21 Donaldson Road, London, SE18 3JZ Data via plota.co.uk

26/1676/F - Full Planning Permission Registered

Proposal

Change of use from an existing dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a 5-Bed, 6-person HMO (Use Class C4), single-storey rear extension, side entrance, front porch, hip-to-gable roof extension and construction of rear dormer with front roof lights, cycle and refuse storage and all other associated alterations… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
5 Jun 2026
Validated
6 Jul 2026
Consultation
7 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 31 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 70. The consultation period closed on 28 Jul 2026.

Site constraints 5

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 ↗
Local nature reserve 217 m away: Oxleas Wood
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Inside the Greenwich built-up area; Priority habitat 26 m away: Deciduous woodland; Designated open space 26 m away.
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 3JZ
Received
5 Jun 2026
Validated
6 Jul 2026
Ward
SHOOTERS HILL
Parish
Woolwich & Thamesmead
Case officer
Show
Applicant
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Agent
Redwoods Projects

Decision outlook

Day 70, past the statutory target. 90% of changes of use in Greenwich are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 5 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 5 Sept 2026.

Day 7014 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

41comments received
40 objecting1 supporting

98% object · above the UK average of 75%

7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 5 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14985045
Consultation
7 Jul 2026
Comments by
28 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