New planning application now online http://planning.lewisham.gov.uk/online-a...CAPR_81361

Not particularly different from the previous proposals, but obviously easier to demolish and start all over again. That is despite assurance that Snazy and I heard from the previous developer, before they sold the plot to somebody else.

The lesson here is that whatever assurances you receive that a building will not be demolished (rather than massive excavation around an existing building), you shouldn't entirely believe it. In fairness, outside a conservation area (or a listed building), nobody requires planning permission for demolition of an existing building. And in this case (unlike 14 Waldram Park Road) nobody died during the demolition process.