31 Gillian Street, London, SE13 7AJ Data via plota.co.uk

Decided DC/25/139782
Council
Lewisham 5.8/10
Date received
10 Apr 2025
Date validated
23 Apr 2025
Postcode
SE13 7AJ
Freehold owner
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Description

Demolition of existing buildings and construction of 2, two storey, 6, two storey plus roof space... Data via plota.co.uk

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Planning committee

Decided by Lewisham Planning Committee B on 18 Sept 2025. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.

Approved unanimously

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the housing benefits outweighed limited privacy harm, with mitigation secured by condition.
  • Residents objected to the height, overlooking, excavation, drainage, stability and lack of affordable housing.
  • The committee voted unanimously to grant permission, subject to a legal agreement and conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, speakers, committee debate, vote and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Lewisham's committee minutes of 18 Sept 2025.

Associated applications 5

Site constraints 6

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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 ↗
Conservation area about 12 m away: Ladywell
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 1819 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Inside the Lewisham built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 4 (good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 19 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, 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 £500,000 in January 2024. Terraced house, freehold.

More than one property is recorded at this address: HM Land Registry does not always give the flat or unit.

19 January 2024£500,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
30 April 2021£475,000Other property. Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

Building

Floor area183 m² (1,970 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 65)
UseB1 Offices and Workshop businesses
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2018, 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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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.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.