Sydenham Hill Ridge Neighbourhood Forum and Area

The designated neighbourhood forum

A designated neighbourhood forum is an organisation or group empowered by the local authority to lead the neighbourhood planning process in a designated Neighbourhood Area. 

The Sydenham Hill Ridge Neighbourhood Forum was re-designated for a further 5 years by Lewisham Council on Monday 29 September 2025. The Sydenham Hill Ridge Neighbourhood Area covers part of the London Borough of Lewisham and part of the London Borough of Southwark. The Sydenham Hill Ridge Neighbourhood Area can be seen clearly on the neighbourhood area map.

The application documents:

• Written Application (pdf)
• map of the designated neighbourhood area (pdf)
• statement regarding Sydenham Hill Ridge Neighbourhood Forum as a qualifying body (pdf)
• Proposed Forum Constitution (pdf)
• Supporter Details (redacted) (pdf)
• Re-Designation Consultation Report and Schedule of Comments (pdf)
• Re-Designation Decision Report (pdf)
• Re-Designation Decision (pdf)

The Neighbourhood Forum will be able to prepare a Neighbourhood Plan for their Neighbourhood Area.

Once a Neighbourhood Plan has passed through the statutory processes and is adopted, it will be used, alongside the boroughs' own planning policy documents, to make decisions on planning applications in the designated Neighbourhood Area.

The designated neighbourhood area

A neighbourhood area is an area defined by the forum that they wish to create a neighbourhood development plan for. The Sydenham Hill Ridge Neighbourhood Area was designated when the group first submitted a Neighbourhood Area application in 2019. 

The neighbourhood area map covers part of the London Borough of Lewisham and the London Borough of Southwark, a map of which can also be viewed in the application form found on this page.

There are no proposed changes to the Neighbourhood Planning Area boundary (shown above) as part of its re-designation application. It therefore remains as the designated Neighbourhood Area and will not be subject to a further application. 

Regulation 14 Neighbourhood Plan Consultation

The Sydenham Hill Ridge Neighbourhood Forum gave notice under Regulation 14 of The Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 that the Sydenham Hill Ridge Neighbourhood Plan is undergoing a pre-submission public consultation.

The consultation period ran from Monday 25 November 2024 to 20 January 2025 and is now closed.

A copy of the plan can be downloaded via: The Neighbourhood Plan - Sydenham Hill Ridge Neighbourhood Forum.

For more information or to join, email info@sydenhamhillridge.org.uk or visit: sydenhamhillridge.org.uk.

See the area that has been approved on the Sydenham Hill Ridge neighbourhood area map.