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Find out about upcoming, open and closed consultations run by Lewisham Council.

See what consultations are happening in your area and take part in consultations about things that are important to you.

 

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Open Consultations

  • Survey for Victims/Survivors of Domestic Abuse (DA) and Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG)

    Lewisham Council is reviewing the 2021-2026 Domestic Abuse (DA) and Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) strategy. As part of this, we want to hear directly from survivors. Your voice can help improve services and ensure they are more supportive, inclusive and effective. This survey...

    Closes 5 September 2025

  • Survey for Professionals in Lewisham

    In November 2021, Lewisham published the Domestic Abuse & Violence Against Women and Girls (DA & VAWG) strategy for 2021-2026. Safer Communities are now planning to publish a new DA & VAWG Strategy in January 2027. To achieve this, a comprehensive review of the current strategy will be completed by...

    Closes 5 September 2025

  • Self-build and Custom-build Registration Form

    About the register We have set up a register for people who are interested in the self-build or custom-build houses in Lewisham, in line with our duties according to the Self-build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015 and the Self-build and Custom Housebuilding (Register) Regulations 2016. The...

    Closes 1 April 2030

Closed Consultations

  • Lewisham Active Travel Strategy

    Lewisham’s Active Travel Strategy is a long-term plan to make walking, cycling, wheeling, and scooting the preferred choice for everyday travel by improving roads, travel infrastructure, and public spaces. Our goal is to create a safer, more accessible borough where everyone can easily walk or...

    Closed 20 July 2025

  • Draft Lewisham Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2025-30 Survey

    The Lewisham Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2025-2030 is being developed to prioritise action on prevention and the three core determinants of health that are of particular significance to Lewisham: Poverty, Housing and Education. Key actions have been identified for each priority area, including a...

    Closed 4 July 2025

  • High Street Rental Auction - Lewisham Pilot

    Across the borough, the Council is working to improve our high streets so that the local businesses and the wider community can thrive. Unfortunately, in Lewisham, several of our high streets have empty commercial properties, which can take away from the liveliness of the town centre...

    Closed 30 June 2025

  • Sustainable Streets consultation 2025

    Please open up the link below to access details on how you can respond to this consultation: Have Your Say Today - Sustainable Streets - Commonplace

    Closed 16 June 2025

  • Main Grants 2026 – 2029 Consultation

    This consultation is about the proposed priorities for, and approach to, Lewisham Council’s Main Grants programme 2026 - 2029.   This consultation takes place in the context of a reduction to the Main Grants budget which has been agreed as part of a review of the council’s budget due to the...

    Closed 25 May 2025

We Asked, You Said, We Did

Here are some of the issues we have consulted on and their outcomes. See all outcomes

We asked

  • Do you agree with the selection criteria?
  • Should Hall Drive be designated as an ASLC?
  • Should Charleville Circus be designated as an ASLC?
  • Should Kirkdale be designated as an ASLC?
  • Should Rockbourne Road be designated as an ASLC?
  • Should these roads be designated as ASLCs?
  • Should Sydenham Ridge be designated as an ASLC?

You said

74.1% of respondents supported the proposed selection criteria. Some respondents found terms like “high quality” and “etc.” vague or subjective. Others felt the criteria were too restrictive or missed areas of interest.

87.5% of respondents supported Hall Drive being an ASLC. Residents praised the architectural diversity, green spaces, and community character. Corrections were suggested to descriptions of building types and historical details.

71.4% of respondents supported Charleville Circus being an ASLC. Some praised its distinctiveness and history, while others expressed concern about planning restrictions and parking.

85.7% of respondents supported Kirkdale being an ASLC. Respondents highlighted the area's historic buildings and community value. Suggestions included expanding the boundary and addressing urban realm issues.

62.5% of respondents supported Rockbourne Road being an ASLC. Residents appreciated the greenery, community use of benches, and historical context. Some were unsure of the designation’s practical impact.

66.7% of respondents supported Woolstone & Hurstbourne Roads being an ASLC. Some questioned the uniqueness of the area and suggested other roads were equally deserving.

76.2% of respondents supported Sydenham Ridge being an ASLC. Strong support with calls for Conservation Area status. Detailed feedback included historical, ecological, and boundary suggestions.

We did

  • Selection criteria: Officers clarified definitions, removed vague terms, and added references to Historic England and NPPG guidance to improve clarity and robustness.
  • Halll Drive ASLC: Officers updated architectural descriptions and corrected historical references as suggested by respondents, revised the Statement of Significance, and incorporated detailed feedback from the Hall Drive Residents’ Association.
  • Charleville Circus ASLC: Officers clarified that ASLC designation does not impose new planning controls. Officers incorporated historical data from a One-Place Study and addressed concerns about threats and opportunities. The FAQs, explaining that the ASLC designation will not entail any additional planning controls, will be uploaded with the ASLCs on the Council website.  
  • Kirkdale ASLC: Officers clarified existing protections for adjacent areas, added tree planting and urban realm improvements to the opportunities section of the Statement of Significance, and referred traffic concerns to Highways.
  • Rockbourne Road ASLC: Officers added social value of benches, historical context (e.g. WWII bombing), and planting opportunities to the Statement of Significance. Clarified the non-regulatory nature of ASLCs.
  • Woolstone & Hurstbourne Roads: Officers clarified that similar areas are already designated Conservation Areas.
  • Sydenham Ridge ASLC: Officers expanded the ASLC boundary to include Sydenham Wells Park and the full Sydenham Hill Estate. Added detailed historical, ecological, and topographical information to the Statement of Significance. Updated photos and maps in Statement of Significance.

