138-140 Nathan Way, Thamesmead, London, SE28 0AU Data via plota.co.uk

Decided 25/2323/F
Council
Greenwich 5.4/10
Date received
18 Jul 2025
Postcode
SE28 0AU
Freehold owner
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Description

Demolition of existing industrial warehouse and erection of building for flexible uses under Use ... Data via plota.co.uk

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Planning committee

Decided by Greenwich Planning Board on 21 Oct 2025. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.

Approved unanimously

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the industrial redevelopment was acceptable in principle, with suitable environmental, transport and design impacts subject to conditions and a legal agreement.
  • The applicant’s planning associate supported the modern, sustainable building, jobs, energy efficiency, biodiversity improvements and cycling and pedestrian links.
  • The committee voted unanimously to grant permission, adding consideration of a crossing between the Ridgeway and the site or across Kellner Road.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, consultation, public speaking, committee debate, vote and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Greenwich's committee minutes of 21 Oct 2025.

Associated applications 17

Site constraints 8

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 ↗
Strategic industrial land
Reserved for industry and logistics.
The London Plan protects strategic industrial locations from other uses; release needs a plan-led process.
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 ↗
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1238 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Inside the Greenwich built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 1b (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 15 October 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 2

Last sold for £3,970,000 in May 2025. Other property, freehold.

19 May 2025£3,970,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
20 October 2017£1,585,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

5 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Installation of one non illuminated Signage Board and one Signage Banner
25/2751/A
2021 Approved
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Nearby activity

2022 Approved
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2020 Approved
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2018 Approved
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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.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.