class L of Schedule 2 Part 3, of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the continued use as a small HMO (Use Class C4) of Units 2, 3, 22, 23, 26, 27, 31-33, 35, 36, 55, 59 to 63, 66 to 73, 75, 76, 79 to 82 located at 82-84 Childers Street, SE8.

    Refused Lawful development 4 docs
  • 82-84 CHILDERS STREET, LONDON, SE8 5FS

    DC/26/145365 Submitted 11 Sep 2026 50 yards away

    87% historically approved · decision due ~9 Nov

    The existing use is as 30 units being used as Use Class C4 Small HMO. See supporting statement fo...

    Awaiting decision
    Major scheme
  • LORD PALMERSTON, 81 CHILDERS STREET, LONDON, SE8 5JR

    DC/20/115632 Submitted 7 Feb 2020 50 yards away

    Non-material Amendment under Section 96a of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) of the planning permission (DC/18/107475) dated 20th November 2018 as amended by non-material amendment dated 30th July 2019 for the construction of a mansard roof extension and a four storey rear extension, the retention of the existing public house and the creation of six 2 bedroom self-contained dwellings with associated cycle parking, refuse storage and outdoor amenity space at Lord Palmerston 81 Childers Street SE8- in order to amend the windows in the south west elevation at first, second and third floor levels to accommodate the kitchen units.

    Refused Amendments Extension Loft or dormer +1 9 docs
  • LORD PALMERSTON, 81 CHILDERS STREET, LONDON, SE8 5JR

    DC/19/111294 Submitted 5 Mar 2019 50 yards away

    The construction of a mansard roof extension and a part 6, part 7 storey rear extension, retention of existing public house and creation of 8 self contained dwellings (1 x 1 bed and 7 x 2 bed) with associated cycle parking, refuse storage and outdoor amenity space at Lord Palmerston, 81 Childers Street SE8.

    Refused Full applications Extension Loft or dormer 28 docs
  • LORD PALMERSTON, 81 CHILDERS STREET, LONDON, SE8 5JR

    DC/25/142213 Submitted 24 Nov 2025 50 yards away

    Details submitted pursuant to Condition 3-Refuse Storage and Collection of planning permission DC/25/138742 dated 16th September 2025 at Lord Palmerston, 81 Childers Street SE8.

    Granted Full applications 5 docs
  • LORD PALMERSTON, 81 CHILDERS STREET, LONDON, SE8 5JR

    DC/20/115576 Submitted 3 Feb 2020 50 yards away

    Details submitted in compliance with Conditions 3 (Construction Management Plan), 4B (Sound Insulation) and 5A (Sound Insulation) of planning permission (DC/18/107475) dated 20 November 2018 for the construction of a mansard roof extension and a four storey rear extension, the retention of the existing public house and the creation of six 2 bedroom self-contained dwellings with associated cycle parking, refuse storage and outdoor amenity space at Lord Palmerston 81 Childers Street SE8.

    Granted Full applications Extension Loft or dormer 6 docs

In Lewisham

  • DC/26/145177 Awaiting decision

    162 CHUDLEIGH ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1EE

    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 and rear dormer at 162 Chudleigh Road, SE4 1EE.

    Received 25 Aug, published by the council 28 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • DC/26/145149 Awaiting decision

    288 GROVE STREET, LONDON, SE8 3RF

    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 288 Grove Street, SE8, as a self-contained residential dwelling (Use Class C3).

    Received 24 Aug, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • 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/26/144507 Granted

    46 WOOLSTONE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2SG

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) submitted under Section 192 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) and Class A, Part 1, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the demolition of the existing conservatory, the construction of a single-storey rear extension, and the replacement of rear and side elevation windows and doors at 46 Woolstone Road, SE23.

    Received 23 Jun, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • DC/26/144512 Granted

    2 HAFTON ROAD, LONDON, SE6 1LP

    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 and rear roof extension with the insertion of two front rooflights at 2 Hafton Road, SE6

    Received 24 Jun, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Lawful development