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DC/25/142295 - Lawful Development Certificate proposed Approved

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) submitted under Section 192 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) for the change of use from Use Class C3(A) (by a single person or by people to be regarded as forming a single household) to Use Class C3(B) (not more than six residents living together as a single household where care is provided for residents)) at 59a Broadfield Road, SE6. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Nov 2025
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Validated
1 Dec 2025
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Approved
26 Jan 2026

Approved on 26 Jan 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Oct 2026

Site constraints 3

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Also on the record
Inside the Lewisham built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 2 November 2026. 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.

Building

Floor area144 m² (1,550 sq ft)
Energy ratingA (95 out of 100)
PropertyEnd-terrace house
Built2024
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsAverage thermal transmittance 0.15 W/m²K

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2025, 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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Important details

Council
Lewisham
Application type
Lawful Development Certificate proposed
Postcode
SE6 1ND
Received
28 Nov 2025
Validated
1 Dec 2025
Ward
Hither Green
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Jan 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
26 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
PLANNING PROPERTY SERVICES LTD

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 86% of lawful development certificates here are.

84%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
313decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided by Lewisham in the last twelve months, from validation. Lewisham decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 6 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14521327
Planning Portal ref
PP-14521327
Statutory expiry
26 Jan 2026
Env. assessment
No
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

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.