4 Bishopsthorpe Road, London, SE26 4NY Data via plota.co.uk

Decided DC/25/141931
Council
Lewisham 5.8/10
Date received
27 Oct 2025
Date validated
28 Oct 2025
Postcode
SE26 4NY

Description

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Site constraints 8

Sydenham Thorpes conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
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2 Article 4 directions
Small HMO Northern Extension · Thorpes Conservation Area/Article 4 Direction. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Local nature reserve about 327 m away: Dacres Wood; Inside the Lewisham built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Designated open space about 19 m away; Priority habitat about 27 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 14 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £685,000 in August 2011. Terraced house, freehold.

31 August 2011£685,000
3 December 2007£495,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area204 m² (2,196 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (48 out of 100)
PropertyMid-terrace house, 8 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2010, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Historical activity at this location

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

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Previous applications at this address

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27 BISHOPSTHORPE ROAD, LONDON, SE26 4NY
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2024 Approved
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REAR: ONE Sycamore (T1)(ht:7.5m): FELL and replace. Reason: multi-stemmed, poor location…
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2023 Approved
19 BISHOPSTHORPE ROAD, LONDON, SE26 4NY
REAR: ONE Eucalyptus (T1)(ht.15m) FELL. Reason: damage to single storey rear projection a…
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2023 Approved
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2022 Approved
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2022 Approved
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2018 Approved
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2018 Approved
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2018 Approved
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2017 Approved
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Lewisham
Planning Authority Score
5.8/10
Average
#111 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.