Land to the rear of 39-50 Vicarage Park, Plumstead, London, SE18 7TG Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Construction of six dwellinghouses with associated landscaping, refuse and cycle storage, improved pedestrian access and associated external alterations. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 14 Jul 2026 · Local Planning Committee · Last checked 1 Nov 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Greenwich Local Planning Committee on 14 Jul 2026.
Approved by 5 votes to 3
As officers recommended.
- Officers recommended approval of six homes with landscaping, access and storage, subject to conditions.
- Residents and a ward councillor raised concerns about parking, flooding, ecology, amenity, safety, access and land stability.
- The committee approved the application by five votes to three, with one abstention and additional drainage and stabilisation conditions.
Source: Plota analysis of Greenwich's committee minutes of 14 Jul 2026.
Documents 51
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 9
Plans & drawings 34
Application forms 1
Other documents 6
Site constraints 8
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Important details
- Council
- Greenwich
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Postcode
- SE18 7SU
- Received
- 11 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 11 Nov 2025
- Ward
- PLUMSTEAD & GLYNDON
- Parish
- Woolwich & Thamesmead
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 17 Jul 2026
- Decision
- Approve
- Decision date
- 14 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Local Planning Committee
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- MJP Planning Limited
How this decision compares
Decided in 245 days from validation, 189 days slower than Greenwich's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 66% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Greenwich in the last twelve months, from validation. Greenwich decision record →
Public comments
95% object · above the UK average of 74%
181 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Nov 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14473385
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14473385
- Consultation
- 12 Jan 2026
- Comments by
- 24 Dec 2025
- Committee
- 14 Jul 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 6 Jan 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 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.
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