Originally set to close on 5th January then extended to 4th February, Lewisham Council's Selective Licensing consultation was restarted on 21st January and set to close in May. The Council's reason for this change of plan was that the data used for the original consultation had become out of date due to the consequences for the borough of the Covid pandemic. The council is proposing 3 licensing designations across 16 wards in the borough and the proposals will be subject to final approval by the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.