28 ST MARGARET'S ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1YU

1. 9 Mar 2026

   Received by Lewisham

2. 30 Mar 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 25 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 25 May 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   Lewisham took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with Lewisham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Lewisham decided householder applications in a median of 59 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.

• 4 ST MARGARET'S ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1YU

  DC/26/142628 Submitted 12 Jan 2026 50 yards away

  REAR: ONE Lombardy Poplar (T1)(ht.17m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 5m from 17m to 12m, spread by 2m from 6m to 4m, CROWN THIN by 25 % Reason: reduction on all laterals and verticals, back to appropriate growth points, previously reduced, part of regular maintenance. REAR: ONE Lombardy Poplar (T2)(ht.10m) FELL. Reason: permission to fell was granted in 2017 (DC/17/104017) due to large basal decay cavity but works not carried out. Replanting proposed with an Acer within the rear garden. Informative A: the replacement tree is greatly appreciated, suggest such as Paperbark maple (Acer griseum), rather than Acer japonica which is prone to leaf scorch, other suitable species are such as: crab apple, hawthorn, Laburnum, pear (Pyrus communis), quince (Cydonia oblonga), hazel, Amelanchier, Magnolia Kobus, elder. Informative B: huge thank you for retaining T1 for amenity, wildlife, to reduce air pollution and to provide shade to reduce increasingly high summer temperatures due to climate change. Informative C: please leave a safe standing trunk of T2 and create habitat log piles with some arisings for wildlife and biodiversity. Informative D: The Bat Conservation Trust advises checking thoroughly for roosting bats before and during tree works with soft fell process followed to proceed with care and with cut timber left grounded over night to allow any bats to make their way out, tree works ideally during Sept/Oct to avoid maternity and hibernation seasons when bats are most vulnerable to disturbance.

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• 30 ST MARGARET'S ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1YU

  DC/19/111171 Submitted 26 Feb 2019 50 yards away

  REAR: ONE Ash (T1) FELL (approx.ht.8m) and replace with Silver Birch or other small tree. (Reason: The Australian Fraxinus angustifolia 'Raywood' is a fast growing tree. It has outgrown the space, is near boundary fence and neighbour's wall, has poor form and is supressing a cherry and birch. Previous crown reduction has resulted in poor branch form and the tree has quickly regrown). Informative: it is noted with thanks that a voluntary replacement small species tree is proposed and suggest other trees to consider, in addition to birch, are: crab apple, magnolia, flowering cherry, Tibetan cherry, Judas tree, standard pear, hawthorn, snowy mespilus.

  Granted Trees 5 docs
  Small domestic

• 20 ST MARGARET'S ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1YU

  DC/19/113685 Submitted 29 Aug 2019 50 yards away

  Proposed installation of replacement double glazed timber framed windows at 20 St Margaret's Road, SE4.

  Granted Householder Windows or glazing 12 docs
  Domestic

• 14 ST MARGARET'S ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1YU

  DC/26/143023 Submitted 17 Feb 2026 50 yards away

  REAR: FIVE dead Leyland Cypress (T1-T5)(ht.3m) FELL. Duty to replace applies with species to be agreed with council - see Informative B below. Reason: dead monoliths, trees were cut down without permission by someone else some years back and are now decaying monoliths. Informative A: Duty to replace - the landowner has a duty to plant another tree of an appropriate size and species when a tree is removed in a conservation area because it is dead or presents an immediate risk of serious harm. Ref. Tree Preservation Orders and trees in conservation areas, guidance, para 121. Informative B: Replacement planting - 3 trees selected from: crab apple, quince, medlar, mulberry, pear, hazel, hawthorn to replace amenity, wildlife habitat and shade to reduce increasingly high summer temperatures due to climate change. Informative C: please create habitat log piles with some arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.

  Granted Trees 9 docs

• 4 ST MARGARET'S ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1YU

  DC/19/112344 Submitted 20 May 2019 50 yards away

  An application submitted under Section 96a of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 for a non-material amendment in connection with the planning permission DC/16/097434 dated 19th September 2016, as amended by DC/18/107285 dated 19th of July 2018 for the construction of a single storey rear extension and side extension at 4 St Margaret's Road, SE4 in order to alter the size of the rear ground floor doors.

  Granted Amendments Extension 20 docs
  Small domestic

• 30 ST MARGARET'S ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1YU

  DC/26/144158 Submitted 28 May 2026 50 yards away

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) submitted under Section 192 of the To...

  Granted 13 docs

• DC/26/144603 Granted

  6 FRIENDLY STREET, LONDON, SE8 4DT

  Patial demoltion of existing rear additions, construction of a new single storey rear extension and all associated works at 6 Friendly Street, SE8

  Received 6 Jul, published by the council 3 Aug 2026 Householder
• DC/26/145239 Awaiting decision

  18 ARICA ROAD, LONDON, SE4 2PX

  Construction of a single-storey side/rear wraparound extension featuring roof terrace with glazed privacy screen, L-shape rear roof extension with juliet balacony and two rooflights to the front roofslope of 18 Arica Road, London, SE4 2PX

  Received 31 Aug, published by the council 9 Sep 2026 Householder
• DC/26/145176 Awaiting decision

  162 CHUDLEIGH ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1EE

  Construction of a two storey side extension with a hipped roof and a cycle store within the front garden at 162 Chudleigh Road, SE4 1EE.

  Received 25 Aug, published by the council 28 Aug 2026 Householder
• DC/26/145156 Awaiting decision

  6 WALTERS WAY, LONDON, SE23 3LH

  The installation of an Air Source Heat Pump positioned on the flat roof of the front porch, together with the removal of the existing glasal fibre cement cladding board and overcladding the thermal envelope, ground floor rear and front porch extension, first floor rear extension and extension of roofline, installation of solar panels at roof level and all associated works at Walters Way SE23.

  Received 24 Aug, published by the council 26 Aug 2026 Householder
• DC/26/142856 Granted

  21 HAREFIELD ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1LW

  Retrospective planning permission for the construction of timber decking, shed, pergola and a boundary fence in the rear garden of 21 Harefield Road SE4.

  Received 2 Feb, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Householder