16-18 Montpelier Vale, London, SE3 0TA Data via plota.co.uk

DC/25/142011 - Advertisement Approved

Proposal

The display of two non-illuminated fascia signs, vinyl door signs and one illuminated hanging sign at 16-18 Montpelier Vale SE3. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Nov 2025
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Validated
4 Nov 2025
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Consultation
12 Nov 2025
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Approved
23 Dec 2025

Approved on 23 Dec 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 16 Oct 2026

Site constraints 12

Blackheath conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
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 ↗
2 Article 4 directions
Small HMO Northern Extension · Blackheath District Centre. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Archaeological priority area
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 ↗
Town centre: Blackheath
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
13 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Radon affected area, class 2; National infrastructure project about 1787 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Inside the Lewisham built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 4 (good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Metropolitan Open Land about 60 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 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
Advertisement
Postcode
SE3 0TA
Received
3 Nov 2025
Validated
4 Nov 2025
Ward
Blackheath
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Dec 2025
Decision
Granted
Decision date
23 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Cobalt

How this decision compares

Decided in 49 days from validation, 7 days faster than Lewisham's median of 56 for advertisement consent. Approved, as 85% of advertisement consent here are.

76%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
34decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 16 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14379043
Planning Portal ref
PP-14379043
Site or press notice
12 Nov 2025
Statutory expiry
30 Dec 2025
Env. assessment
No
Lewisham
Planning Authority Score
5.8/10
Average
#111 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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