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21-23 DARTMOUTH ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3HN

Refused Lewisham DC/26/143894 Commercial to Residential Prior Approval

Works: New dwelling

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 G of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) for the change of use of first and second floors commercial use (Use Class E) into 2 self-contained flats (Use Class C3) with ground floor entrance at 21-23 Dartmouth Road SE23.

As published by the council, reference DC/26/143894

Application record

Reference
DC/26/143894
Type
Commercial to Residential Prior Approval
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
1 May 2026
Validated
1 May 2026
Decided
25 Jun 2026
Ward
Forest Hill
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
SE23 3HN

Site history

Applications at this address on the Lewisham register

This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • DC/26/144763 Granted

    21-23 DARTMOUTH ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3HN

    Prior Approval under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class G of the Town and Country Planning (General Permit...

    Decided 2 Sep 2026
  • DC/26/144762 Decided

    21-23 DARTMOUTH ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3HN

    External alterations to the ground floor front elevation including the installation of entrance d...

    Submitted 17 Jul 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 May 2026

    Received by Lewisham

  2. 25 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

D. Rose Planning LLP Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Woodford Green

Active · incorporated 2015 · Woodford Green

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Documents

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8 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

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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    The installation of a replacement shopfront at 5 Dartmouth Road, SE23.

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  • FAIRWAY HOUSE, REAR OF 53, DARTMOUTH ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3HN

    DC/18/109444 Submitted 25 Oct 2018 50 yards away

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    DC/21/122450 Submitted 29 Jun 2021 50 yards away

    REAR (of 9-21 Dartmouth Rd): THREE pollard Limes (T2,T4,T6)(ht.9-12m) FELL. Reason: health and safety, three of six pollard limes have decayed, hollow, leaning stems and/ or basal decay, located between rear carpark and access road. Duty to replace applies. Informative A: Duty to plant another tree of appropriate species near the same place applies when a tree in a conservation area is removed because it is dead or presents an immediate risk of serious harm. (para 121 Tree Preservation Orders and trees in conservation areas). Replacement planting as individual trees or as a hedge filling the bank between the remaining 3 trees with tree/hedge species such as hawthorn, crab apple, holly, hazel, field maple, spindle, Amelanchier, bird cherry. Informative B: leave stumps in situ to decay for stag beetle habitat and biodiversity.

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    DC/26/144763 Submitted 17 Jul 2026 50 yards away

    Prior Approval under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class G of the Town and Country Planning (General Permit...

    Granted 6 docs
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    DC/26/144762 Submitted 17 Jul 2026 50 yards away

    87% historically approved · decision due ~18 Sep

    External alterations to the ground floor front elevation including the installation of entrance d...

    Decided

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    Received 16 Jun, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Prior approval
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    Received 26 Jun, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Prior approval
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    Received 11 May, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Prior approval