Greenwich Council receives new planning applications

Greenwich (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Greenwich Council has received the latest planning applications, detailing new proposals and developments under review across the borough.

Plans for additional additions, loft conversions, tree removal and crown reductions, and renovations to both residential and public buildings are among the proposals.

An overview of the most recent applications that were submitted to Greenwich Council is provided below:

• London, SE10 8UL, Greenwich, 30 Ashburnham Grove. application to cut down a 40-year-old, sickly cherry tree that was close to the back garden’s end. Reference Number: 25/3164/TC

• 36 Kings Orchard, London, SE9 5TJ, Eltham. Eleven trees’ crowns are to be reduced, and two trees and a small stump are to be removed. Reference Number: 25/3163/TC

• Blackheath Park, 5-9, Blackheath, London, SE3 9RW, grass verge outside. To create six meters of ground clearance over the road, ask to have a lime tree lifted. Reference Number: 25/3156/TC

• The land at Richmount Gardens, London, SE3 9AE, which includes the former Community Building. 

• submission of information to fulfill the requirements of Condition 12 (Materials) of the prior planning authorization. Reference Number: 25/3150/SD

• Lewisham, London, SE3 9EN, 63 Lee Road. The width and height of the copper beech tree in the front garden will be decreased. Reference Number: 25/3141/TC

• 125 Well Hall Road, London, SE9 6TS, Eltham. It is risky to remove a eucalyptus tree, particularly in the winter or when winds are strong. Reference Number: 25/3142/TC

• Whetstone Road, 14 Fairfax Gardens, London, SE3 8PY. In order to decrease canopy and enhance tree health, the crown of a horse chestnut that overhangs 19 Holburne Gardens was reduced. Reference Number: 25/3136/TP

• Plumstead, London, SE18 2PS, 37 High Grove. A certificate of lawfulness is requested for a hip-to-gable roof and a single-story side and back addition.

• 42 Brooklands Park, Blackheath, London, SE3 9BL. Application to fell and remove one small, dead or dying tree, with replacement to be confirmed. Ref. No: 25/3130/TC

• 30 Mycenae Road, Blackheath, London, SE3 7SG. Sycamore tree to be laterally reduced by up to 2m along the fence line. Ref. No: 25/3129/TC

• 28 Glenluce Road, Blackheath, London, SE3 7SB. Two conifers, each 8.5m tall, to be felled to ground level. Ref. No: 25/3128/TC

• 39 Edison Grove, Plumstead, London, SE18 2DW. Certificate of Lawfulness sought for internal alterations and changes to the rear facade. Ref. No: 25/3125/CP

• 21 Burney Street, London, SE10 8EX. Prior approval sought for change of use of the ground floor from post office to a two-bedroom flat. Ref. No: 25/3123/PN2

• 2A Brookway, Blackheath, London, SE3 9BJ. Oak tree to be crown reduced by up to 2m to manage its size. Ref. No: 25/3118/TC

• 24 Ashburnham Place, Greenwich, London, SE10 8TZ. Acer tree to be reduced in height from 7m to 5.5m and width from 6m to 5m. Ref. No: 25/3117/TC

• 27 Ashburnham Place, Greenwich, London, SE10 8TZ. Crab apple tree to have a low limb removed, height reduced from 6m to 4m, and width from 5m to 3m. Ref. No: 25/3116/TC

• 35 Abbey Wood Road, Abbey Wood, London, SE2 9ED. Certificate of Lawfulness sought for a proposed loft conversion. Ref. No: 25/3114/CP

• 16 Westcombe Park Road, Blackheath, London, SE3 7RB. The rear garden works to reduce and tidy a silver birch by 25% and prune a holly tree. Ref. No: 25/3112/TC

• 6 Saunders Road, London, SE18 1NU. Submission of details to discharge condition 6 regarding cycle storage. Ref. No: 25/3109/SD

• 88 Beanshaw, Eltham, London, SE9 3EX. Certificate of Lawfulness for a rear dormer with rooflights on the front slope and a single-storey rear extension. Ref. No: 25/3107/CP
• 48 Welton Road, Plumstead, London, SE18 2JF. Certificate of Lawfulness for hip to gable and rear dormer extensions. Ref. No: 25/3103/CP

• National Maritime Museum, Royal Museums Greenwich, Park Row, Greenwich, London, SE10 9NF. Works to reduce trees to historic pruning points to maintain box-pleached effect. Ref. No: 25/3082/TC

• 21 Christchurch Way, Greenwich, London, SE10 9AJ. Certificate of Lawfulness for alteration to the existing rear opening under the main roof. Ref. No: 25/3081/CP

• Kidbrooke, London, SE3 0LG; 46 Kidbrooke Grove. Due to deteriorating cavities, the horse chestnut tree’s framework and crossing limbs will be removed. Reference Number: 25/3079/TC

• London, Blackheath, 19A Parkgate, SE3 9XF. The height of the cypress hedge will be lowered by 3 meters, from 9 meters to 6 meters, without reducing its lateral spread. Reference Number: 25/3053/TC

• 63 Horn Park Lane, London, SE12 8AP, Eltham. A one-story back addition that extends past the rear wall requires prior approval. Item Number: 25/3054/PN1

• 63 Horn Park Lane, London, SE12 8AP, Eltham. The proposed Certificate of Lawfulness covers the conversion of a rear dormer from a hip to a gable with roof modifications. Reference Number: 25/3055/CP

• Development Site at Beresford Street, formerly 81 to 88.

