23 BENSON ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3RL

1. 28 Aug 2026

   Received by Lewisham

2. 2 Sep 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 3 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 28 October 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 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with Lewisham for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.

The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.

This page mirrors an entry on the statutory planning register that Lewisham is required to keep. The published feed for this record does not state which type of application it is, which is common for older entries and for some council systems; the register entry on the council portal will say, alongside the case officer and any consultation dates.

Every planning application follows the same broad path: submission, validation, publicity, then a decision by officers or committee. Our guide to planning application types explains the common types and what each can approve.

• 39 BENSON ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3RL

  DC/25/141802 Submitted 14 Oct 2025 0m away

  REAR: ONE Ash tree (T1) CROWN REDUCTION Ht by 2m from 12m to 11m Spread by 3m from 12m to 9m. REASON: To shape canopy, pruning to suitable points; maintaining natural aesthetic. To bring back to form, improve light conditions for owner & neighboring properties. The pruning will not go beyond any previous points. Informative A: The sensitive management of the tree 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 6 docs

• 33 BENSON ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3RL

  DC/22/129444 Submitted 29 Nov 2022 0m away

  Construction of a rear single storey extension and a staircase and patio at 33 BENSON ROAD, SE23

  Refused Householder Extension 6 docs
  Small domestic

• 2 EWELME ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3BH

  DC/26/143048 Submitted 19 Feb 2026 39m away

  FRONT: ONE dead lime (T1)(ht.5m) FELL. Duty to replace applies. Reason: low pollard, ivy covered, the tree was dead in 2025, the front wall has collapsed and needs to be rebuilt with adequate foundations, the tree is very unstable and now liable to fall onto the public pavement, to replace with a small species Magnolia under duty to replace. Informative A: the landowner has a duty to plant another tree of an appropriate size and species at the same place when a tree is removed in a conservation area because it is dead or presents an immediate risk of serious harm. Ref. Tree Preservation Orders and trees in conservation areas, guidance, para 121. Informative B: suggested replacement tree species: crab apple, magnolia, hawthorn, hazel, winter flowering cherry, Orange Bark Myrtle, witch hazel, elder, Cornus mas. If Magnolia selected suggest such as: Magnolia stellata, M. liliiflora 'Nigra', M. x loebneri 'Leonard Messel'. Informative C: please create habitat log piles with arisings from (T1) for wildlife and biodiversity. Informative D: huge thanks for retaining the other 3x front low pollard lime trees for amenity, wildlife and shade to reduce increasingly high heatwaves with climate change. Informative E: the collapsed front boundary brick wall is being rebuilt like-for-like with same bricks so planning permission not required re the article 4 Direction on the property.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 46 EWELME ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3BH

  DC/21/121164 Submitted 2 Apr 2021 39m away

  The construction of a hip to gable roof extension and a rear roof extension at 46 Ewelme Road SE23, together with the installation of rooflights to the front roof slope, and extension of the chimney.

  Refused Householder Extension Loft or dormer 13 docs
  Domestic

• 32 EWELME ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3BH

  DC/26/142612 Submitted 9 Jan 2026 39m away

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) submitted under Section 192 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) and Classes A, B, and C of Schedule 2, Part 1 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the construction of a hip to gable and rear dormer, the installation of four rooflights to the front roof slope, and alterations to rear windows at 32 Ewelme Road, SE23

  Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 6 docs

• 6 EWELME ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3BH

  DC/21/120791 Submitted 11 Mar 2021 39m away

  Replacement of the existing roof coverings and the installation of 4 rooflights in the existing side and rear roof slopes at 6 Ewelme Road SE23.

  Granted Householder Loft or dormer 10 docs
  Domestic