74 Purrett Road, Plumstead, London, SE18 1JP Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from an existing-single family dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a 3-bed, 6-person HMO (Use Class C4), cycle and refuse storage and all other associated alterations (revised drawings and description) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 16 Jul 2026 · Local Planning Committee · Last checked 18 Jul 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Greenwich Local Planning Committee on 14 Jul 2026.
Approved by 6 votes to 3
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the HMO would provide acceptable accommodation without unacceptable effects on neighbours, the building or public realm.
- Residents raised concerns about parking, traffic, congestion, unreliable survey results and the concentration of HMOs nearby.
- The committee approved the application by 6 votes to 3, subject to conditions.
Source: Plota analysis of Greenwich's committee minutes of 14 Jul 2026.
Documents 11
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 4
Plans & drawings 4
Application forms 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 5
Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £130,000 in June 2002. Terraced house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- Greenwich
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Postcode
- SE18 1JP
- Received
- 26 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 26 Mar 2026
- Ward
- PLUMSTEAD & GLYNDON
- Parish
- Woolwich & Thamesmead
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision
- Approve
- Decision date
- 16 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Local Planning Committee
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- SAM Planning services
How this decision compares
Decided in 112 days from validation, 56 days slower than Greenwich's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 43% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Greenwich in the last twelve months, from validation. Greenwich decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14811300
- Consultation
- 23 Jun 2026
- Comments by
- 7 Jul 2026
- Committee
- 14 Jul 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
18 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
Greenwich is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #76 out of 296. Only 29% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Greenwich is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 78% approved vs 90% nationally.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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