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Planning AtlasLewishamForest Hill wardSE26 6LU
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Postcode record · Lewisham

SE26 6LU.

SE26 6LU has 13 known premises and 9 planning records — 5 approved of 9 decided (55.6%). 6 EPC records.

LewishamForest HillSE26 6LU
Postcode SE26 6LU · boundary not held, centred on the postcodeApprovedRefusedOther12 exact12 on the map — every match
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13
Premises
known addresses (UPRNs)
9
Applications
9 decided
55.6%
Approval rate
5 approved · 0 refused
6
EPC records
ratings C 6
12
Mapped applications
inside the postcode shape
Postcode unit boundary from Ordnance Survey; premises and applications inside it. Aggregates describe the area, not any single premises.
Property

What is it?

SE26 6LU has 13 known premises and 9 planning records — 5 approved of 9 decided (55.6%). 6 EPC records.

Premises

Planning

What happened?

9 planning applications across the postcode; 5 approved of 9 decided (55.6%). Latest 9 shown.

Reference
Proposal · address
Type
Outcome
Date · distance
REAR: ONE Horse Chestnut (T1)(ht:17m): LATERAL REDUCTION by 2.5m from 7m to 4.5m; Reason: To give clearance from the conservatory. REAR: ONE Oak (T2)(ht:18m): LATERAL REDUCTION by 2.5m from 7m to 4.5m; Reason: To give clearance from the conservatory. Informative A: The sensitive management of the trees is greatly appreciated for landscape amenity, wildlife, wellbeing, and urban forest canopy for environmental benefits to mitigate the effects of climate change. Informative B: Wherever possible, please create habitat log piles in the garden from cut branches for wildlife and biodiversity.
CASTLEBAR, 46 SYDENHAM HILL, LONDON, SE26 6LU · premises record
Trees in Conservation Areas
No objection
2023-12-22
TWO Mature Lime trees (T1-T2) LATERAL REDUCTION by 2.5m from 8m to 5.5m TWO Mature Sycamore trees (T3-T4) LATERAL REDUCTION by 3m from 8.5m to 5.5m to give clearance of the property. Reason for the work: Good arboricultural practice to manage the size of the trees in their location. Informative A: The sensitive management of the tree is greatly appreciated for landscape amenity, urban forest canopy to mitigate climate change, wellbeing, wildlife and environmental benefits. Informative B: Wherever possible, please create habitat log piles, and a linear 'dead hedge' for wildlife and biodiversity with arisings.
CASTLEBAR, 46 SYDENHAM HILL, LONDON, SE26 6LU · premises record
Applicant Tas Excelcare · Agent RWE Rural Services Ltd · Officer Ian Smith
Trees in Conservation Areas
No objection
2023-10-17
REAR (adj Mais Ho.): ONE Sycamore (T3)(ht:15-20m) FELL and replace. Reason: extensive tree decay, huge rotten cavity at the base and pockets of decay throughout the main stem from historic pollard management. Informative A: the agreement to plant a replacement tree for T3 is hugely appreciated to maintain the treed and shrub understorey boundary with adjacent Mais House, and tree canopy cover on the Sydenham ridge, tree species suggestions: sycamore, hornbeam, sessile oak, wild cherry, field maple; understorey suggestions: holly, yew, wild privet, spindle, hazel. Informative B: the retention of timber from sycamore T3 on site for wildlife habitat and biodiversity is greatly welcomed.
CASTLEBAR, 46 SYDENHAM HILL, LONDON, SE26 6LU · premises record
Trees in Conservation Areas
No objection
2023-02-16
REAR: Young Yew trees (G1)(ht.6-7m, r.2.5m) HEIGHT REDUCE by approx.2-3m to ht.4m (approx.0.5m above annex roof height), LATERAL REDUCE by 1m to r.1.5m to retain green boundary screen. REAR: Bay and Holly trees (G2)(ht.7m) HEIGHT REDUCE by 2.5m to ht.4.5m, to match lowest limb on the single stem Sycamore (T3) to the left of the Horse Chestnut (T4), including the Holly on the main building side of the large Horse Chestnut (T4) REAR SIDE: ONE Sycamore (T3)(ht.14m) Remove any deadwood and the stem laying at the base. REAR SIDE: ONE Horse Chestnut (T4)(ht.15m) LATERAL REDUCE one branch with fault by 4m from r.8m to r.4m on east compass point (left hand side) and remove crossing limb in the crown, as marked image. Informative A: the sensitive retention and management of trees at Castlebar for landscape amenity, urban forest canopy to mitigate climate change, wellbeing, wildlife and environmental benefits is greatly appreciated. Informative B: please retain timber on site to create habitat wood piles, bury logs vertically in the ground 'Giants Causeway style' for stag beetle habitat, and/or lay cut branches between stakes as linear 'dead hedge' for wildlife and biodiversity. Informative C: please continue to plant trees, shrubs, hedges, climbers, perennials, bulbs and groundcover for varied garden landscape amenity, urban forest canopy, enhance wildlife habitat, provide plants for pollinators, improve air quality.
