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DC/26/142792 - Full Planning Permission Awaiting decision
Change of use

Proposal

Retrospective planning permission for change of use from Class C3(b) (small children's care home for up to six people living together as a single household and receiving care) to Class C2 (children's care home) at 40 Old Road SE13. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Jan 2026
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Validated
11 Feb 2026
✓
Consultation
16 Feb 2026
Decision
Expected by 14 Aug 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 13 Sept 2026; it is now day 214.

Documents 6

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Design & access statement Case Copy Documents · 27 Jan 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 4

PDF 3515-p-02 Pre existing floor plans Case Copy Drawings · 11 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF 3515-p-01 Existing floor plans Case Copy Drawings · 11 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF 3515-l-02 Existing bock plan Case Copy Drawings · 27 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF 3515-l-01 Location plan Case Copy Drawings · 27 Jan 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Redacted Application form Case Copy Documents · 27 Jan 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Article 4 direction
Small HMO Northern Extension. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Archaeological priority area: The Lee place-name is associated with former woodland or a woodland clearance
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
Air quality management area: Lewisham AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Lewisham built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Lewisham
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
SE13 5SR
Received
26 Jan 2026
Validated
11 Feb 2026
Ward
Lee Green
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Aug 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Proun Architects

Decision outlook

Day 214, past the statutory target. 91% of changes of use in Lewisham are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 12 Sept 2026.

Day 214158 days past the 56-day target
77%decided within 8 weeks
48%approved
101decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Lewisham in the last twelve months, from validation. Lewisham decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 12 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14652756
Neighbours
16 Feb 2026
Consultation
16 Feb 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2022 Approved
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) for the change of use from Class C3(a) (single famil…
DC/22/125571
2021 Refused
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) for the change of use from Class C(a) (single family…
DC/21/124735
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
28 AISLIBIE ROAD, LONDON, SE12 8QQ
Construction of a single-storey wraparound extension and demolition of the rear garden sh…
DC/25/141878
2024 Approved
12 BANKWELL ROAD, LONDON, SE13 5SX
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) submitted under Section 192 o…
DC/24/137987
2024 Approved
38 OLD ROAD, LONDON, SE13 5SR
Replacement of windows and rear door at 38 Old Road, London, SE13.
DC/24/137270
2024 Refused
1 AISLIBIE ROAD, LONDON, SE12 8QH
Change of use from community use (Use Class F2) to nursery use (Use Class E(f)), together…
DC/24/134524
2023 Approved
12 BANKWELL ROAD, LONDON, SE13 5SX
Construction of a hip to gable roof extension and rear dormer at 12 Bankwell Road SE13, t…
DC/23/134292
2023
1 AISLIBIE ROAD, LONDON, SE12 8QH
Change of use of the building from community use (Use Class F2) to nursery use (Use Class…
DC/23/132564
2022 Approved
31 AISLIBIE ROAD, LONDON, SE12 8QH
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) submitted under Section 192 o…
DC/22/129312
2022 Approved
31 AISLIBIE ROAD, LONDON, SE12 8QH
Construction of a single storey rear infill extension to dwellinghouse at 31 Aislibie Roa…
DC/22/129027
2022 Approved
69 OLD ROAD, LONDON, SE13 5SU
Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) in respect of a hip to gable roof extension and…
DC/22/125886
2022 Approved
27A OLD ROAD, LONDON, SE13 5SU
Construction of a rear dormer roof extension and insertion of three rooflights to the fro…
DC/22/125500
2021 Refused
27A OLD ROAD, LONDON, SE13 5SU
Construction of a rear dormer loft conversion and installation of three rooflights to fro…
DC/21/124582
2021 Approved
43 AISLIBIE ROAD, LONDON, SE12 8QH
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) in the respect of the construction of a L-shape…
DC/21/120870
2020 Approved
35 AISLIBIE ROAD, LONDON, SE12 8QH
Proposed construction of a single storey rear and side return extension at 35 Aislibie Ro…
DC/20/119687
2020 Approved
35 AISLIBIE ROAD, LONDON, SE12 8QH
Lawful development certificate (proposed) for the construction of a L-shaped rear roof ex…
DC/20/119688
2020 Approved
MANOR HOUSE LIBRARY, 34 OLD ROAD, LONDON, SE13 5SY
FRONT LEFT SIDE: ONE Sycamore (T1)(ht.12m) FELL. Reason: close to adjacent hostel, large…
DC/20/119339
2020 Approved
44 OLD ROAD, LONDON, SE13 5SR
Lawful development certificate (proposed) for the construction of a rear roof extension a…
DC/20/117816
2019 Approved
24 AISLIBIE ROAD, LONDON, SE12 8QQ
Lawful development certificate (proposed) in respect to a loft conversion with a rear dor…
DC/19/112545
2019
39A OLD ROAD, LONDON, SE13 5SU
Proposed construction of a rear dormer extension at 39a Old Road, SE13, incorporating roo…
DC/19/112620
2019 Withdrawn
87 OLD ROAD, LONDON, SE13 5SU
DC/19/112042
2019 Approved
16 AISLIBIE ROAD, LONDON, SE12 8QQ
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) in respect of the construction of an extension…
DC/19/111181
2016 Approved
26 AISLIBIE ROAD, LONDON, SE12 8QQ
Lawful Development Certiface (proposed) in respect to a dormer extension on the rear roof…
DC/16/099336
2016 Approved
23 AISLIBIE ROAD, LONDON, SE12 8QH
The construction of a single storey wrap-around extension to the rear of 23 Aislisbie Roa…
DC/16/097523
2016 Approved
27 OLD ROAD, LONDON, SE13 5SU
Alterations to the elevations at ground floor level to the rear of 27 Old Road SE13.
DC/16/097565
2016 Approved
23 AISLIBIE ROAD, LONDON, SE12 8QH
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) in respect of the construction of extensions to…
DC/16/097522
2016 Refused
39A OLD ROAD, LONDON, SE13 5SU
The construction of a rear roof extension at 39A Old Road SE13, together with the install…
DC/16/095438
Lewisham
Planning Authority Score
5.8/10
Average
#111 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Lewisham ranks #127 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (90%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Lewisham decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #224 of 296
90%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #192 of 296
69%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #127 of 296
31%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #58 of 296
65%
Minor dwellings approved
117 decided (1-9 homes)
92%
Major dwellings approved
12 decided (10+ homes)
57%
Change of use approved
67 decided
1,303
Total decisions
207 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings