Planning application
DC/26/143893
26 MERCHISTON ROAD, LONDON, SE6 1SH
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 at a depth of 3.15m, an eaves height of 2.85m and a maximum height of 2.85m to 26 Merchiston Road, SE6.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/143893
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 May 2026
Received by Lewisham
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1 Jun 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.
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DC/19/114542 Granted
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DC/26/144609 Awaiting decision
26 MERCHISTON ROAD, LONDON, SE6 1SH
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 at a depth of 3.15m, an eaves height of 2.85m and a maximum height of 2.85m to 26 Merchiston Road, SE6.
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DC/24/136957 Granted
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Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) submitted under Section 192 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) and Class A of Schedule 2, Part 1?of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the construction of a single storey rear extension at 14 Ardoch Road SE6.
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DC/19/114637 Granted
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An application submitted under Section 73 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 for a Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) in connection with the planning permission DC/17/100968, dated 26 May 2017) for the construction of a single storey extension to the rear of 7 Abbotshall Road. SE6. In order to allow the following amendments: dual pitched fibre glass roof with lower eaves height (omission of green roof); removal of central parapet wall, and material change of windows and doors to aluminium frames.
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DC/26/144819 Awaiting decision
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DC/26/142858 Awaiting decision
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DC/26/144819 Awaiting decision
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DC/26/144758 Awaiting decision
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