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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 dates4,897Searchable applications
724Recorded as pending
82%Approval rate · 3,411 approved or refused records
627Refused applications
2,784 approved · 627 refused · 167 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/0731/SD
Submission of details pursuant to discharge condition 6 (car free) of planning permission reference 23/2828/F dated 19/12/2024.
Royal Standard, 67 Pelton Road, Greenwich, London, SE10 9AH
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0732/HD
Construction of a single storey rear extension and installation of rooflights with associated works.
9 CRADLEY ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 2HD
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0733/HD
Demolition of the existing extension and construction of a new single storey rear extension.
51 BIRKDALE ROAD, ABBEY WOOD, LONDON, SE2 9HU
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0735/HD
Demolition of existing garage and construction of two storey side, single storey front and a part two storey, part single storey rear extension, loft conversion with a hip to gable, rear dormer with a small balcony, and 8 rooflights with associated works.
61 FAIROAK DRIVE, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 2QQ
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Registered26/0736/SD
Submission of details pursuant to discharge of Condition 7 (Piling) of planning permission 24/0146/F dated 18/08/2025
1A & 1C, Eynsham Drive, London, SE2 9RQ
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0737/SD
Submission of details pursuant to partial discharge of Condition 39 (Archaeology - (Programme, Methodology and Recording - Site Investigation) of planning permission 24/0146/F dated 18/08/2025
1A & 1C, Eynsham Drive, London, SE2 9RQ
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Registered26/0738/SD
Submission of details pursuant to discharge of Condition 33 (Ecology) and 50 (Biodiversity Net Gain) of planning permission 24/0146/F dated 18/08/2025
1A & 1C, Eynsham Drive, London, SE2 9RQ
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0739/SD
Submission of details pursuant to Condition 9 Part 2 (Secured by Design) of Planning Permission 21/4216/F dated 04/08/2022.
DEVELOPMENT SITE AT FORMER 81 TO 88, BERESFORD STREET, LONDON, SE18 6BG
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0740/MA
An application submitted under Section 73 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 in connection with planning permission dated 09/02/2026, ref: 25/3814/HD for 'Retiling of roof and replacement of render with associated works.': - Amendment to Condition 3 (materials)
8 WHINYATES ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 6NN
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0742/TC
Statement of work: T1 Norway Maple - Rear boundary: To reduce the height and radial spread of the canopy by up to 2m, shape accordingly and remove major deadwood. T2 Norway Maple - Rear boundary: - To reduce overall canopy by up to 1.5m, shape accordingly and remove major deadwood. T3 Ash Front LHB neighbouring tree: - To reduce the overall canopy by up to 2m, shape accordingly and remove major deadwood. T4 Sycamore Front LHB. Crown Lift to raise lower canopy to 3m. To reduce lower lateral branches extending over the driveway by up to 1m.
23 BLACKHEATH PARK, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 9RW
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0743/F
Demolition of 3 garages and the erection of a 4-bedroomed detached dwelling.
GARAGES, OLD DOVER ROAD, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 8SY
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0744/CP
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) is sought for loft extension.
71 VANBRUGH HILL, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE10 9HB
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0745/MA
An application submitted under Section 73 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 for a minor material amendment in connection with planning permission dated 01/03/2024, ref: 23/2003/HD, Appeal Ref: APP/E5330/D/23/3329773 (dated 01/03/2024) for 'Construction of an outbuilding, following the demolition of an existing outbuilding.'To allow;Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Drawings and Documents) for:-Change in the roof profile for the proposed outbuilding to incorporate a part pitched part flat roof [Amended Description]
143 DAIRSIE ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 1XL
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0746/TC
PROPOSAL ? DISMANTLE TO GROUND LEVEL AND TREAT STUMP OF 2 X EUCALYPTUS - located on the rear boundary with 55 (?) - they have grown significantly and is now posing a risk to our neighbours property as well as causing physical damage to the boundary fence, inappropriate for the setting and planted far too close to the fence and the properties. During winds, the trees have broken the fence and we are concerned that should either tree uproot (which Eucalyptus frequently do) it will land on the adjacent properties, the trees have limited amenity value due to its position in the rear garden and there are several mature trees in the vicinity. We would consider planting a more appropriate tree species in the garden if required.
57 COLERAINE ROAD, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7PF
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Registered26/0747/F
Construction of outdoor play area for nursery, including installation of 2no. canopy and 4no. shade sail, installation of high timber close-boarded fence within the play area, along the planters and along existing glass balustrade, installation of equipment storage and buggy storage, and all other associated works.
Ground Floor Commercial Unit, Sky Sail House, London, SE18 5BG
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Registered26/0748/A
Installation of one (externally illuminated) fascia signs above the main nursery entrance and one (externally illuminated) fascia signs existing building column facing towards the main entrance.
Ground Floor Commercial Unit, Sky Sail House, London, SE18 5BG
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0749/F
Change of use from a residential institution (Use Class C2) to provide two single-family dwellinghouses (Use Class C3), installation of rooflights and elevational alterations across the building, front landscaping works, and all associated works.
GREENWICH MIND, 54-56 ORMISTON ROAD, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 0LN
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0750/TC
T1 ? Sycamore Permission requested to remove Identified limbs to remove domination of nearby Trees and Shrubs.
4 BLACKHEATH PARK, LONDON, SE3 9RR
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0751/SD
Submisson of details pursuant to discharge condition 4 (Archaelogical) of planning permission reference 24/0367/L dated 05/04/2024.
ROYAL PARKS, GREENWICH PARK, BLACKHEATH AVENUE, GREENWICH, SE10 8QY
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0752/HD
Proposed rear lower ground floor extension, including terrace and associated balustrading; alterations and works to front vaults; new and replacement of doors and openings; and all associated works.
40 KING WILLIAM WALK, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 9HU
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0753/L
Proposed rear lower ground floor extension, including terrace and associated balustrading; alterations and works to front vaults; new and replacement of doors and openings; internal reconfiguration including repositioning of partitions and repair works; and all associated works.
40 KING WILLIAM WALK, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 9HU
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0754/F
Construction of a two-storey building with basement to the side of 13 Ankerdine Crescent to provide two residential dwellings with associated landscaping, refuse, cycle storage, boundary treatment, reconfiguration of external access to the existing building, and other external alterations.
13 ANKERDINE CRESCENT, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 3LJ
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0755/F
Conversion of existing garage into a self-contained residential unit, replacement of rooflights and front door, addition of windows, juliet balcony and rear elevation door, partial blocking up of existing garage door, various repair and refurbishment works, and construction of boundary wall, and all associated works.
36 CROOMS HILL, LONDON, SE10 8ER
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0756/L
Conversion of existing garage into a self-contained residential unit, internal reconfiguration, replacement of rooflights and front door, addition of windows, juliet balcony and rear elevation door, partial blocking up of existing garage door, various repair and refurbishment works, and construction of boundary wall, and all associated works.
36 CROOMS HILL, LONDON, SE10 8ER
Received 10 Mar 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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