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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 dates4,753Searchable applications
712Recorded as pending
82%Approval rate · 3,301 approved or refused records
605Refused applications
2,696 approved · 605 refused · 163 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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- Decided25/4129/F
Roof conversion from hip end to dual pitched roof, construction of side dormer to expand existing GP surgery (Use Class E) to create additional office space, and all other associated works (revised description)
CONWAY PMS, 44 CONWAY ROAD, LONDON, SE18 1AH
Received 9 Dec 2025 - Decided25/4130/SD
Submission of details pursuant to the partial discharge of Condition 10(c) (Unexploded Ordnance) for Phase 1 of planning permission 22/1116/F dated 31/03/2023.
BROOKHILL CLOSE, WOOLWICH, LONDON, SE18 6TX
Received 9 Dec 2025 - Decided25/4131/CP
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) is sought for erection of a rear roof extension and installation of two front rooflights.
39 BRAMBLEBURY ROAD, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 7TF
Received 9 Dec 2025 - Decided25/4132/SD
Submission of details pursuant to discharge condition 4 (Construction Logistic Plan) of planning permission reference 25/2817/F dated 28/11/2025.
196-198 TRAFALGAR ROAD, LONDON, SE10 9ER
Received 9 Dec 2025 - Decided25/4133/HD
Construction of a single storey rear infill extension with associated works.
10 HOLLAND GARDENS, LONDON, SE9 2DF
Received 9 Dec 2025 - Decided25/4134/F
The proposed installation of Air Source Heat Pumps in the eastern portion of Building 10, specifically within the commercial floorspace in units 9 and 10, previously approved under planning permission 21/2055/F, with other associated works to the internal and external elements of the building, to support the decarbonisation of the existing energy centre as part of the overall strategy for Royal Arsenal Riverside.
Building 10, Station Way, Royal Arsenal Riverside, Woolwich
Received 9 Dec 2025 - Decided25/4135/L
The proposed installation of Air Source Heat Pumps in the eastern portion of Building 10, specifically within the commercial floorspace in units 9 and 10, previously approved under planning permission 21/2056/L, with other associated works to the internal and external elements of the building, to support the decarbonisation of the existing energy centre as part of the overall strategy for Royal Arsenal Riverside.
Building 10, Station Way, Royal Arsenal Riverside, Woolwich
Received 9 Dec 2025 - Decided25/4136/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 31/03/2016 (Reference: 15/3555/F) for Demolition of the existing care home and redevelopment of the site to provide 48 residential units: 14 x 1-bed, 21 x 2-bed, and 10 x 3-bed flats, and 3 x 2-bed houses incorporating 17 affordable residential units with associated car and cycle parking and landscaping.This amendment seeks the replacement of 48 no. existing patio/balcony doors & windows with new 48 no. aluminium-framed patio/balcony doors and windows within the same structural opening with matching fenestration, orientation and colour (RAL 7016).
Sunbury Lodge, 1 Sunbury Street, Woolwich, London SE18 5NA
Received 9 Dec 2025 - Decided25/4137/HD
Construction of a singe storey rear extension.
112 ABBEY GROVE, ABBEY WOOD, LONDON, SE2 9EP
Received 9 Dec 2025 - Decided25/4138/TP
T1 Sycamore Reduce height from 13m to 11m Reduce width from 8m to 6m Justification - Routine Maintenance back to previous points of reduction.
39 CHARLTON LANE, CHARLTON, LONDON, SE7 8LB
Received 9 Dec 2025 - Decided25/4139/F
Replacement of glazed shopfront section with metal louver panel.
1 CRIPPS YARD, SOAMES WALK, SE10 0BQ
Received 10 Dec 2025 - Decided25/4140/F
Change of use from an existing dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a 5-Bed, 6-person HMO (Use Class 4), and all other associated alterations.
73 BRACONDALE ROAD, ABBEY WOOD, LONDON, SE2 9EH
Received 10 Dec 2025 - Decided25/4141/TC
Rear garden. No 1 Apple tree: Reduction in height by approx. 40% Shape and thin out, as can be seen in photos the tree would benefit from said work. No 2 Flowering Cherry: Fell - close proximity to nearby drains and property. The tree is also stunting the growth of a much loved plum tree.
136 WESTCOMBE HILL, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7DT
Received 10 Dec 2025 - Decided25/4142/SD
Submission of details pursuant to discharge condition 5 (refuse/recycling) and condition 8 (Car Free) of planning permission reference 25/1115/F dated 11/08/2025 (Revised Description)
164 BURRAGE ROAD, LONDON, SE18 7LA
Received 10 Dec 2025 - Decided25/4143/F
Replacement of the existing timber front door with a FD30 fire door replacement.
477 ROCHESTER WAY, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 1SW
Received 10 Dec 2025 - Decided25/4144/SD
Submission of details pursuant to discharge condition 11 (Landscaping Strategy) and condition 12 (Car Free) of planning permission reference 22/1150/F dated 30/11/2022.
Land to the rear of 57-59 Burrage Place, Plumstead, SE18 7BE
Received 10 Dec 2025 - Decided25/4145/HD
Retrospective repaving of the driveway and construction of a new fence to the front and associated works.
43 SHERARD ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 6EX
Received 10 Dec 2025 - Decided25/4146/SD
Submission of details pursuant to discharge condition 5 (biodiversity gain plan) of planning permission reference 25/1950/F dated 04/09/2025.
ABBEY WOOD GOLDEN JUBILEE CARAVAN SITE, FEDERATION ROAD, ABBEY WOOD, LONDON, SE2 0LS
Received 10 Dec 2025 - Decided25/4147/SD
Submission of details pursuant to Condition 9 (Landscaping) of planning permission 22/4314/F dated 25/04/2023.
MONKS FARM PLACE, SEWELL ROAD, ABBEY WOOD, LONDON, SE2
Received 10 Dec 2025 - Decided25/4148/F
Installation of temporary timber hoarding and access gate along front site boundary of Listed Building.
14 CROOMS HILL, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8ER
Received 10 Dec 2025 - Decided25/4149/L
Installation of temporary timber hoarding and access gate along front site boundary of Listed Building.
14 CROOMS HILL, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8ER
Received 10 Dec 2025 - Decided25/4150/A
One illuminated integrated LED digital display freestanding combined advertisement structure.
UNIT 1A, PENINSULAR PARK ROAD, LONDON, SE7 7TZ
Received 10 Dec 2025 - Decided25/4151/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 3.12m and the height at the eaves will be 3.00m.
239 WOOLWICH ROAD, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 0RN
Received 10 Dec 2025 - Decided25/4153/HD
Garage conversion to a habitable room and single-storey rear extension with all associated works (Reconsultation - Amended description of development)
7 SILVER BIRCH CLOSE, THAMESMEAD, LONDON, SE28 8RW
Received 11 Dec 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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