39 Congo Road, Plumstead, London, SE18 1TF Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) is sought for single-storey infill extension and L-shaped dormer extension with front roof lights. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 17 Jan 2026 · Delegation · Last checked 7 Oct 2026
Documents 5
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 4
Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, 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.
Sales history 4
Last sold for £392,500 in July 2026. Terraced house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2022, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Greenwich
- Application type
- Lawful use (operation)
- Postcode
- SE18 1TF
- Received
- 2 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 2 Dec 2025
- Ward
- PLUMSTEAD & GLYNDON
- Parish
- Woolwich & Thamesmead
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 27 Jan 2026
- Decision
- Approve
- Decision date
- 17 Jan 2026
- Decision level
- Delegation
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Redwoods Projects
How this decision compares
Decided in 46 days from validation, 10 days faster than Greenwich's median of 56 for lawful development certificates. Approved, as 82% of lawful development certificates here are.
Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided by Greenwich in the last twelve months, from validation. Greenwich decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 7 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14523424
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14523424
- Statutory expiry
- 27 Jan 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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