Woolwich Central, 20 Love Lane, Woolwich, London, SE18 6GW Data via plota.co.uk

Decided 25/2957/A
Appeal
Dismissed · 25 Sept 2025 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 3362731 ↗
Council
Greenwich 5.4/10
Date received
8 Sept 2025
Postcode
SE18 6GW

Description

Installation of 1 no. double sided, internally illuminated, projecting sign. Data via plota.co.uk

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Site constraints 9

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 ↗
Town centre: Woolwich
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
National infrastructure project about 399 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is about 399 m from the project boundary. Waste water treatment, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: London Strategic Heat Main Project (at pre-application, about 499 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Heritage at risk about 70 m away: Woolwich Town Centre; Conservation area about 82 m away; Inside the Greenwich built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 12 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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 1

Last sold for £280,000 in February 2015. Flat or maisonette, leasehold.

27 February 2015£280,000New build

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2025 Refused
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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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Submission of details pursuant to Condition 1 (Car Free) of appeal reference APP/E5330/W/…
23/2936/SD
2022 Refused
WORLDWIDE LINK LTD, 1-3 LOVE LANE, WOOLWICH, SE18 6QT
An application submitted under Section 73 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 for a m…
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2022 Refused
WORLDWIDE LINK LTD, 1-3 LOVE LANE, WOOLWICH, SE18 6QT
An application submitted under Section 73 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 for a m…
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2021 Approved
Land at Love Lane, Grand Depot Road, Woolwich Town Centre Woolwich, SE18 6HQ
Submission of details pursuant to the discharge of Condition 3 Construction Logistics Pla…
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2021 Approved
Land at Love Lane, Grand Depot Road, Woolwich Town Centre Woolwich, SE18 6HQ
Removal of existing combustible cladding and replacement with new cladding achieving a re…
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2020 Approved
FLAT 21, FENN MANSIONS, 20 LOVE LANE, WOOLWICH, LONDON, SE18 6GY
Retrospective change of use from residential unit (Class C3) to small HMO (Class C4).
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2019 Approved
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2018 Approved
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2017 Withdrawn
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2017 Approved
1-3 Love Lane, Woolwich, London, SE18 6QT
Retrospective application for Change of Use from Light Industrial to Offices.
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2016 Refused
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.