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DC/26/143979 - Commercial to Residential Prior Approval Refused
Change of useNew homes

Proposal

Prior Approval under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) for the change of use of existing commercial ground floor at the rear from (Use Class E) into a self-contained unit (Use Class C3), together with a separate access to the existing ancillary residential unit at first floor at 4 Brownhill Road SE6. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
11 May 2026
✓
Consultation
26 May 2026
✗
Refused
3 Jul 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 3 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 2 Aug 2026

Documents 23

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Delegated report Officer Report · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Decision notice Decision · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 17

PDF 2526-069005 rev p01 Exisitng block plan Case Copy Drawings · 12 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 2526-069010 rev p01 Existng ground floor and first floor plan Case Copy Drawings · 12 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 2526-069011 rev p01 Existing rear elevations Case Copy Drawings · 12 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 2526-069021 rev p01 Existing rear elevations Case Copy Drawings · 12 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 2526-069021 rev p01 Exisitng side elevation Case Copy Drawings · 12 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 2526-069001 rev p01 Location plan Site Location Plan · 12 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 2526-069023 rev p01 Existing rear elevation Case Copy Drawings · 12 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 2526-069105 rev p01 Proposed block plan Case Copy Drawings · 12 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 2526-069110 rev p02 Proposed ground and first floor plan Case Copy Drawings · 12 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 2526-069111 rev p01 Proposed roof plan Case Copy Drawings · 12 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 2526-069120 rev p01 Proposed rear elevation Case Copy Drawings · 12 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 2526-069121 rev p01 Proposed rear eleavtion Case Copy Drawings · 12 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 2526-069122 rev p01 Proposed rear elevation Case Copy Drawings · 12 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 2526-069123 rev p01 Proposed side elevation Case Copy Drawings · 12 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 2526-069500 rev p01 Ground floor build up sections Case Copy Drawings · 12 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 2526-069 600 rev p01 Retail unit Case Copy Drawings · 12 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 2526-069022 rev p01 Existing rare elevations Case Copy Drawings · 12 May 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Redacted Application form Application Form · 12 May 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF Planning report Case Copy Documents · 12 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Internal daylight report Case Copy Documents · 12 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Test site description Case Copy Documents · 12 May 2026 View ↗

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Important details

Council
Lewisham
Application type
Commercial to Residential Prior Approval
Postcode
SE6 2EJ
Received
11 May 2026
Validated
11 May 2026
Ward
Rushey Green
Case officer
Show
Decision
Refused
Decision date
3 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Lusher Architects

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 2 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14924046
Neighbours
26 May 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:
Change of use

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 performance
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