2 Sydenham Hill, London, SE26 6SJ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) submitted under Section 192 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) to confirm that the proposed change of use from specialist residential support accommodation for young people to support accommodation for young mothers and children does not constitute development under Section 55(2)(f) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended), as the use would continue to fall within Use Class C2 (Residential Institutions) at 2 Sydenham Hill, SE26. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 7 Jan 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 31 Oct 2026
Documents 6
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 13
Show all 2 with distances
- 24 mSunnydeneGrade II
- 56 mGatepiers to RockhillsGrade II
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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £2,000,000 in July 2023. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2022, 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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How this decision compares
Decided in 49 days from validation, 7 days faster than Lewisham's median of 56 for lawful development certificates. Approved, as 86% of lawful development certificates here are.
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 31 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14425631
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14425631
- Statutory expiry
- 14 Jan 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
32 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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.
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