23 Gatling Road, Abbey Wood, London, SE2 0RE Data via plota.co.uk

26/1924/F - Full Planning Permission Registered
Change of useExtensions & alterations

Proposal

Change of use from a single-family C3 dwelling to a C4 HMO with the erection of a rear dormer and ground floor extension Data via plota.co.uk

Track application Save this application and get an email when its status or decision changes. Alerts nearby Get email alerts for new planning applications near this address.
View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
29 Jun 2026
✓
Consultation
20 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 24 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 77. The consultation period closed on 7 Aug 2026.

Documents 10

Statements & assessments 3

PDF Fire statement Document · 30 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Transport statement Document · 30 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Planning statement Document · 30 Jun 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 5

PDF Site location plan Drawing · 30 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed drawing pack Drawing · 30 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing drawing pack Document · 30 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Hmo management plan Document · 30 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Waste management plan Document · 30 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application form redacted Application Form · 30 Jun 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF Acknowledgement letter Correspondence · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Archaeological priority area
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
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
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument 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.

Work with planning data?

Every application in Greenwich - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Other new applications on this street

26 May 2026Refused

37 GATLING ROAD, ABBEY WOOD, LONDON, SE2 0RE

Change of use from an existing dwelling house (Use Class C3) to a 7-bed, 7-perso...

26/1579/F

Nearby new applications

10 Aug 2026Pending

79 WOODHURST ROAD, LONDON, SE2 0HF

Submission of details pursuant to partial discharge condition 3 (Care at the car...

26/2377/SD
18 Aug 2026Pending

335 PLUMSTEAD HIGH STREET, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 1JX

Change of use from 4 bedroom C3 use dwellinghouse to 5 bed, 5 person HMO C4 use....

26/2465/F
27 Jul 2026Pending

121 BENARES ROAD, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 1HU

The replacement of the existing windows with new double glazed PVCu units, front...

26/2242/HD
21 Aug 2026Pending

44 CAMROSE STREET, ABBEY WOOD, LONDON, SE2 0JA

Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) is sought for loft conversion.

26/2502/CP
3 Aug 2026Pending

219-223 PLUMSTEAD HIGH STRET, LONDON, SE18 1HE

Change of use from existing commercial space to 6 flats, one dwelling to the rea...

26/2318/F
21 Aug 2026Pending

44 CAMROSE STREET, ABBEY WOOD, LONDON, SE2 0JA

Prior Approval for the construction of a single-storey rear extension which will...

26/2503/PN1

Important details

Council
Greenwich
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
SE2 0RE
Received
29 Jun 2026
Validated
29 Jun 2026
Ward
PLUMSTEAD COMMON
Parish
Woolwich & Thamesmead
Case officer
Show
Applicant
Show
Agent
SAM Planning services

Decision outlook

Day 77, past the statutory target. 90% of changes of use in Greenwich are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 28 Sept 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 8 Sept 2026.

Day 7721 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

3comments received
3 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 75%

12 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15023032
Consultation
20 Jul 2026
Comments by
7 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

22 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
23 WICKHAM LANE, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE2 0XJ
Construction of single-storey rear and infill extension, rear L-shaped dormer with front…
25/3791/F
2025 Approved
23 WICKHAM LANE, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE2 0XJ
Change of use of a single family dwelling house (Use Class C3) to a six bedroom HMO with…
25/3706/F
2025 Refused
23 WICKHAM LANE, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE2 0XJ
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) is sought for Erection of a single-storey rear exten…
25/3673/CP
2023 Approved
10 GATLING ROAD, ABBEY WOOD, LONDON, SE2 0RF
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) is sought for a loft conversion with rear dormer win…
23/3744/CP
2023 Approved
10 GATLING ROAD, ABBEY WOOD, LONDON, SE2 0RF
Submission of details pursuant to Condition 2 (Details Of Bins) of planning permission 22…
23/3743/SD
2023 Approved
9A WICKHAM LANE, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE2 0XJ
Change of use from single dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a four-bedroom HMO with a maxim…
23/1331/F
2022 Approved
10 GATLING ROAD, ABBEY WOOD, LONDON, SE2 0RF
Change of use from existing (C3) dwelling to 5-bed HMO (C4) with a maximum capacity of 5…
22/4263/F
2022 Approved
2 GATLING ROAD, ABBEY WOOD, LONDON, SE2 0RF
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) for use as 2 flats.
22/2368/CE
2022 Approved
31 GATLING ROAD, ABBEY WOOD, SE2 0RE
Replacement of existing timber sliding sash windows, on all floors, with new double-glaze…
22/0694/F
2021 Approved
4 GATLING ROAD, ABBEY WOOD, LONDON, SE2 0RF
Retrospective conversion of the pre-existing dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) into a six (6)…
21/3949/F
2021 Refused
2 GATLING ROAD, ABBEY WOOD, LONDON, SE2 0RF
Lawful Development Certificate (existing) is sought for the Use of the property as 2 sepa…
21/0643/CE
2021 Approved
31A GATLING ROAD, ABBEY WOOD, LONDON, SE2 0RE
Replacement of all ground floor windows and rear garden door
21/0413/F
2020 Approved
1 THE DELL, ABBEY WOOD, LONDON, SE2 0RW
Construction of a first floor side extension and associated works
20/2652/HD
2020 Withdrawn
1 THE DELL, ABBEY WOOD, LONDON, SE2 0RW
Planning permission is sought for hip to gable roof extension with rear dormer, installat…
20/1307/HD
2019 Refused
1 THE DELL, ABBEY WOOD, LONDON, SE2 0RW
Prior notification for the construction of a single storey rear extension which would mea…
19/2852/PN1
2019 Approved
1 THE DELL, ABBEY WOOD, LONDON, SE2 0RW
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) is sought for the construction of a hip-to-gable roo…
19/1325/CP
2019 Refused
1 The Dell, Abbey Wood, London, SE2 0RW
Prior Approval for the construction of a single-storey rear extension which will extend b…
19/0142/PN1
2018 Approved
12 Gatling Road, Abbey Wood, London, SE2 0RF
Ceritificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) is sought for construction of a single storey rear…
18/2031/CP
2018 Refused
11 WICKHAM LANE, PLUMSTEAD, SE2 0XJ
4 residential flats (C3) above shop that have been in uninterrupted use for 10 years.
18/2007/CE
2018 Withdrawn
12 GATLING ROAD, ABBEY WOOD, LONDON, SE2 0RF
Prior notification for the construction of a single storey rear extension which will exte…
18/1908/PN1
2016 Approved
33 GATLING ROAD, ABBEY WOOD, LONDON, SE2 0RE
Replacement of existing timber windows with uPVC windows.
16/3509/F
2016 Approved
12 THE DELL, ABBEY WOOD, LONDON, SE2 0RW
Construction of a 2-storey side extension.
16/0628/F
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings