Unit A, Unit A (Sirius House), 180 Plough Way, SE16 7EZ Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/144523 - Full Planning Permission Approved
Change of useSchools, care & communityCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use from Class E(g) (Commercial, Business and Service) to Class F1 (Learning and non-re... Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 Jun 2026
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Validated
26 Jun 2026
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Consultation
8 Jul 2026
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Approved
26 Aug 2026

Approved on 26 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 27 Aug 2026

Documents 9

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Delegated report Officer Report · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Decision notice Decision · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF Planning statement Revised Document · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Planning statement Case Copy Documents · 26 Jun 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

PDF Tp 103 Existing and proposed ground floor plan Case Copy Drawings · 26 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Location plan Case Copy Drawings · 26 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Redacted Application form Application Form · 26 Jun 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF Air quality officer Consultee comments Case Copy Documents · 9 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF Further details of proposed use Case Copy Documents · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 12

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
2 Article 4 directions
Plough Way MEL · 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Designated open space
Borough-designated open space.
Loss of protected open space is resisted unless it is replaced by space of equal or better quality nearby.
Protected view corridor: 5A.2 Greenwich Park Wolfe statue to St Paul's Cathedral
Inside the landmark viewing corridor of a protected vista. A building that rises above the corridor's threshold height should be refused. How high that is depends on where along the view the site is. Also in the corridor of 5A.2 Greenwich Park Wolfe statue to Tower Bridge.
The London Plan (policy HC4) designates strategic views, and the Mayor's London View Management Framework (March 2012) gives 13 of them a protected vista toward St Paul's Cathedral, the Palace of Westminster or the Tower of London. A vista has a threshold height that rises or falls with the line of sight. In the landmark viewing corridor, a building above it would harm the view and should be refused. In the wider setting consultation area around the corridor, a building above it is referred for consultation and its effect on the view is judged. The threshold changes along each view and is set out in the framework. A revised framework is out for consultation until 4 December 2026 and is not yet in force.
London View Management Framework ↗
National infrastructure project: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is inside the project boundary. Waste water treatment, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: London Strategic Heat Main Project (at pre-application, about 285 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Archaeological priority area: stony foundations
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 ↗
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Local nature reserve about 422 m away: Russia Dock Woodland; Inside the Lewisham built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI), 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.

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Important details

Council
Lewisham
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
SE16 7EZ
Received
25 Jun 2026
Validated
26 Jun 2026
Ward
Evelyn
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Aug 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
26 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
ETC Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 61 days from validation, 5 days slower than Lewisham's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 56% of changes of use here are.

77%decided within 8 weeks
56%approved
124decided 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 27 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15035567
Planning Portal ref
PP-15035567
Comments by
30 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
8 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
21 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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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