Planning application
21-23 DARTMOUTH ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3HN
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.
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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...
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DC/26/144762 Awaiting decision
21-23 DARTMOUTH ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3HN
External alterations to the ground floor front elevation including the installation of entrance doors and windows at 21-23 Dartmouth Road, SE23.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 May 2026
Received by Lewisham
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25 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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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
106 applications on PlanIndex · across 28 councils · 78% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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5 DARTMOUTH ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3HN
The installation of a replacement shopfront at 5 Dartmouth Road, SE23.
Granted Full applications Windows or glazing -
5B DARTMOUTH ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3HN
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for the change of use of 5B Dartmouth Road, SE23 from an A1 to an A2 use class.
Granted Lawful development 11 docs -
DARTMOUTH ARMS, 7 DARTMOUTH ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3HN
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.
Granted Trees -
21-23 DARTMOUTH ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3HN
Prior Approval under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class G of the Town and Country Planning (General Permit...
Granted 6 docs -
21-23 DARTMOUTH ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3HN
83% historically approved · decision due ~18 Sep
External alterations to the ground floor front elevation including the installation of entrance doors and windows at 21-23 Dartmouth Road, SE23.
Awaiting decision Full applications Windows or glazing -
FAIRWAY HOUSE, REAR OF 53, DARTMOUTH ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3HN
Change of use of ground floor commercial units at Fairway House, rear of 53 Dartmouth Road SE23, from office (Use Class B1) to leisure uses (Use Class D2).
Refused Full applications 24 docs
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