Planning application
21 LOCK CHASE, LONDON, SE3 9HB
Works: Extension Loft or dormer Small domestic
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Proposal
Construction of a roof extension in the rear roof slope, installation of 4 roof lights in the front and side roof slopes, together with a single storey rear infill extension, part conversion of the existing garage, removal of chimney and all associated works at 21 Lock Chase SE3.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/143807
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/143807
- Type
- Householder Application
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 24 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 1 May 2026
- Ward
- Blackheath
- Postcode
- SE3 9HB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Lewisham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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DC/21/121613 Granted
21 LOCK CHASE, LONDON, SE3 9HB
SIDE: THREE Conifers (T1,T2,T3)(ht.10m) HEIGHT REDUCE by 3m from ht.10m to ht.7m. Reason: to manage in close proximity to side elevations of neighbouring property.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Apr 2026
Received by Lewisham
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1 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 26 June 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Neel Dakshy Architecture Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in London
Active · incorporated 2015 · London
38 applications on PlanIndex · across 7 councils · 91% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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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.
About householder applications
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.
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49 LOCK CHASE, LONDON, SE3 9HB
REAR: ONE Robinia 'Frisia' (T1)(ht.12m) FELL. Reason: has extensive decay to main stem and is sending out suckers all over the lawn. These are woody and thorny. Client has a 2 year old - the suckers make using the small lawn impossible. The garden is scheduled to be landscaped after Robinia removal and a replacement tree is to be planted. Informative A: the replacement tree is hugely appreciated and welcomed to contribute to linear green infrastructure amenity between Lock Chase and Lee Park to the rear and for wildlife and shade to reduce increasingly high summer temperatures due to climate change, suggested species such as: crab apple, pear, quince (Cydonia oblonga), Judas Tree (Cercis siliquastrum), Honey locust (Gleditsia), mulberry, Magnolia Kobus, Tibetan cherry, Paperbark maple, Snowdrop tree (Halesia carolina), Amelanchier, the Bee-bee tree (Tetradium daniellii), Harlequin Glorybower (Clerodendrum trichotomum), Strawberry tree, bird cherry, elder, goat willow. Informative B: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity. Informative C: new tree planting is encouraged wherever space allows.
Granted Trees 6 docs -
53 LOCK CHASE, LONDON, SE3 9HB
REAR (of 123 Lee Park): ONE Multi Stem Lime (T1)(ht.15m) LATERAL REDUCE by 2m from 8m to 6m on west compass point, to appropriate prune points, retain natural aesthetics. Reason: to improve light levels and reduce encroachment over the rear garden of 53 Lock Chase. Informative A: the sensitive management of the tree for landscape amenity, urban forest canopy, wellbeing, wildlife and environmental benefits is greatly appreciated. Informative B: where possible please use cut branches in the garden to create habitat wood piles, and/ or a 'dead hedge' for wildlife and biodiversity.
Granted Trees 5 docs -
51 LOCK CHASE, LONDON, SE3 9HB
REAR: ONE Cherry (T1) CROWN REDUCE by 1.5m from 5.5m to 4m
Granted Trees -
3 LOCK CHASE, LONDON, SE3 9HB
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 replacement of 3 aluminium windows at the rear elevation of 3 Lock Chase, SE3.
Granted Lawful development Windows or glazing 10 docs -
21 LOCK CHASE, LONDON, SE3 9HB
SIDE: THREE Conifers (T1,T2,T3)(ht.10m) HEIGHT REDUCE by 3m from ht.10m to ht.7m. Reason: to manage in close proximity to side elevations of neighbouring property.
Granted Trees 6 docs -
53 LOCK CHASE, LONDON, SE3 9HB
REAR: ONE Cherry tree (T1) LATERAL REDUCTION by 1.5m form 3m to 1.5m REASON: Regular maintenance. ONE Hawthorn tree (T2) POLLARDING back to previous points by 1m from 4m to 3m REMOVE deadwood REASON:Works will encourage well balanced crown and even distribution of growth. ONE Holly tree (T3) CROWN REDUCTION by 2 inches REASON: To enhance aesthetics as part of regular maintenance, minimal growth taken off. FRONT: ONE Holly tree (T4) CROWN REDUCTION by 2 inches REASON: To enhance aesthetics as part of regular maintenance, minimal growth taken off. TWO Cherry trees (T5 & T6) CROWN LIFT by 0.5m from 1.5m to 2m CROWN REDUCTION by 1.5m from 4m to 2.5m REASON: To enhance aesthetics as part of regular maintenance. Informative A: The sensitive management of the trees is greatly appreciated for landscape amenity, wildlife, wellbeing, and urban forest canopy for environmental benefits to mitigate the effects of climate change. Informative B: Wherever possible, please create habitat log piles in the garden from cut branches for wildlife and biodiversity.
Granted Trees 11 docs
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