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25/4028/F - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Change of use from an existing single-family dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a 6-bed, 6-person HMO (Use Class C4), in addition to a hip-to-gable loft conversion and construction of L-shaped rear dormer, single storey rear extension, cycle and refuse storage and all other associated alterations. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Dec 2025
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Validated
22 Dec 2025
✓
Consultation
16 Feb 2026
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Approved
13 Mar 2026

Approved on 13 Mar 2026 · Delegation · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Documents 9

Decision & officer reports 3

PDF Officers delegated report Report · 13 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Officers delegated report Report · 13 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Decision notice Decision Notice · 13 Mar 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF Planning statement Document · 30 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Fire safety statement Document · 30 Dec 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Revised drawing pack Revised Drawing · 12 Mar 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application form redacted Application Form · 2 Dec 2025 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF Unknown Document · 6 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Correspondance Correspondence · 30 Dec 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Local nature reserve 361 m away: Lesnes Abbey Woods; Radon affected area, class 2; National infrastructure project 882 m away: London Strategic Heat Main Project, at pre-application; Inside the Greenwich built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 4 (good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Designated open space 21 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 7 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £345,000 in November 2016. Terraced house, freehold.

18 November 2016£345,000

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

Building

Floor area82 m² (883 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (37 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyEnd-terrace house, 5 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingRoom heaters, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2016, 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
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
SE2 0NA
Received
1 Dec 2025
Validated
22 Dec 2025
Ward
ABBEY WOOD
Parish
Woolwich & Thamesmead
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Mar 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
13 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegation
Applicant
Show
Agent
Redwoods Projects

How this decision compares

Decided in 81 days from validation, 25 days slower than Greenwich's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 66% of full applications here are.

61%decided within 8 weeks
66%approved
291decided 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

10comments received
10 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

19 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14512730
Planning Portal ref
PP-14512730
Consultation
16 Feb 2026
Comments by
20 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
16 Feb 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) is sought for single-storey side and rear extension…
25/4029/CP
2025 Approved
Prior Approval for the construction of a single storey rear extension which will extend b…
25/4030/PN1
2017 Approved
Demolition of existing single storey side extension and construction of a single storey r…
17/3119/HD
2017 Approved
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) is sought for the construction of a single storey si…
17/1951/CP
2017 Refused
Prior notification is sought for the construction of a 5.0 metre deep rear extension with…
17/1968/PN1
2016 Approved
Construction of a hip-to-gable loft conversion together with dormer window and rooflight…
16/4067/CP
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
169 MCLEOD ROAD, ABBEY WOOD, LONDON, SE2 0BN
Change of use of single family dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to six bedroom HMO with a max…
25/0648/F
2024 Approved
16 SHIELDHALL STREET, ABBEY WOOD, LONDON, SE2 0NA
Change of use from an existing dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a 6-bed, 6-person HMO (Use…
24/3691/F
2024 Approved
25 GREENING STREET, ABBEY WOOD, LONDON, SE2 0LX
Construction of a two storey rear extension to enable the relocation of the bathroom from…
24/3973/HD
2024 Approved
16 SHIELDHALL STREET, ABBEY WOOD, LONDON, SE2 0NA
Change of use from an existing single-family dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a five-bedro…
24/2245/F
2022 Approved
153 MCLEOD ROAD, ABBEY WOOD, LONDON, SE2 0BN
Moving one window at first floor level of outrigger side elevation over by approx 50cm…
22/3481/HD
2022 Refused
227 MCLEOD ROAD, ABBEY WOOD, SE2 0BN
Two storey side extension to facilitate creation of 1no. 1 bedroom flat (Use Class C3) an…
22/3244/F
2022 Approved
175 MCLEOD ROAD, ABBEY WOOD, LONDON, SE2 0BN
Construction of a ground floor side extension.
22/2948/HD
2022 Refused
175 MCLEOD ROAD, ABBEY WOOD, LONDON, SE2 0BN
Construction of a ground floor side rear extension.
22/0833/HD
2020 Approved
223 MCLEOD ROAD, ABBEY WOOD, LONDON, SE2 0BN
Construction of a single storey rear extension.
20/2584/HD
2020 Approved
209 McLEOD ROAD, ABBEY WOOD, LONDON, SE2 0BN
Prior notification for the construction of a single storey rear extension which would mea…
20/0546/PN1
2018 Approved
129 MCLEOD ROAD, ABBEY WOOD, LONDON, SE2 0BN
Construction of a single storey extension to create conservatory.
18/0164/F
2017 Refused
2A Shieldhall Street, Abbey Wood, London, SE2 0NA
Construction of a single storey side extension and repositioning of main entrance door to…
17/3309/CP
2017 Approved
1 GREENING STREET, ABBEY WOOD, LONDON, SE2 0LX
Construction of a part 1/part 2 storey rear extension.
17/3111/HD
2017 Refused
1 Greening Street, Abbey Wood, London, SE2 0LX
Construction of a part 1/part 2 storey rear and single storey side extension. (Resubmissi…
17/0521/F
2016 Approved
227 MCLEOD ROAD, ABBEY WOOD, LONDON, SE2 0BN
Prior Notification for the construction of a 6.0 metre deep rear extension with a maximum…
16/3311/PN1
2016 Approved
2A SHIELDHALL STREET, ABBEY WOOD, LONDON, SE2 0NA
Erection of two storey side and single storey rear extensions.
16/2180/F
2016 Refused
21 GREENING STREET, ABBEY WOOD, LONDON, SE2 0LX
Erection of a two storey rear extension.
16/0614/F
2016 Refused
2a Shieldhall Street, Abbey Wood, London, SE2 0NA
Construction of a two storey side extension
16/0026/F
2025 Approved
169 MCLEOD ROAD, LONDON, SE2 0BN
Prior Approval for the construction of a single storey rear extension which will extend b…
25/2008/PN1
2025 Approved
211 MCLEOD ROAD, ABBEY WOOD, LONDON, SE2 0BN
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) is sought for Proposed Loft Conversion.
25/0042/CP
2025 Approved
169 MCLEOD ROAD, ABBEY WOOD, LONDON, SE2 0BN
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) is sought for the demolition of the existing sunroom…
25/0375/CP
2024 Approved
16 SHIELDHALL STREET, ABBEY WOOD, LONDON, SE2 0NA
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) is sought for An L-shaped dormer and a single storey…
24/3596/CP
2024 Refused
211 MCLEOD ROAD, ABBEY WOOD, LONDON, SE2 0BN
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) is sought for a loft conversion with a rear dormer e…
24/3444/CP
2021 Approved
203 MCLEOD ROAD, ABBEY WOOD, LONDON, SE2 0BN
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) is sought for a single story rear extension.
21/4506/CP
2021 Refused
203 MCLEOD ROAD, ABBEY WOOD, LONDON, SE2 0BN
Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for single storey rear extension.
21/3860/CP
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
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 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.