Planning application
DC/26/143759
42 VERDANT LANE, LONDON, SE6 1LF
Proposal
Application for Prior Approval under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A, Part (g) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) for the construction of a single storey rear extension with a depth of 5.89m, a maximum height of 3.23m and an eaves height of2.50m at 42 Verdant Lane SE6.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/143759
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Apr 2026
Received by Lewisham
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18 May 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 prior approval applications
How this application type works
Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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DC/26/143345 Withdrawn
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new premises licence has been submitted under the Licensing Act 2003.
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DC/19/115071 Granted
54 VERDANT LANE, LONDON, SE6 1LF
Construction of a single storey rear extension at 54 Verdant Lane, SE6 together with associated internal alterations.
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DC/19/114867 Granted
54 VERDANT LANE, LONDON, SE6 1LF
Lawful development certificate (proposed) for the construction of a hip to gable roof extension at 54 Verdant lane, SE6, together with the construction of a rear roof extension, and the installation of three rooflights to the front roof slope
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DC/26/142848 Granted
131 WELLMEADOW ROAD, LONDON, SE6 1HN
Construction of a garage in the rear garden at 131 Wellmeadow Road SE6 with access onto Sandhurst Road.
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DC/26/144396 Granted
131A WELLMEADOW ROAD, LONDON, SE6 1HN
REAR (to Sandhurst Rd): ONE Sycamore (TPO T3)(ht.15m) SNAPPED & FALLEN. Reason: sycamore TPO T3 had a decayed stem with embedded metal, it split and snapped on 3 June lodging on TPO T2, then fell naturally on 4 June 2026 across two rear adjacent gardens and the carwash to the rear. The London Borough of Lewisham (131 Wellmeadow Road) Tree Preservation Order 1973. Informative A: the landowner has a duty to plant a replacement TPO tree when there is an urgent necessity to remove the tree because it is dead or presents an immediate risk of serious harm, ref. para 79 and 80 of Tree Preservation Orders and trees in conservation areas, government guidance 6 March 2014. Informative B: the replacement tree is required in the 5-day notice consent to ensure the tree group feature is retained long-term for public realm on Sandhurst Road and other benefits such as for wildlife, reducing temperatures during extreme heatwaves and flood mitigation, large canopy species required such as Japanese Pagoda Tree (Styphnolobium japonicum), The Bee-Bee Tree (Tetradium daniellii), the Wild Service Tree, The Golden Rain Tree (Koelreuteria paniculata), Turkish hazel, Hackberry (Celtis australis), Kentucky Coffee Tree (Gymnocladus dioica). Informative C: huge thank you for retaining the TPO trees for amenity, wildlife, seasonal interest and cooling during ever more frequent heat waves due to climate change; Informative D: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.
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DC/20/115238 Refused
8 FURTHER GREEN ROAD, LONDON, SE6 1JH
Construction of a part single/part two storey exension to the rear and a first floor extension to the side of 8 Further Green Road SE6, together with the removal of an existing side chimney.
Other prior approval applications
In Lewisham
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DC/26/144818 Awaiting decision
63 ARDFILLAN ROAD, LONDON, SE6 1ST
Application for Prior Approval under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A, Part (g) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) for the construction of a single storey rear extension with a depth of 4.00m, a maximum height of 3.00m and an eaves height of 2.55m at 63 Ardfillan Road SE6.
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DC/26/144819 Awaiting decision
63 MUIRKIRK ROAD, LONDON, SE6 1BJ
Application for Prior Approval under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A, Part (g) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) for the construction of a single storey rear extension with a depth of 4.50m, a maximum height of 3.00m and an eaves height of 3.00m at 63 Muirkirk Road SE6.
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DC/26/144763 Awaiting decision
21-23 DARTMOUTH ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3HN
Prior Approval under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class G of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) for the change of use of the first and second floors from Use Class E into two self contained flats at 21-23 Dartmouth Road, SE23.
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DC/26/144736 Awaiting decision
27 ACKROYD ROAD, LONDON, SE23 1DN
Application for Prior Approval under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) for the construction of a single storey side infill extension with a depth of 6.0m, a maximum height of 3.3m and an eaves height of 2.4m at 27 Ackroyd Road SE23.
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DC/26/144758 Awaiting decision
179 CRANSTON ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2EZ
Application for Prior Approval under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A, Paragraph A.4 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) for the construction of a single-storey rear extension at a depth of 3.3m, an eaves height of 3m, and a maximum height of 3.3m to 179 Cranston Road, SE23.