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Royal Borough of Greenwich
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Royal Borough of Greenwich. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates4,598Searchable applications
709Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 3,174 approved or refused records
589Refused applications
2,585 approved · 589 refused · 152 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 22 Mar 2003 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and building controlContact planning Planning informatives and contactsLocal plan Planning policy and strategyConservation areas Conservation area appraisals and management strategiesArticle 4 directions Areas with extra planning restrictions (Article 4 directions)
Council contacts
- Planning enquiries02082694880Council source
- Planning enquiries02089212440Council source
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas14 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- Decided25/3183/F
Change of use from use class C3 to an 8-bed, 8-person HMO (Sui-Generis), construction of single-storey rear extension, hip-to-gable roof conversion and rear dormer extension with front rooflights along with provision of refuse and cycle storage
31 ELTHAM HILL, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 5SY
Received 25 Sept 2025 - Decided25/3184/CP
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) is sought for a hip-to-gable roof conversion and rear dormer extension with front roof lights.
158 SWINGATE LANE, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 2HN
Received 25 Sept 2025 - Withdrawn25/3185/PN1
Prior Approval for the construction of a single storey rear extension which will extend beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling by 6.00m, for which the maximum height will be 3.00m and the height at the eaves will be 3.00m.
158 SWINGATE LANE, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 2HN
Received 25 Sept 2025 - Decided25/3187/CP
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) is sought for a loft conversion, 3m ground floor rear extension and an outer building in the garden to be used as storage/home office/gym.
33 TIMBERCROFT LANE, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 2SD
Received 26 Sept 2025 - Decided25/3188/TC
Holm Oak (T3) - Reduce height from 7m to 5m and width from 5m to 4m Sycamores (T1 + T2) - lift branches overhanging boundary to 7m to allow more light, maintaining the same height and width
51 KIDBROOKE GROVE, KIDBROOKE, LONDON, SE3 0LJ
Received 26 Sept 2025 - Decided25/3189/CP
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) is sought for a loft conversion including rear dormer, external alterations including removal of secondary porch door and alterations to openings in rear and side elevations.
68 SWALLOWFIELD ROAD, CHARLTON, LONDON, SE7 7NR
Received 26 Sept 2025 - Decided25/3190/F
Change of use from single dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a 6-bedroom,6-person HMO (Use Class C4).
367 ROCHESTER WAY, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 6PG
Received 26 Sept 2025 - Decided25/3191/HD
Construction of a garden room in rear garden.
29 GLOUCESTER CIRCUS, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8RY
Received 26 Sept 2025 - Withdrawn25/3192/L
Construction of a garden room in rear garden
29 GLOUCESTER CIRCUS, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8RY
Received 26 Sept 2025 - Appeal lodged25/3193/F
Demolition of existing Garage / Outbuildings and re-development of the site for a dwelling house (use class C3) with associated landscaping to the rear of 66 Hervey Road.
Land to the rear of 66 HERVEY ROAD, KIDBROOKE, LONDON, SE3 8BS
Received 26 Sept 2025 - Withdrawn25/3194/TC
Holm Oak (T3) - Reduce height from 7m to 5m and width from 5m to 4m Sycamores (T1 + T2) - lift branches overhanging boundary to 7m to allow more light, maintaining the same height and width
51 KIDBROOKE GROVE, KIDBROOKE, LONDON, SE3 0LJ
Received 26 Sept 2025 - Decided25/3195/F
Change of use from a single family dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a 8-bed, 8-person HMO (Use Class Sui Generis), construction of a single storey rear extension, hip-to-gable loft conversion and construction of rear dormer, conversion of existing garage to a habitable room, front facing rooflights, provision of cycle and refuse storage and all other associated alterations.
158 SWINGATE LANE, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 2HN
Received 26 Sept 2025 - Decided25/3196/CP
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) is sought for construction of a hip-to-gable rear dormer loft conversion and all associated works.
92 BRINKLOW CRESCENT, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 3BP
Received 26 Sept 2025 - Decided25/3197/SD
Submission of details pursuant to discharge Condition 6 (Tree Protection) of reserved matters approval reference 24/0848/R dated 12.06.2025 as amended by application Ref. 25/2877/NM dated 09.01.2026.
The Ropeyards, Royal Arsenal Riverside, Blocks D and K3, K4 and K5, Land between Duke of Wellington Avenue and Beresford Street, London, SE18 6NP
Received 26 Sept 2025 - Decided25/3198/SD
Submission of details pursuant to Condition 6 (Bird/Bat Boxes) of Planning Permission 23/0424/F dated 29/09/2023
GARAGES AT REAR OF 72 TO 94 ZANGWILL ROAD, CORELLI ROAD, KIDBROOKE
Received 26 Sept 2025 - Decided25/3199/SD
Submission of detais pursuant to the discharge of Condition 4 (Cycle Parking), Condition 6 (Community Use Agreement Plan) Condition 9 (Delivery and Service Plan) Condition 11 (Playing Field Maintenance Plan & Grounds Maintenance Schedule) of planning permission dated 06/02/2025, (Ref: 24/3939/MA).
SHOOTERS HILL POST 16 CAMPUS, RED LION LANE, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 4LD
Received 26 Sept 2025 - Withdrawn25/3200/PN2
Prior Approval is sought to change of use of first floor from ancillary commercial space to provide one self-contained flat. Retention of ground floor in commercial use.
4 CHEQUERS PARADE, LONDON, SE9 1DD
Received 26 Sept 2025 - Decided25/3201/SD
Submission of details pursuant to the partial discharge of Condition 64(a) ('Be Seen' Energy Monitoring) for Phase 1 of planning permission 22/1116/F dated 31/03/2023.
Brookhill Close, Woolwich, London, SE18 6TX
Received 26 Sept 2025 - Appeal decided25/3202/PN1
Prior Approval for the construction of a single storey rear extension which will extend beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling by 5.54m, for which the maximum height will be 2.850m and the height at the eaves will be 2.666m.
108 EARLSHALL ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 1PR
Received 17 Sept 2025 - Decided25/3203/F
Replacement of 2no. single glazed timber sash windows with new slimline double glazed timber sash windows.
39 WHITWORTH STREET, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 9EL
Received 26 Sept 2025 - Decided25/3204/HD
Construction of a single storey rear & side (wrapround) extension, conversion of garage into habitable space and first floor rear side infill extension with all associated works.
10 MAYDAY GARDENS, KIDBROOKE, LONDON, SE3 8NN
Received 26 Sept 2025 - Decided25/3205/L
Update the mains electricity circuit board, the rewire of the mains supply to each flat, renew external and internal lighting, install linked wired smoke detectors in the communal areas and individual store rooms on first and second floor levels.
HALLGATE, BLACKHEATH PARK, BLACKHEATH, LONDON SE3 9SG
Received 29 Sept 2025 - Decided25/3206/CP
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) is sought for a loft conversion with hip to gable and rear dormer and alterations to SVP and chimneys.
85 GREENVALE ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 1PE
Received 29 Sept 2025 - Decided25/3207/F
Replacement of double glazed windows (Retrospective)
87 COURTLANDS AVENUE, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE12 8JJ
Received 29 Sept 2025
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Royal Borough of Greenwich, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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