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26/2304/F - Full Planning Permission Refused
Change of useCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use from beauty salon (use class E) to takeaway (sui generis). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Aug 2026
✓
Consultation
24 Aug 2026
✗
Refused
28 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 28 Sept 2026 · Delegation · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Documents 22

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Officers delegated report Report · 28 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Decision notice Decision Notice · 28 Sept 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 5

PDF Design and access statement Document · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Heritage statement Document · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Impact statement Document · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Noise and odour mitigation statement Document · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Reasonable exception statement (res) Document · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 12

PDF Kitchen exhaust drawings with materials Drawing · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Site plan Drawing · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Location map Drawing · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Other side elevations Drawing · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed plans Drawing · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Rear elevations Drawing · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Roof plans Drawing · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Side elevations Drawing · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Waste management plan Document · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Block plan Drawing · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing plans Drawing · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing and proposed front elevation Drawing · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application form redacted Application Form · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF Correspondance Correspondence · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Unknown Document · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Heritage at risk: Woolwich Town Centre
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
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 342 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 342 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, 492 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
2 listed buildings within 150 m; 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 6 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.

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Important details

Council
Greenwich
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
SE18 6ED
Received
3 Aug 2026
Validated
3 Aug 2026
Ward
WOOLWICH ARSENAL
Parish
Woolwich & Thamesmead
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Sept 2026
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
28 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegation
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 57% of changes of use here are.

73%decided within 8 weeks
43%approved
114decided in the last year

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

Public comments

40comments received
40 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

50 neighbours consulted · Last counted 30 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15129053
Planning Portal ref
PP-15129053
Consultation
24 Aug 2026
Comments by
16 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
28 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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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

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