Former Lewisham pub extension near complete as change of use approved

While wandering around Lewisham taking a few snaps of parts of the shopping centre due to be demolished I spotted that rooftop extension work above a former pub was looking near complete.

The former Suttons Radio closed a few years back and has seen a few floors added above and looks decent enough.

Lewisham isn’t exactly flush with good pubs and losing the venue was a loss.

Since then the building went on the market for £3 million back in 2022.

High pub rent

Annual rent for the unit was £150,000.

I thought it was about time for a little look to see if any planning apps had recently been made and sure enough another pub looks unlikely given in October 2024 an application was made to convert a “public house (Sui generis) to commercial use (Use Class E) at 139-141 Lewisham High Street SE13”.

That was approved in December 2024. As for what appears in the ground floor commercial unit – if anything at those very high rents – we’ll see. I’ll keep a look out on Lewisham’s planning website.

 

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