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DC/26/143756 - 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) Classes B and C of Schedule 2, Part 1 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for a hip-to-gable roof extension, construction of a rear dormer extension and installation of two front slope rooflights at 86 Longhill Road, SE6. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Apr 2026
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Validated
22 Apr 2026
✓
Approved
16 Jun 2026

Approved on 16 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 2 Aug 2026

Site constraints 6

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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
Local nature reserve about 343 m away: Downham Woodland Walk; Inside the Lewisham built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 1b (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Priority habitat about 38 m away: Deciduous woodland; Designated open space about 39 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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, 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
Lawful Development Certificate proposed
Postcode
SE6 1UA
Received
21 Apr 2026
Validated
22 Apr 2026
Ward
Hither Green
Parish
Does NOT need to go to BCAP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Jun 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
16 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Arkss Design Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 86% of extensions here are.

76%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
781decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 2 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14873046
Planning Portal ref
PP-14873046
Statutory expiry
17 Jun 2026
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