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DC/26/144312 - Lawful Development Certificate existing Approved

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) submitted under Section 191 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) for the use of the entire property, formerly used as offices (Use Class B1(a)), as a single self-contained dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) 2A Heather Road, SE12. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
12 Jun 2026
Approved
14 Aug 2026

Approved on 14 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 20 Aug 2026

Site constraints 2

Article 4 direction
Small Houses in Multiple Occupation Article 4. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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
Lawful Development Certificate existing
Postcode
SE12 0UQ
Received
12 Jun 2026
Validated
12 Jun 2026
Ward
Grove Park
Case officer
Show
Decision
Granted
Decision date
14 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
AMPM design ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 63 days from validation, 7 days slower than Lewisham's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 48% of changes of use here are.

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 20 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14969704
Env. assessment
No
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