The Brick Store, Spring Hill, London, SE26 4LD Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/144499 - Lawful Development Certificate existing Refused
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) submitted under Section (191) of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) for the use as a single dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) at The Brick Store, Spring Hill SE26 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
22 Jun 2026
✗
Refused
13 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 13 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 14 Aug 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Delegated report Officer Report · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Decision notice Decision · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Location plan Site Location Plan · 25 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF Application form Application Form · 25 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Redacted Application form Application Form · 25 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Cobbs Corner 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 ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Also on the record
Local nature reserve about 421 m away: Dacres Wood; Inside the Lewisham built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 4 (good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Town centre about 21 m away: Sydenham.
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, 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 existing
Postcode
SE26 4LD
Received
22 Jun 2026
Validated
22 Jun 2026
Ward
Sydenham
Parish
Amenity Societies' Panel
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Aug 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
13 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 14 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15028413
Planning Portal ref
PP-15028413
Statutory expiry
17 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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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