This is the reply I received from Lewisham Council Planning Department (planning@lewisham.gov.uk):

Acolaid Case DC/11/78332/X

The change of use of the ground floor at 76-78 Honor Oak Park SE23 to use Class A5 (Hot food takeaway), together with the installation of a new shopfront at No 76, installation of new door at 78 and extract duct/air compressors to the rear at No 78.

Thank you for your letter giving your comments on the above proposal, which will be taken into account when this matter is considered.
The majority of applications are decided by Senior Planning Officers under delegated authority, but if this proposal is to be reported to Committee for determination by the elected Councillors, you will be invited to attend the Committtee meeting.

For your information, Committees are held on Thursday evenings at 7.30, but at this stage it is not known whether the application will be reported to Committee or to which meeting the proposal would be considered.

If the proposal is going to be reported to Committee, you will be given as much notice of the date as possible. A representative of the objectors will be able to speak to Committee for 5 minutes giving reasons for objecting. If you want, you can meet with other objectors before the Committee meeting in another committee room or the
Civic Suite foyer if available. Further details of this will follow.

You can also phone to find out the names of other objectors once the time period for making written comments has passed, or to obtain a leaflet explaining more fully the process and guidance for objectors.

Yours sincerely
Chris Werren
South Area Team, 020 8314 7754