CASTLEBAR, 46 SYDENHAM HILL, LONDON, SE26 6LU · premises record
Applicant Excelcare · Agent RWE Rural Services Ltd · Officer Valerie Harris
Trees in Conservation Areas
No objection
2022-12-19
Details submitted in compliance with Condition (3) External Materials of Planning Permission DC/19/111818 dated 6 July 2020 for the construction of a two storey rear extension to provide additional bedrooms, and external stairs at Castlebar Care Centre, 46 Sydenham Hill SE26, together with the construction of a single storey detached building in the rear garden to provide 6, one bedroom semi-independent living care suites, and associated landscaping.
CASTLEBAR, 46 SYDENHAM HILL, LONDON, SE26 6LU · premises record
Approval of Details (Following Full PP)
Approved
2021-02-05
Details submitted in compliance with Conditions (6) Boundary Treatment and (8) (a) Living Roof of Planning Permission DC/19/111818 dated 6 July 2020 for the construction of a two storey rear extension to provide additional bedrooms, and external stairs at Castlebar Care Centre, 46 Sydenham Hill SE26, together with the construction of a single storey detached building in the rear garden to provide 6, one bedroom semi-independent living care suites, and associated landscaping.
CASTLEBAR, 46 SYDENHAM HILL, LONDON, SE26 6LU · premises record
Approval of Details (Following Full PP)
Approved
2020-11-06
Details submitted in compliance with Conditions (4) Hard Landscaping; (7) Bird and Bat Boxes; (9) External Lighting of Planning Permission DC/19/111818 dated 6 July 2020 for the construction of a two storey rear extension to provide additional bedrooms, and external stairs at Castlebar Care Centre, 46 Sydenham Hill SE26, together with the construction of a single storey detached building in the rear garden to provide 6, one bedroom semi-independent living care suites, and associated landscaping.
CASTLEBAR, 46 SYDENHAM HILL, LONDON, SE26 6LU · premises record
Approval of Details (Following Full PP)
Approved
2020-10-05
The construction of a two storey rear extension to provide additional bedrooms, and external stairs at Castlebar Care Centre, 46 Sydenham Hill SE26, together with the construction of a single storey detached building in the rear garden to provide 6, one bedroom semi-independent living care suites, and associated landscaping.
CASTLEBAR, 46 SYDENHAM HILL, LONDON, SE26 6LU · premises record
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2019-04-08
Crown reduce a Sycamore and and an Oak tree to the rear of Castlebar, 46 Sydenham Hill, SE26.
Castlebar, 46 Sydenham Hill, London, SE26 6LU · premises record
Applicant Mr F Malik
Trees in Conservation Areas
Approved
2007-11-09
REAR: ONE Horse Chestnut (T1)(ht:17m): LATERAL REDUCTION by 2.5m from 7m to 4.5m; Reason: To give clearance from the conservatory. REAR: ONE Oak (T2)(ht:18m): LATERAL REDUCTION by 2.5m from 7m to 4.5m; Reason: To give clearance from the conservatory. Informative A: The sensitive management of the trees is greatly appreciated for landscape amenity, wildlife, wellbeing, and urban forest canopy for environmental benefits to mitigate the effects of climate change. Informative B: Wherever possible, please create habitat log piles in the garden from cut branches for wildlife and biodiversity.
CASTLEBAR, 46 SYDENHAM HILL, LONDON, SE26 6LU · premises record
No objection
2023-12-22
More
Trees in Conservation Areas
TWO Mature Lime trees (T1-T2) LATERAL REDUCTION by 2.5m from 8m to 5.5m TWO Mature Sycamore trees (T3-T4) LATERAL REDUCTION by 3m from 8.5m to 5.5m to give clearance of the property. Reason for the work: Good arboricultural practice to manage the size of the trees in their location. Informative A: The sensitive management of the tree is greatly appreciated for landscape amenity, urban forest canopy to mitigate climate change, wellbeing, wildlife and environmental benefits. Informative B: Wherever possible, please create habitat log piles, and a linear 'dead hedge' for wildlife and biodiversity with arisings.
CASTLEBAR, 46 SYDENHAM HILL, LONDON, SE26 6LU · premises record
Applicant Tas Excelcare · Agent RWE Rural Services Ltd · Officer Ian Smith
No objection
2023-10-17
More
Trees in Conservation Areas