We asked

We asked business ratepayers within the borough for their views on our proposed budget for 2023-24, as business rates are a key contributor to our income budget. Business rates help support local services including street lighting, waste collection and public parks. We laid out the Council’s seven Priorities and asked ratepayers to tell us what was most important to them, as well as asking what they thought we were doing well and what needs improvement.

You said

  • There is a good level of business support offered to its businesses and that the north of the borough had good public transport links, safe streets and school streets. People are able to live locally and avoid long journeys to reach work and leisure facilities. 
  • There is support for increasing street safety and public transport, and a strong desire for a reduction in graffiti. 
  • Business rates should be reduced generally and there should be more access to grants. You suggested that new businesses should be entitled to 100% relief in the first year and then a sliding scale for the next five years to enable the business to be established. The benefit of this being that the business would be better able to benefit the wider local community and create and protect jobs.

We did

  • The Council recognises the difference between the north and south of the borough in terms of infrastructure provision and continues to work collaboratively with Transport for London and other partners to secure investment, to ensure that both capital and service delivery provides for all of our residents across all wards. 
  • The Council’s Active Travel Fund, as part of its planned capital programme, seeks to increase the number of safe streets and school streets, and will work closely with Transport for London to improve public transport accessibility where possible. As part of the pressures funding for 2023/24 there is specific additional funding being made available to tackle fly tipping and ensure that the Council can continue to tackle and enforce against all types of antisocial or illegal activity on our streets. 
  • Business Rates are governed by legislation, in particular the Local Government Finance Act 1992. Whilst we appreciate the comments in terms of the charges and applicable reliefs for new businesses, the Council are solely responsible for the billing and collection of Business Rates, not the setting of these.
  • Tackling antisocial behaviour: Please provide your views on our proposed Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) here

We asked

To help Lewisham Council to prepare an assessment of the current and future needs of local people for pharmacy services, we asked you to tell us how your local pharmacy (also called a chemist) is giving you the things that you need. For example, your prescription, getting advice on treating minor health concerns and healthy living and/or essential vaccination.

You said

Overall, 129 participants completed the survey, and more than 98% were Lewisham residents. Most of the respondents were from SE6 (postcode) or SE13. Majority of the respondents were female (78%) and age group of 45-74 (66%). About 59% of the respondents identified themselves as White British. Around 31% of the respondents consider themselves to have a disability and Hidden disability: Diabetes was declared from 64% of the respondents who said to have a disability.

The survey findings were as follows:

  • The majority (95%) of the respondents use a pharmacy in Lewisham. Using a pharmacy one a month was the most common usage by the respondents (50%).
  • Most of the respondents said they use the local pharmacy to collect prescribed medication (97%). Many used their local pharmacy for advice (33%) and to buy medication that doesn’t need a prescription (over the counter medicines) (58%).
  • More than half of the respondents use the same pharmacy on a regular basis (73%).
  • More than half of the respondents usually walk to their pharmacy (78%), and it takes no more than 10 minutes (66%)
  • A quarter of the respondents said there is a more convenient or closer pharmacy that they do not use (33%).
  • For weekdays, mornings (36%) and afternoon (31%) were the most convenient time for respondents to access as pharmacy.
  • For Saturday, mornings (63%) and afternoon (28%) were the most convenient time for respondents to access as pharmacy.
  • For Sunday, mornings (47%) and afternoon (27%) were the most convenient time for respondents to access as pharmacy.
  • Collecting prescriptions (91%) or repeat prescriptions (93%), buying over the counter medicines (93%) and advice from your pharmacist (91%) were the most selected services that the respondents have used from the pharmacy.
  • Most of the respondents wanted to have different public health and/or clinical services offered by the pharmacy, however, services that were not sure or not wanted by the majority of respondents were needle exchange (no: 18%, don’t know: 51%), stopping smoking/nicotine replacement therapy (no: 24%, don’t know: 35%) and supervised consumption of methadone and buprenorphine (no: 22%, don’t know: 46%).
  • Majority of the respondents were satisfied or very satisfied with the opening times (79%), consultation rooms (42%), and medicines review and advice (47%).

We did

We used your feedback to help develop our draft of the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) which is now available to review from this link (https://consultation.lewisham.gov.uk/community-services/lewishampna/).

We are now at the second stage of our consultation. A Public Consultation is being undertaken from 30th August 2022 to 28th October 2022, to seek the views of members of the public and other stakeholders, on whether they agree with the contents of this Draft Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment Report and whether it addresses issues that they consider relevant to the provision of pharmaceutical services. We would like you to give us your views on the draft PNA report by the 28th October. The feedback will be reported and reflected in the final revised Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment Report, in November 2022.