1-18 Shepherds Leas, 135 Riefield Road, Eltham, London, SE9 2RD Data via plota.co.uk

25/3969/MA - Minor material Amendment Approved

Proposal

An application submitted under Section 73 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 for a minor material amendment in connection with planning permission dated 19/12/2024, ref: for "Demolition of existing buildings and redevelopment of the site to provide residential units with associated blue-badge parking and soft landscaping." This amendment proposed to vary the wording of Conditions 2 (Approved Drawings), 4 (Construction Management & Logistics Plan), 9 (Unexploded Ordnance), 10 (Construction Plant and Machinery (NRMM)), 13 (Energy Strategy), 16 (External Noise Mitigation), 17 (Air Quality Mitigation), 27 (Refuse & Recycling), 28 (Cycle Parking), 33 (Ecological Management Plan) and 34 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) to allow: - Reduction in height of the building, stepped massing, amendments to external materials, internal reconfiguration, enhanced corner parapet, footprint adjustment at Level 5, larger units provision, and reduction in perceived massing. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Nov 2025
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Validated
23 Dec 2025
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Consultation
9 Jan 2026
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Approved
6 Aug 2026

Approved on 6 Aug 2026 · Delegation · Last checked 6 Oct 2026

Documents 46

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 5

Site constraints 7

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 ↗
Local nature reserve 73 m away: Oxleas Wood
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
SSSI 84 m away: Oxleas Woodlands SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
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
Inside the Greenwich built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Metropolitan Open Land 42 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

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Important details

Council
Greenwich
Application type
Minor material Amendment
Postcode
SE9 2RD
Received
26 Nov 2025
Validated
23 Dec 2025
Ward
ELTHAM TOWN & AVERY HILL
Parish
Eltham & Kidbrooke
Case officer
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Target decision
11 Aug 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
6 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegation
Applicant
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Agent
Montagu Evans

How this decision compares

Decided in 226 days from validation, 181 days slower than Greenwich's median of 45 for amendments. Approved, as 80% of amendments here are.

71%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
90decided in the last year

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

Public comments

2comments received
2 objecting

110 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14499138
Planning Portal ref
PP-14499138
Consultation
9 Jan 2026
Comments by
4 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
24 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No
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