REAR (adj Mais Ho.): ONE Sycamore (T3)(ht:15-20m) FELL and replace. Reason: extensive tree decay, huge rotten cavity at the base and pockets of decay throughout the main stem from historic pollard management. Informative A: the agreement to plant a replacement tree for T3 is hugely appreciated to maintain the treed and shrub understorey boundary with adjacent Mais House, and tree canopy cover on the Sydenham ridge, tree species suggestions: sycamore, hornbeam, sessile oak, wild cherry, field maple; understorey suggestions: holly, yew, wild privet, spindle, hazel. Informative B: the retention of timber from sycamore T3 on site for wildlife habitat and biodiversity is greatly welcomed.
CASTLEBAR, 46 SYDENHAM HILL, LONDON, SE26 6LU · premises record
No objection
2023-02-16
More
Trees in Conservation Areas
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REAR: Young Yew trees (G1)(ht.6-7m, r.2.5m) HEIGHT REDUCE by approx.2-3m to ht.4m (approx.0.5m above annex roof height), LATERAL REDUCE by 1m to r.1.5m to retain green boundary screen. REAR: Bay and Holly trees (G2)(ht.7m) HEIGHT REDUCE by 2.5m to ht.4.5m, to match lowest limb on the single stem Sycamore (T3) to the left of the Horse Chestnut (T4), including the Holly on the main building side of the large Horse Chestnut (T4) REAR SIDE: ONE Sycamore (T3)(ht.14m) Remove any deadwood and the stem laying at the base. REAR SIDE: ONE Horse Chestnut (T4)(ht.15m) LATERAL REDUCE one branch with fault by 4m from r.8m to r.4m on east compass point (left hand side) and remove crossing limb in the crown, as marked image. Informative A: the sensitive retention and management of trees at Castlebar for landscape amenity, urban forest canopy to mitigate climate change, wellbeing, wildlife and environmental benefits is greatly appreciated. Informative B: please retain timber on site to create habitat wood piles, bury logs vertically in the ground 'Giants Causeway style' for stag beetle habitat, and/or lay cut branches between stakes as linear 'dead hedge' for wildlife and biodiversity. Informative C: please continue to plant trees, shrubs, hedges, climbers, perennials, bulbs and groundcover for varied garden landscape amenity, urban forest canopy, enhance wildlife habitat, provide plants for pollinators, improve air quality.
CASTLEBAR, 46 SYDENHAM HILL, LONDON, SE26 6LU · premises record
Applicant Excelcare · Agent RWE Rural Services Ltd · Officer Valerie Harris
No objection
2022-12-19
More
Trees in Conservation Areas
Details submitted in compliance with Condition (3) External Materials of Planning Permission DC/19/111818 dated 6 July 2020 for the construction of a two storey rear extension to provide additional bedrooms, and external stairs at Castlebar Care Centre, 46 Sydenham Hill SE26, together with the construction of a single storey detached building in the rear garden to provide 6, one bedroom semi-independent living care suites, and associated landscaping.
CASTLEBAR, 46 SYDENHAM HILL, LONDON, SE26 6LU · premises record
Approved
2021-02-05
More
Approval of Details (Following Full PP)
Details submitted in compliance with Conditions (6) Boundary Treatment and (8) (a) Living Roof of Planning Permission DC/19/111818 dated 6 July 2020 for the construction of a two storey rear extension to provide additional bedrooms, and external stairs at Castlebar Care Centre, 46 Sydenham Hill SE26, together with the construction of a single storey detached building in the rear garden to provide 6, one bedroom semi-independent living care suites, and associated landscaping.
CASTLEBAR, 46 SYDENHAM HILL, LONDON, SE26 6LU · premises record
Approved
2020-11-06
More
Approval of Details (Following Full PP)
Details submitted in compliance with Conditions (4) Hard Landscaping; (7) Bird and Bat Boxes; (9) External Lighting of Planning Permission DC/19/111818 dated 6 July 2020 for the construction of a two storey rear extension to provide additional bedrooms, and external stairs at Castlebar Care Centre, 46 Sydenham Hill SE26, together with the construction of a single storey detached building in the rear garden to provide 6, one bedroom semi-independent living care suites, and associated landscaping.
CASTLEBAR, 46 SYDENHAM HILL, LONDON, SE26 6LU · premises record
Approved
2020-10-05
More
Approval of Details (Following Full PP)
The construction of a two storey rear extension to provide additional bedrooms, and external stairs at Castlebar Care Centre, 46 Sydenham Hill SE26, together with the construction of a single storey detached building in the rear garden to provide 6, one bedroom semi-independent living care suites, and associated landscaping.
CASTLEBAR, 46 SYDENHAM HILL, LONDON, SE26 6LU · premises record
Approved
2019-04-08
More
Full Planning Permission
Crown reduce a Sycamore and and an Oak tree to the rear of Castlebar, 46 Sydenham Hill, SE26.
Castlebar, 46 Sydenham Hill, London, SE26 6LU · premises record
Applicant Mr F Malik
Approved
2007-11-09
More
Trees in Conservation Areas

