Land to the rear of 62 and 64 FOOTSCRAY ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 2SU Data via plota.co.uk

Decided 25/2458/F
Date received
29 Jul 2025
Postcode
SE9 2SU

Description

Construction of a two-storey dwellinghouse with associated boundary treatment, cycle parking, ref... Data via plota.co.uk

Last checked

Planning committee

Decided by Greenwich Local Planning Committee on 19 Feb 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers recommended approval because the design, living conditions, neighbour impacts, highways and ecology were considered acceptable.
  • Residents raised concerns about parking, traffic, safety, character, privacy, light, noise, biodiversity and construction disruption.
  • The committee approved the application by five votes to one, with no abstentions.
Read how the committee decided The proposed home, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, committee discussion and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Greenwich's committee minutes of 19 Feb 2026.

Associated applications 2

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 ↗
Also on the record
Scheduled monument 216 m away: Conduit Head, Eltham; Inside the Greenwich built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 4 (good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Metropolitan Open Land 75 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) 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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Greenwich
Planning Authority Score
5.4/10
Average
#123 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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