Planning application
REAR OF 2-6, DEVONSHIRE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3TJ
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 ground floor commercial use (Use Class E) into a self-contained residential unit (Use Class C3) at the rear of 2-6 Devonshire Road SE23
As published by the council, reference DC/26/143371
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/143371
- Type
- Commercial to Residential Prior Approval
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 16 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 17 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 8 May 2026
- Ward
- Forest Hill
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SE23 3TJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Lewisham register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 1 refused.
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DC/25/142065 Granted
REAR OF 2-6, DEVONSHIRE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3TJ
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) submitted under Section 192 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) for the change of use from offices (Use Class E) to three self-contained flats under deemed consent (DC/25/139642) at rear of 2-6 Devonshire Road SE23.
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DC/25/141389 Granted
REAR OF 2-6, DEVONSHIRE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3TJ
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 the first floor offices into 3 self-contained flats (Use Class C3) at the rear of 2-6 Devonshire Road SE23.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Mar 2026
Received by Lewisham
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17 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 May 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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25 Jul 2026
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AJ Leaseplan Ltd Agent
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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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2 DEVONSHIRE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3TJ
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) submitted under Section (191) of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) for the use of the lower ground floor as a separate self contained flat at 2 Devonshire Road SE23.
Refused Lawful development 5 docs -
REAR OF 2-6, DEVONSHIRE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3TJ
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 the first floor offices into 3 self-contained flats (Use Class C3) at the rear of 2-6 Devonshire Road SE23.
Granted Prior approval New dwelling 24 docs -
REAR OF 2-6, DEVONSHIRE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3TJ
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) submitted under Section 192 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) for the change of use from offices (Use Class E) to three self-contained flats under deemed consent (DC/25/139642) at rear of 2-6 Devonshire Road SE23.
Granted Lawful development New dwelling 10 docs -
2 DEVONSHIRE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3TJ
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) submitted under Section (191) of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) for the use of the rear ground floor as a separate self contained residential flat at 2 Devonshire Road SE23.
Granted Lawful development 16 docs -
REAR OF 2 TO 6, DEVONSHIRE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3TJ
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LAND AT WALDRAM CRESCENT TO THE REAR OF 1-17 STANSTEAD RD LONDON, SE23
Details submitted in respect of Condition 19 'Contamination' (a) Desk Study and Phase 1 Ground Investigation Report) for 'An application submitted under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for minor material amendments to the planning permission DC/19/110957 dated 5 August 2019 for the erection of a building, rising to 6 storeys, comprising commercial floorspace (Use Class A1/A2/A3/B1) and 22 dwellings above, with associated landscaping, disabled and cycle parking, servicing and refuse facilities at Land at Waldram Crescent to the rear of 1-17 Stanstead Rd, London, SE23 :- in order to include a nursery (Use Class D1), re wording of Condition(s) (2), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), (14), (15) & (16);? Use of privacy glazing on Waldram Crescent (head to kneeheight rather than extending from floor to ceiling);? Access doors from the commercial unit to the garden;? Small windows added to the ground floor on the northwest elevation to provide additional daylight;? Southeast corner re-configured to provide an external entrance lobby area, covered buggy store, bin store with street access and re-allocation of commercial/visitor cycle store; Internally, the two consented commercial units will be combined;and External landscape area to be re-allocated for commercial use'.
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