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Environment

Find out more about our Local Plan evidence base for environment.
Building Safety Levy: starts 1 October 2026

The Building Safety Levy (BSL) will come into effect on 1 October 2026. It is a tax on new dwellings and new bedspaces in purpose‑built student accommodation (PBSA).

Developers must pay the levy on certain building control applications or notices before completion or occupation of the building. The Council will collect the levy.

The Building Safety Levy (England) Regulations 2025 sets out how the levy will operate.

Public Access system maintenance

The Public Access system will be unavailable from 7.30pm on Friday 11 September until 4pm on Sunday 13 September due to essential maintenance. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Current studies 

Open Space Review 2022

Pdf, 7.1MB

Hither Green to Grove Park Corridor Metropolitan SINC 2023

Pdf, 24.8MB

Metropolitan Open Land Exceptional Circumstances Paper 2022

Pdf, 277.9KB

Lewisham Metropolitan Open Land Review 2021 Additional Sites Report

Pdf, 28.6MB

Site Allocations Sequential and Exception Tests Paper 2023

Pdf, 1MB

Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Stage 2 Assessment Addendum 2023

Pdf, 156.7KB

Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Guidance Document (2020)

Pdf, 606.8KB

Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Level 2 Report (2020)

Pdf, 451.8MB

Open space assessment 2020 area of deficiency maps

Pdf, 2.1MB

Lewisham Energy Masterplan

Pdf, 9.7MB

Playing pitches strategy 2019

Pdf, 4.5MB

Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation Survey (2016): main report

Pdf, 2.8MB

Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation Survey (2016): habitat maps

Pdf, 34.8MB

Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation Survey (2016): proposed boundary changes

Pdf, 5.8MB

Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation Survey (2016): citations

Pdf, 618KB

Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation Survey (2016): notable plants

Pdf, 3MB

Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation Survey (2016): green roof data and maps

Pdf, 14.5MB

Archived studies

Strategic Flood Risk Assessment - 2018

Pdf, 30.4MB

Local Flood Risk Management Strategy (2015)

Pdf, 756.2KB

Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (2008)

Pdf, 424.5KB

Flood Risk and Development, Sequential Test (2009): dataset table

Pdf, 51.6KB

Leisure and open Space Study (2010): appendices

Pdf, 3.1MB

Leisure and open Space Study (2010): maps 13 to 21

Pdf, 6.3MB

Published on: 12/11/2024
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