Miriam Lodge, 185 Dartmouth Road, London, SE26 4RQ Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/142724 - Non Material Amendments Approved

Proposal

An application submitted under Section 96a of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 for a non-material amendment in connection with the planning permission (Appeal Ref: APP/) dated 12th June 2024, for the variation of Condition (4) Contamination in order to allow:- changes to the wording of the condition to allow discharge, specifically: (a) No development shall take place, including any works of demolition, until an assessment of the risks posed by any contamination, carried out in accordance with British Standard BS 10175: Investigation of potentially contaminated sites - Code of Practice and the Environment Agency's Model Procedures for the Management of Land Contamination (CLR 11) (or equivalent British Standard and Model Procedures if replaced), shall have been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. (b) If any contamination is found, a report specifying the measures to be taken, including the timescale, to remediate the site to render it suitable for the approved development shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. (c) The site shall be remediated in accordance with the approved measures and timescale, and a verification report shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority prior to occupation of the development. (d) If during any works on the site, contamination is encountered which has not previously been identified ('the new contamination') the Council shall be notified immediately and the terms of paragraphs (a - c), shall apply to the new contamination. No further works shall take place on that part of the site or adjacent areas affected, until the requirements of paragraph (a - c) have been complied with in relation to the new contamination at Miriam Lodge, 185 Dartmouth Road SE26. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Jan 2026
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Validated
21 Jan 2026
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Approved
21 Jan 2026

Approved on 21 Jan 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 2 Aug 2026

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 4

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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
Conservation area about 47 m away: Sydenham Park; Local nature reserve about 404 m away: Dacres Wood; Inside the Lewisham built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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 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
Non Material Amendments
Postcode
SE26 4RQ
Received
19 Jan 2026
Validated
21 Jan 2026
Ward
Forest Hill
Case officer
Show
Decision
Granted
Decision date
21 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
StudioY2 Partnership

Public comments

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Last counted 2 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14630255
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