Planning application · Lewisham
DC/25/141224.
32 BROMLEY ROAD, LONDON, SE6 2TP
Full / Other Planning at 32 BROMLEY ROAD, LONDON, SE6 2TP, received 22 Aug 2025 — refused on 30 Jan 2026 (delegated, Amanda Ghani).
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Refused
Outcome
30 Jan 2026
23 wks
Decision time
15 wks over the 8-week target
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Conditions
not captured
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Documents
55 linked
0
Objections
0 in support
No
Appeal
none recorded
Record from the Lewisham planning register as captured; documents link to the council's own files. Nearby applications are context, not part of this application.
Application
What is it?
Alterations, conversion from former children's nursery (Class E(f)) to a nine-bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Class Sui Generis), removal of rear canopy structure, provision of additional roof light windows, provision of cycle storage at rear and visitor cycle stands to forecourt, provision of refuse storage to forecourt, provision of one disabled parking space to forecourt, re-surfaced permeable forecourt, provision of ramped entrance on forecourt, at 32 Bromley Road SE6.
Reference
DC/25/141224
Type
Full Planning Permission
Applicant
Agent / consultant
Case officer
Postcode
SE6 2TP
Ward
Council
Received
22 Aug 2025
Validated
15 Sep 2025
Target date
10 Nov 2025
Decision date
30 Jan 2026
Decision route
Delegated (officer)
Status
Appeal lodged
Council register
Reference
DC/25/141224
Type
Full Planning Permission
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Applicant
Agent / consultant
Case officer
Postcode
SE6 2TP
Ward
Council
Received
22 Aug 2025
Validated
15 Sep 2025
Target date
10 Nov 2025
Decision date
30 Jan 2026
Decision route
Delegated (officer)
Status
Appeal lodged
Council register
Documents
What was filed?
Document
Published
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Documents open on the Lewisham portal (the portal needs its documents tab opened first — the link handles that). View the application page ↗
Decision
What happened?
Refused on 30 Jan 2026, delegated decision by Amanda Ghani — 23 weeks from submission (15 over the 8-week target).
Timeline
Date
Event
22 Aug 2025
Application received
15 Sep 2025
Application validated
10 Nov 2025
Statutory target date
30 Jan 2026
Delegated decision: Refused · Amanda Ghani
22 Aug 2025
Application received
15 Sep 2025
Application validated
10 Nov 2025
Statutory target date
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30 Jan 2026
Delegated decision: Refused · Amanda Ghani
Why it was refused
Reason
As stated on the decision notice
1
The proposed change of use of the property from a nursery (Use Class E) to a large
9-bedroom house in multiple occupation (HMO) (Use Class Sui-Generis) by reason of
being sited in an area identified with an over-concentration of existing HMOs in Rushey
Green at a ward and immediate sub-ward level, would be harmful to the character and
general amenity of the area, thereby detracting from the Council's aim to foster mixed,
balanced and sustainable communities contrary to Policies GG1, GG2 and H9 of the
London Plan (2021) and Policy HO8 of the Lewisham Local Plan (July 2025).
2
The proposed development, by virtue of the window openings of Studios 2 and 3 and
proximity of the common boundaries would result in poor outlook and the lack of
evidence to show the single-aspect, north-facing Studio 2 would be provided with
adequate levels of daylight in addition to the layout of Studio 1 being not suitably
accessible for a wheelchair user, leading to subsubstandard living conditions for future
occupants of those units, contrary to Paragraph 135 of the National Planning Policy
Framework (2024), Policy D6 of the London Plan (March 2021), and Policy HO8 and
QD8 of the Lewisham Local Plan (2025).
3
The proposed loss of the chimney stacks and the excessive height of the front
boundary treatment would lead to unacceptable harm to the character of the Culverley
Green Conservation Area in terms of its failure to respect the form and historic
architecture of the original building and the surrounding low boundaries contrary to
paragraphs 212 and 215 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2024), Policies
D3 and HC1 of the London Plan (2021), Policies HE1, HE2 and QD9 of the Lewisham
Local Plan (2025) and the provisions of the Council's Alterations and Extensions SPD
(2019).
1
The proposed change of use of the property from a nursery (Use Class E) to a large
9-bedroom house in multiple occupation (HMO) (Use Class Sui-Generis) by reason of
being sited in an area identified with an over-concentration of existing HMOs in Rushey
Green at a ward and immediate sub-ward level, would be harmful to the character and
general amenity of the area, thereby detracting from the Council's aim to foster mixed,
balanced and sustainable communities contrary to Policies GG1, GG2 and H9 of the
London Plan (2021) and Policy HO8 of the Lewisham Local Plan (July 2025).
2
The proposed development, by virtue of the window openings of Studios 2 and 3 and
proximity of the common boundaries would result in poor outlook and the lack of
evidence to show the single-aspect, north-facing Studio 2 would be provided with
adequate levels of daylight in addition to the layout of Studio 1 being not suitably
accessible for a wheelchair user, leading to subsubstandard living conditions for future
occupants of those units, contrary to Paragraph 135 of the National Planning Policy
Framework (2024), Policy D6 of the London Plan (March 2021), and Policy HO8 and
QD8 of the Lewisham Local Plan (2025).
3
The proposed loss of the chimney stacks and the excessive height of the front
boundary treatment would lead to unacceptable harm to the character of the Culverley
Green Conservation Area in terms of its failure to respect the form and historic
architecture of the original building and the surrounding low boundaries contrary to
paragraphs 212 and 215 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2024), Policies
D3 and HC1 of the London Plan (2021), Policies HE1, HE2 and QD9 of the Lewisham
Local Plan (2025) and the provisions of the Council's Alterations and Extensions SPD
(2019).
Policies cited
GG1GG2H9HO8National Planning Policy Framework 135D6QD8NPPFD3HC1HE1HE2QD9
Public response
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Objections
0
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0
Total comments
0
Objections
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People
Who is involved?
Name
Role
Applicant — the party who applied, not necessarily the owner
Agent · consultant profile
Case officer — delegated decision
Applicant — the party who applied, not necessarily the owner
Agent · consultant profile
Case officer — delegated decision
Place
What affects it?
Context around the site — not part of this application. Designations over the site: use the map's designations filter (conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4, flood risk …). Decisions within 250 metres of the site are listed below — context, not this application.
Other applications within 250 metres (context — nearby, not this application)
No other geocoded decision is recorded within 250 metres.