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26/0439/F - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Installation of a ground source heat pump, packaged plant, associated thermal storage vessels, below and above ground distribution pipework, electrical upgrades, and Building Energy Management System (BEMS) controls. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Feb 2026
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Validated
1 May 2026
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Consultation
2 Jun 2026
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Approved
26 Jun 2026

Approved on 26 Jun 2026 · Delegation · Last checked 2 Aug 2026

Documents 29

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Metropolitan Open Land
Green belt level protection inside London.
The London Plan gives Metropolitan Open Land the same protection as green belt: inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
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 281 m away: Sutcliffe Park
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.
Also on the record
Inside the Greenwich built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
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
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
SE12 8HF
Received
12 Feb 2026
Validated
1 May 2026
Ward
KIDBROOKE VILLAGE & SUTCLIFFE
Parish
Eltham & Kidbrooke
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Jul 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
26 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegation
Agent
Lichfields
Leaseholder
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 59 days. Approved, as 88% of utility and infrastructure works here are.

45%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
34decided in the last year

Plota live figures for utility and infrastructure works decided by Greenwich in the last twelve months, from validation. Greenwich decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

214 neighbours consulted · Last counted 2 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14681663
Planning Portal ref
PP-14681663
Consultation
2 Jun 2026
Comments by
26 May 2026
Statutory expiry
26 Jun 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

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