279-283 Greenwich High Road, Greenwich, London, SE10 8NB Data via plota.co.uk

25/3895/F - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Change of use of the first and second floor of the premises from office floor space (Class E use) to a total of 8no new apartments (Class C3 use) (4 x 1 bedroom 2-person flats, 4 x 2 bedroom 3-person flats), third floor roof level extension of 33.3 sqm to the existing residential unit to comprise a 3-bedroom 5-person apartment and a terrace for the third floor apartment, with access and bin storage for the new apartments via ground floor and bicycle storage for the new apartments proposed in the basement with lift access to all floors. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Nov 2025
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Consultation
12 Dec 2025
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Approved
23 Jan 2026

Approved on 23 Jan 2026 · Delegation · Last checked 13 Oct 2026

Documents 32

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 13

Blackheath conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
National infrastructure project: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is inside the project boundary. Waste water treatment, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Silvertown Tunnel (decided, 1895 m); London Strategic Heat Main Project (at pre-application, 11 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 ↗
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 ↗
Town centre: Greenwich West
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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
World heritage site 53 m away: Maritime Greenwich
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
7 listed buildings within 150 m; Radon affected area, class 2; Scheduled monument 238 m away: Greenwich Palace; Inside the Greenwich built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 5 (very good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 13 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI), 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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Important details

Council
Greenwich
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
SE10 8NB
Received
19 Nov 2025
Validated
19 Nov 2025
Ward
GREENWICH PARK
Parish
Greenwich
Case officer
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Target decision
23 Jan 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
23 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegation
Applicant
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Agent
DRK Planning Ltd
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 65 days from validation, 9 days slower than Greenwich's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 66% of full applications here are.

60%decided within 8 weeks
66%approved
319decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Greenwich in the last twelve months, from validation. Greenwich decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 13 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14373771
Planning Portal ref
PP-14373771
Consultation
12 Dec 2025
Comments by
31 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
14 Jan 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

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.