Building control

Building-control records are not yet collected for Lewisham — the register is being gathered borough by borough (held so far: Lambeth, Brent, Ealing, Westminster, City and others).

Place

What affects it?

Every mapped designation touching a premises in this postcode, with how many of its 13 premises each one covers.

Designation
Coverage
Article 4 Direction Area
Small HMO Northern Extension · reference SHMOEXTA4 · covers 13 of 13 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
Conservation Area
Sydnenham Hill · reference LEWCA17 · covers 13 of 13 premises. Demolition, alterations, trees and design are subject to additional heritage controls.
Article 4 Direction Area
Small HMO Northern Extension · reference SHMOEXTA4 · covers 13 of 13 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
Conservation Area
Sydnenham Hill · reference LEWCA17 · covers 13 of 13 premises. Demolition, alterations, trees and design are subject to additional heritage controls.

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People

Who is involved?

Named on the latest 9 applications in this postcode — the party who applied, not the owner or occupier.

Name
Details
Applicant on 3 applications
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Agent on 4 applications
Agent on 3 applications
Agent on 1 application
Applicant on 3 applications
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
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Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Agent on 4 applications
Agent on 3 applications
Agent on 1 application
Development

What could it become?

Planning precedent9 applications and 12 mapped decisions in this postcode — precedent for what has been permitted and refused here.
Energy6 EPC records; ratings C: 6.
What is not assertedNo capacity, value or ownership claim is made at area level; those belong to individual premises records and their evidence.

Intent signals

The Developer Plan

Ownership, finance and market signals recorded at addresses in this postcode — each with date and source. Signals are evidence of change, not a prediction.

No intent signal is currently recorded in this postcode.

Boundary: OS Postcode Unit areas (Ordnance Survey), 2026-08-14. Planning records: canonical stage2. EPC: EPC register. Premises: OS AddressBase / UPRN.
SE26 6LU, Lewisham: Planning and Property History | Planning Atlas