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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 dates4,825Searchable applications
723Recorded as pending
82%Approval rate · 3,349 approved or refused records
613Refused applications
2,736 approved · 613 refused · 166 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 22 Mar 2003 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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More application records
- Decided26/0112/SD
Submission of Details pursuant to part a�of discharge Condition 49 (Residential Travel Plan�only) of planning permission 22/4235/MA dated 25/10/2023.
Land to the West of Kidbrooke Park Road, Kidbrooke Park Road, Kidbrooke, London, SE3 9PX
Received 13 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0113/F
Change of use from C3 (Dwellinghouse) to C2 (Residential Institution - Children's Care Home).
1 NEWACRES ROAD, LONDON, SE28 0LD
Received 13 Jan 2026 - Registered26/0114/SD
Submission of details pursuant to Condition 29 (Site Access) of planning permission 23/0970/F dated 22/04/2024.
GARAGES adj to 554-584 MIDDLE PARK AVENUE, ELTHAM, SE9 5QS
Received 13 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0115/HD
Conversion of garage to habitable room, construction of part single, part two storey side and rear wrap around extension and loft conversion with 1No rear dormer with juliet balcony and 2No roof light at front roof together with roof alteration from hip end to gable end. Replacement of windows and front door to front elevation. (Re-consultation due to amended description)(partially retrospective - changes proposed to dormer)(resubmission)
20 RENNETS WOOD ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 2ND
Received 13 Jan 2026 - Withdrawn26/0116/TC
T1: Acer Hispanica, Height 22m, Width 17m - reduce lowest limb back by 6m back to first union on compass point E-W taking it from 8m to 2m.
9 QUAGGY WALK, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 9EL
Received 13 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0117/SD
Submission of details pursuant to discharge condition 3a (Revised plans regarding glazed roof) of planning permission reference 25/0922/HD dated 16/07/2025.
258 PLUMSTEAD COMMON ROAD, LONDON, SE18 2RT
Received 14 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0119/A
Retrospective replacement of external vinyl stickers and associated works.
The co-operative food, 386 SHOOTERS HILL ROAD, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE18 4LP
Received 14 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0120/F
Replacement of existing glazing within the existing timber windows with slimline double glazing to the first and second floors. The existing frames are to be repaired on a like-for-like basis where necessary, and other associated works. (This would affect the setting of a Grade II listed building)
FLAT 2, 93A BLACKHEATH HILL, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8TJ
Received 14 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0121/L
Replacement of existing glazing within the existing timber windows with slimline double glazing to the first and second floors. The existing frames are to be repaired on a like-for-like basis where necessary, and other associated works. (This would affect the setting of a Grade II listed building)
FLAT 2, 93A BLACKHEATH HILL, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8TJ
Received 14 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0122/TC
Poplar (T1) - reduce back to previous pruning points, taking the height from 12m to 9m and the width from 9m to 6m Poplar (T2) - reduce back to previous pruning points, taking the height from 12m to 9m and the width from 9m to 6m, and remove the two lowest limbs to rebalance
56 KIDBROOKE GROVE, KIDBROOKE, LONDON, SE3 0LG
Received 14 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0123/F
Change of use from an existing dwelling (Use Class C3) to a 7-bed, 7-person HMO (Use Class Sui Generis), in addition to a hip to gable end roof conversion and rear dormer, construction of ground floor rear extension and rebuilding of existing extensions to be fitted with a new flat roof, conversion of existing garage into habitable space and replacement of garage door with windows, roof lights on front roof slope, provision of cycle and refuse storage and all other associated works
124 SWINGATE LANE, LONDON, SE18 2HL
Received 14 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0124/TP
T1 and T2 Poplar trees: Reduce height by approx. 3m to previous points Reason: Routine maintenance
72 PULLMAN PLACE, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 6EG
Received 15 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0125/A
Advertisement to the north and west fa�ade of the padel court canopy, as well as the west fa�ade of the bar area.
The O2, Peninsula Square, Greenwich, London, SE10 0DX
Received 14 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0126/F
Formation of an off-street parking space and new dropped kerb/vehicular cross-over, and replacement of front boundary wall, and associated works [Re-consultation, amended red line boundary].
14 WOOLWICH ROAD, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 0JU
Received 15 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0132/F
Change of use of single family dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to six-bedroom small HMO with a maximum of six persons (Use Class C4) together with part single-storey side and first-floor rear extension along with rear dormer and hip to gable loft conversion with associated cycle and refuse storage and all associated external alterations.
76 CONWAY ROAD, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 1AR
Received 15 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0133/HD
Construction of a single-storey rear extension, conversion of existing garage and associated works.
204 GREEN LANE, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 3TL
Received 15 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0134/F
Planning permission is sought for the change of use from two self-contained dwellings (Use Class C3) to a 10-bed, 10-person HMO (Use Class Sui Generis), in addition to the construction of a rear dormer and loft conversion, provision of rooflights, cycle and refuse storage and all other associated works
136 HERBERT ROAD, LONDON, SE18 3PU
Received 15 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0135/F
Construction of one-bedroom, two-storey dwellinghouse in rear garden of 125 Abbey Wood Road
LAND TO THE REAR OF 125 ABBEY WOOD ROAD, ABBEY WOOD, LONDON, SE2 9DZ
Received 15 Jan 2026 - Withdrawn26/0136/NM
An application submitted under Section 96a of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 for a non-material amendment in connection with planning consent (ref: 24/0995/F), dated 27/11/2024 (as amended) to allow: Alterations to condition 2 (Approved Plans) to remove reference to the proposed tenures and facilitate the flexible delivery of additional on-site affordable housing.
FORMER LORRY PARK (ADJACENT TO STUDIO 338) LOCATED ON CORNER OF BOORD STREET AND MILLENNIUM WAY, GREENWICH, LONDON SE10
Received 15 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0137/SD
Submission of details pursuant to discharge Condition 4b (Green Roof) and Condition 7 (Materials) of planning permission reference 25/1875/HD dated 22/10/2025.
37 GLOUCESTER CIRCUS, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8RY
Received 15 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0138/SD
Submission of details pursuant to the discharge of Condition 7 (Piling Method Statement) 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 15 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0139/MA
An application submitted under Section 73 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 in connection with planning permission dated 14/04/2025 Ref: 25/0520/F for 'Demolition of existing outbuilding and construction of two-storey dwelling with associated landscaping, cycle parking and waste storage' to allow for variation of Condition 2 (drawings and plans) to allow an:Increase in roof height by 0.66m
Land to the rear of 192 Burrage, London, SE18 7JU
Received 15 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0140/SD
Submission of details pursuant to discharge Condition 4 (Construction Method Statement), Condition 9 (Compliance with Building Regulation Requirement M4(2)) and Condition 10 (Details of Proposed Screening) of planning permission Ref 24/1875/F dated 11/09/2024.
CAR PARK ADJACENT TO 7 ELIZABETH TERRACE, ELTHAM, SE9
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Withdrawn26/0141/F
Construction of single-storey side and rear extension, hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer extension and front rooflights together with the change of use of a single-family dwelling house (Use Class C3) to a six-bedroom HMO with a maximum capacity of six persons (Use Class C4) with associated refuse and cycle storage.
37 HIGH GROVE, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 2PS
Received 16 Jan 2026
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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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