Comments have been made to support the cynical view, but I will leave it there for now.
However im pretty sure Lewisham will do as you say and force like for like. I will certainly be opposing permission for anything else. Im sure other locals will do the same.

Sadly the idea that its fallen apart around them. They are still left with a huge plot of prime land sadly.
And have a lot of work in the pipelines again elsewhere, so far from broke.
The are actually responsible for the conversion of 10 Church Rise too!

Nasaroc, thanks for doing that digging, its certainly nice to see such information, so I can compare the verbal comments of the builders, and the official line taken with the authorities.
Venturing out this afternoon I noticed its almost gone now.

I miss 6 Church Rise already
Just the left and right walls and a few other bits left now, all ground floor.