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Application
What is it?
Construction of a wrapraound extension, rear roof extension, insertion of rooflights in the front and rear rooflopes, creation of new front lightwell, installation of replacement windows on the side elevation with new window openings on the front and side elevation, landscaping of the front garden to include construction of a front boundary wall, railing with a gate, a new bin store and all other associated works at 68 Pepys Road, SE13.
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Decision
What happened?
Refused on 15 May 2026, delegated decision by Seth Harris — 12 weeks from submission (4 over the 8-week target).
Timeline
Date
Event
18 Feb 2026
Application received
20 Mar 2026
Application validated
15 May 2026
Statutory target date
15 May 2026
Delegated decision: Refused · Seth Harris
18 Feb 2026
Application received
20 Mar 2026
Application validated
15 May 2026
Statutory target date
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15 May 2026
Delegated decision: Refused · Seth Harris
Why it was refused
Reason
As stated on the decision notice
1
The proposed roof extension, lightwell with centrally positioned door, rooflights and
front boundary treatment, together with insufficient details of the design of the bin
store, by reason of their excessive scale, bulk, position and incongruous design
disrupting the host building’s roof form and symmetry and introducing visually
prominent and uncharacteristic features, would have an unacceptable impact on the
character and appearance of the host dwelling and the Telegraph Hill Conservation
Area and as such is contrary to the provisions of Chapter 16 of the NPPF, Policies
HC1 and D3 of the London Plan (2021), Policies QD1, QD9, HE1 and HE2 of the
Lewisham Local Plan (2025) and the the provisions of the Alterations and Extensions
SPD (2019).
1
The proposed roof extension, lightwell with centrally positioned door, rooflights and
front boundary treatment, together with insufficient details of the design of the bin
store, by reason of their excessive scale, bulk, position and incongruous design
disrupting the host building’s roof form and symmetry and introducing visually
prominent and uncharacteristic features, would have an unacceptable impact on the
character and appearance of the host dwelling and the Telegraph Hill Conservation
Area and as such is contrary to the provisions of Chapter 16 of the NPPF, Policies
HC1 and D3 of the London Plan (2021), Policies QD1, QD9, HE1 and HE2 of the
Lewisham Local Plan (2025) and the the provisions of the Alterations and Extensions
SPD (2019).
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.