37 Liffler Road, Plumstead, London, SE18 1AU Data via plota.co.uk

26/1762/F - Full Planning Permission Registered

Proposal

Change of use from a single family dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a 5-bedroom 6 persons small HMO (Use Class C4). The proposal also includes the erection of a single storey ground floor rear extension and a rear roof extension (under lawfulness Development), provision of refuse and recycling storage within the front garden and cycle storage for 6 bicycles within the rear garden of the property… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
15 Jun 2026
Consultation
26 Jun 2026
Decision
Expected by 10 Aug 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 14 Sept 2026; it is now day 91. The consultation period closed on 17 Jul 2026.

Site constraints 2

Air quality management area: Greenwich AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Greenwich built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. 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.

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Important details

Council
Greenwich
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
SE18 1AU
Received
15 Jun 2026
Validated
15 Jun 2026
Ward
PLUMSTEAD & GLYNDON
Parish
Woolwich & Thamesmead
Case officer
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Applicant
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Agent
SAM Planning Services

Decision outlook

Day 91, past the statutory target. 90% of changes of use in Greenwich are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 14 Sept 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 5 Sept 2026.

Day 9135 days past the 56-day target
51%decided within 8 weeks
45%approved
86decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Greenwich in the last twelve months, from validation. Greenwich decision record →

Public comments

24comments received
24 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 75%

8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 5 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15001862
Consultation
26 Jun 2026
Comments by
17 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Greenwich
Planning Authority Score
5.4/10
Average
#123 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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.

One of the strictest councils
only 78% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Greenwich decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
77%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #278 of 296
78%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #287 of 296
75%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #76 of 296
29%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #49 of 296
60%
Minor dwellings approved
114 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
13 decided (10+ homes)
66%
Change of use approved
195 decided
1,468
Total decisions
331 refused in the year to March 2026