Planning decisions in Lewisham
As of 22 Jun 2026, covering the last 5 years.
On the public planning record, Lewisham approved 83% of 2,397 decided applications in the last 5 years. Here is the approval rate for the most common home-project types. It is useful before you apply and free for local reporters to cite with attribution to MyTrustedTraders.
Approval rate by project type
- Extension : 79% approved (603 decided, ~56 days)
- Rear extension : 76% approved (306 decided, ~56 days)
- Roof / fenestration : 84% approved (266 decided, ~56 days)
- Windows & doors : 95% approved (210 decided, ~59 days)
- Tree work : 99% approved (199 decided, ~34 days)
- Loft conversion : 86% approved (144 decided, ~56 days)
- Demolition : 87% approved (122 decided, ~59 days)
- Side extension : 81% approved (74 decided, ~61 days)
- Change of use : 59% approved (63 decided, ~59 days)
- Boundary wall / fence / gates : 83% approved (60 decided, ~57 days)
- Listed building / conservation : 98% approved (48 decided, ~46 days)
- Solar / renewables : 85% approved (41 decided, ~56 days)
- Balcony / roof terrace : 85% approved (40 decided, ~62 days)
- Basement : 69% approved (39 decided, ~68 days)
- Two-storey extension : 67% approved (36 decided, ~65 days)
- Advertisement / signage : 63% approved (32 decided, ~57 days)
- Conservatory / orangery : 93% approved (28 decided, ~62 days)
- Outbuilding / garden room : 84% approved (25 decided, ~64 days)
- Shopfront / commercial : 75% approved (24 decided, ~76 days)
- Porch : 83% approved (18 decided, ~62 days)
- Driveway / dropped kerb : 54% approved (13 decided, ~67 days)
- New dwelling : 100% approved (6 decided, ~56 days) †
† We hold no refused decisions for this type here, so treat a full approval rate with caution. The council's own portal has the complete history.
Method
Figures are aggregates over the public planning decisions we hold for Lewisham, matched to a project type from the application description. Overall approval is decided-weighted across project types, using each type's rate over the last 5 years where we hold enough decisions, otherwise its full record. Only types with at least five decided applications are shown. We publish aggregate counts only, with no application references or applicant names. Full method and limits.