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Planning in Lewisham by area

In the last month there were 35 new planning applications and 15 decisions worth knowing about across Lewisham, and 87% of those decided were approved. Here is every area ranked, the biggest housing schemes and what people are applying for.

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35new applicationslast 31 days
15decisions13 approved, 2 refused
87%approval rateof applications approved or refused
–new homes applied forin new applications, last 31 days

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Busiest this month: Grove Park (35), Sydenham (35) and Catford (29). The middle Lewisham area had 5, and 3 areas had none at all.

Every area, ranked

1Grove ParkSE12352312102–
2SydenhamSE26352114104–
3CatfordSE62923651–
4LewishamSE132316770–
5Catford SouthSE61714330–
6Upper Sydenham (SE26)SE26116541–
7Hither GreenSE131010000–
8Forest HillSE2395431–
9Perry ValeSE2374321–
10Bell GreenSE2664211–
11DownhamBR153220–
12Lower SydenhamSE2654101–
13SouthendSE654110–
14BellinghamSE643110–
15New Cross GateSE1443110–
16BlackheathSE321110–
17ChinbrookSE1222000–
18Honor OakSE2311000–

New applications and decisions worth knowing about within each area’s circle over the last 31 days. Minor items such as tree work notices aren’t counted. Areas overlap, so one application can count in more than one area. Tap a column to sort.

What people are applying for

Loft conversion7340100%
Rear extension7511–
Outline plans2200–
New homes1010–
Side extension1010–
Change of use1100–
Student flats1100–
Other30236186%

Applications and decisions worth knowing about across Lewisham, last 31 days. An approval rate needs at least three decisions.

Recently refused

2 applications refused in the last month.

Where the figures come from

Applications and decisions come from the council’s planning website, gathered by UK PlanIt. We count each area as a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. Some dates are estimated from the application number, and we never show applicants’ names.

See our sources and their licences. Figures update every night.

Planning in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Lewisham have the most planning applications?

Over the last month, the busiest areas for planning were Grove Park (35), Sydenham (35), Catford (29), Lewisham (23) and Catford South (17), counting new applications and decisions worth knowing about. The middle area had 5.

How many planning applications are approved in Lewisham?

Of the 15 applications approved or refused in the last month, 13 were approved and 2 refused: an approval rate of 87%.

What are people in Lewisham applying for?

The most common plans over the last month were loft conversion (7), rear extension (7) and outline plans (2).

Where are new homes planned in Lewisham?

No schemes of three or more homes were applied for or decided in the last month.