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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 dates4,634Searchable applications
709Recorded as pending
82%Approval rate · 3,202 approved or refused records
591Refused applications
2,611 approved · 591 refused · 157 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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)
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- Planning enquiries02082694880Council 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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More application records
- Decided25/3546/HD
Construction of a single-storey rear extension, formation of a loft conversion, conversion of the existing garage into a utility room, external alterations to the fa�ade, and all associated works.
6 WESTBROOK ROAD, KIDBROOKE, LONDON, SE3 0NS
Received 23 Oct 2025 - Decided25/3547/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 2.91m and the height at the eaves will be 2.51m.
17 FAIRTHORN ROAD, LONDON, SE7 7RL
Received 23 Oct 2025 - Appeal decided25/3549/HD
Construction of a first floor front extension, part single, part two storey rear extension with rear roof extension. Replacement rear dormer removing terrace and removal of side dormer. Demolition and replacement single storey side extension, garage conversion with new roof over and removal of rearmost non original chimney stack. Replacement matching front dormer, replacement of entrance porch with open roof canopy. New rooflights, replacement roof finishes, windows and associated internal and external alterations and landscaping works.
30 BROOKWAY, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 9BJ
Received 24 Oct 2025 - Decided25/3550/CP
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) sought for rear hip to gable loft conversion with two front Velux roof lights all materials to match existing and within lawful development.
54 DAIRSIE ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 1XH
Received 24 Oct 2025 - Decided25/3551/HD
Construction of a single-storey rear extension.
54 DAIRSIE ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 1XH
Received 24 Oct 2025 - Decided25/3555/TC
Tree species: Quercus Wislizeni 'interior live oak' non-native species. Tree numbers on sketch plan: T1 Description of proposed works: Fell and replace - approx. 6m in height, roots are starting to cause damage to the nearby swimming pool -will grow to over 20m in height, which would be far too dominant and damaging to the area and pool. The shade is also encouraging on my neighbours outdoor seating area. The proposed works are part of a garden redesign to improve light levels, safety, and biodiversity, with replacement planting of more appropriately sized native or ornamental trees considered as part of the long-term landscaping plan.
28 BROOKWAY, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 9BJ
Received 27 Oct 2025 - Decided25/3556/TC
Prune and thin Mountain Ash by a third. Branches are overhanging into neighbouring garden
FLAT 1, 35 BLACKHEATH PARK, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 9RW
Received 27 Oct 2025 - Decided25/3557/TC
Robinia (T1) - Remove the two limbs that grow into the street trees on the west side and one limb that goes towards the house on the south east. The height and width remain the same
45 BLACKHEATH PARK, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 9SQ
Received 24 Oct 2025 - Decided25/3558/TC
Oak (T1) - Reduce back to previous pruning points, taking the height from 12m to 10m and the width from 12m to 10m Eucalyptus (T2) - Reduce back to previous pruning points, taking the height from 8m to 6m and the width from 8m to 6m Robinia (T3) - Reduce back to previous pruning points, taking the height from 10m to 8m and the width from 8m to 6m
THE WHITE HOUSE, CROOMS HILL, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8HH
Received 24 Oct 2025 - Decided25/3559/TP
Silver Birch (T1) - Fell as it is dead and replace with similar species
89 BLACKHEATH PARK, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 0EU
Received 24 Oct 2025 - Decided25/3560/TC
T1 - Acacia Tree - growing in the rear garden To reduce by 3m in height, from a current height of 12m, with a branch length reduction of 3m, leaving a finished branch length of 9m. To remove the lower limb growing in towards the Holly, from 4m back to trunk. T2 - Holly - growing in the rear garden To trim to reshape, reducing by 1m, from a current branch length of 3m, leaving a finished length of 2m.
15 BLACKHEATH PARK, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 9RW
Received 24 Oct 2025 - Decided25/3561/A
Installation of one fascia sign, one projecting sign and supporting signage including ATM surrounds with associated works.
19-21 POWIS STREET, LONDON, SE18 6HZ
Received 24 Oct 2025 - Decided25/3562/HD
Garage conversion into a habitable space with associated works.
49 GRASSHAVEN WAY, THAMESMEAD, LONDON, SE28 8TJ
Received 24 Oct 2025 - Decided25/3563/CP
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) is sought to convert an L-shaped loft into a habitable space providing a bedroom and a bathroom.
40 WALNUT TREE ROAD, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 9EU
Received 24 Oct 2025 - Decided25/3564/SD
Submission of details pursuant to Plots D and K discharge Condition 31 (Pre-Impact Piling) of planning permission Ref 16/3025/MA dated 17/03/2017.
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 24 Oct 2025 - Registered25/3565/SD
Submission of details pursuant to discharge Condition 4 (Dust Management Plan) of Reserved Matters applciation Ref. 24/0848/R dated 17/03/2017 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 24 Oct 2025 - Decided25/3566/SD
Submission of details pursuant to the discharge of Condition 9 (Land Condition (Preliminary Risk Assessment)) of planning permission 22/1116/F dated 31/03/2023.
Brookhill Close, Woolwich, London, SE18 6TX
Received 24 Oct 2025 - Decided25/3567/SD
Submission of details pursuant to the partial discharge of Condition 26 (Water Efficiency) for the residential part of planning permission 23/2423/MA dated 30/04/2024.
Land at Nos. 6, 61-81 and Coopers Yard, Eastmoor Street and Nos. 6 & 10 Westmoor Street, Charlton, London, SE7 8LX
Received 24 Oct 2025 - Decided25/3568/SD
Submission of details pursuant to discharge condition 4 (part a) (Preliminary risk assessment), 7 (Tree replacement details), 8 (Tree protection plan), 11 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan) and 12 (Preliminary bat roostassessment) of Planning Permission reference 23/2396/F date 01/02/2024
20 THORNTREE ROAD, LONDON, SE7 8HB
Received 24 Oct 2025 - Decided25/3569/HD
Construction of a single storey rear extension and all associated works.
34 DOBELL ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 1HE
Received 27 Oct 2025 - Decided25/3570/F
Retrospective application for the change of use of the Old Timber Yard to Use Class B8.
THE OLD TIMBER YARD, 162A WOOLWICH ROAD, LONDON, SE7 7RA
Received 27 Oct 2025 - Decided25/3571/PN1
Prior Approval for the construction of a single storey rear and rear side infill extensions 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.
82 CHESTNUT RISE, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 1RL
Received 27 Oct 2025 - Decided25/3572/CP
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) is sought for construction of the outbuilding at the rear garden.
74 GUILD ROAD, CHARLTON, LONDON, SE7 8HW
Received 27 Oct 2025 - Decided25/3573/NM
An application submitted under Section 96a of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 for a non-material amendment in connection with the planning permission dated 16/10/2025 (Ref: 25/2051/HD) for Demolition of existing shed and construction of a new garden studio, to allow: - Amendment of Condition 3 - to change the wording address from 21 Ceres Road (Plumstead, SE18 1HR), to 100 Purrett Road (Plumstead SE18 1JP).
100 PURRETT ROAD, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 1JP
Received 27 Oct 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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