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Planning permission granted9 September 20253334887

Land Adjacent to 5 Codrington Hill, London, SE23 1LR

Planning appeal 3334887 at Land Adjacent to 5 Codrington Hill, London, SE23 1LR (London Borough of Lewisham) was allowed on 9 September 2025 by Inspector King T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the development targeted conflicts with the Council's spatial policy.

Without planning permission, the material change of use of the property to a launderette (Sui Generis use)

Authority
London Borough of Lewisham
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
retail · Change of use
Inspector
King T
Postcode
SE23 1LR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether or not the development targeted conflicts with the Council's spatial policy
  • the effect of the use on the character of the surrounding area
  • whether the use in this location is workable, with particular regard to servicing, storage, parking and waste management, and the implications for the living conditions and residential amenities of neighbouring occupiers

What decided it

The Inspector concluded that the Council's spatial policy objection was not justified given the site's actual mixed-use commercial context and proximity to a neighbourhood local centre, and that any operational concerns could be satisfactorily managed through planning conditions rather than cessation of the use.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
EC2EC8EC16EC17TR5
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 86Paragraph 125Paragraph 135

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