• Metro Gas Sports Ground, Fortyfoot Way, Avery Hill, London, SE9 2EX. Submission of details for Condition 2 (Community Use Agreement) of planning permission 25/0732/F. Ref. No: 25/3058/SD

• 73 Chestnut Rise, London, SE18 1RJ. Submission of details to discharge condition 3 (Waste and Recycling details) of a previous planning permission. Ref. No: 25/3059/SD

• 76 Conway Road, Plumstead, London, SE18 1AR. Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) for a loft conversion. Ref. No: 25/3060/CP

• Communal Grounds Seren Park Gardens, Blackheath, London, SE3 7RR. Various tree works including cutting back to boundary, deadwood removal, ivy clearance, and building clearance. Ref. No: 25/3063/TC

• 37 Blackheath Park, Blackheath, London, SE3 9RW. Crown reduction of a Japanese Maple in the front garden by 30%. Ref. No: 25/3064/TC
• 48 Phineas Pett Road, Eltham, London, SE9 6RH. Replacement of existing windows and doors, plus general refurbishment works at the front of the property. Ref. No: 25/3066/HD

• Grass Verge Outside 31 Manor Way, Blackheath, London, SE3 9XG. Pruning of an ash tree to maintain at a height of 12m. Ref. No: 25/3051/TC

• 70 Meadowcourt Road, Blackheath, London, SE3 9DY. Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) for a loft conversion with rear dormer, floor plan redesign, and rooflights. Ref. No: 25/3047/CP

• 29 Kentmere Road, London, SE18 1DL. Submission of details for cycle parking facilities and refuse storage as required by planning conditions. Ref. No: 25/3036/SD

• 23 Sladedale Road, Plumstead, London, SE18 1PY. Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) for construction of a single storey rear extension. Ref. No: 25/3023/CP

• Land Adjacent 81-88 Beresford Street, Woolwich SE18 6BG. Application for a non-material amendment under Section 96a of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990. Ref. No: 25/3016/NM

• 7 Sparrows Lane, Eltham, London, SE9 2BP. Prior Approval sought to roughcast render walls to match existing, with flat roof over and flat rooflights. Ref. No: 25/3083/PN1

• 59 Brownspring Drive, Eltham, London, SE9 3JY. Construction of a single storey side extension to the existing rear extension. Ref. No: 25/3005/HD

• 35 & 35A Wernbrook Street, Plumstead, London, SE18 7RU. Replacement of all existing windows with timber framed and uPVC units, plus replacement of doors. Ref. No: 25/2987/F

• 90 & 90A Chestnut Rise, Plumstead, London, SE18 1RL. Replacement of all timber-framed and uPVC windows with new uPVC double-glazed windows, and new doors. Ref. No: 25/2985/F

• 26B Heavitree Road, Plumstead, London, SE18 7RB. Replacement of existing windows with new double glazed timber windows to the front and new uPVC units to the rear. Ref. No: 25/2960/F

• 5 Park Place House, Park Vista, Greenwich, London, SE10 9ND. Replacement of three front sash windows with like-for-like timber sash windows. Ref. No: 25/2950/F

• 16 & 18 Braddyll Street, Greenwich, London, SE10 9AE. Replacement of existing uPVC windows with new double glazed timber windows to the front/side and new uPVC to the rear. Ref. No: 25/2945/F

• 7 Coleraine Road, Blackheath, London, SE3 7PF. Replacement of front elevation timber windows with new timber double glazed units and replacement of rear uPVC windows. Ref. No: 25/2944/F

• 1A Bendmore Avenue, Abbey Wood, London, SE2 0EY. Application for a minor material amendment under Section 73 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990. Ref. No: 25/2932/MA

• 200A, 200B and 200C Burrage Road, Plumstead, London, SE18 7JU. Existing concrete steps to be resurfaced with an asphalt covering. Ref. No: 25/2925/F

• 40 Horn Park Lane, Eltham, London, SE12 8AR. Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) for a self-contained outhouse/summerhouse. Ref. No: 25/2923/CP

• Mast Quay Phase II, Woolwich Church Street, Woolwich, SE18 5BG. Application for a non-material amendment under Section 96a of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990. Ref. No: 25/2908/NM

• Land Bounded by Pettman Crescent, Nathan Way and Hadden Road, 2 Hadden Road, London, SE28 0FT. Details of water efficiency verification for residential units within Plots 2, 3, and 7. Ref. No: 25/2845/SD

• Land Bounded by Pettman Crescent, Nathan Way and Hadden Road, 2 Hadden Road, London, SE28 0FT. Details of Unexploded Ordnance (Verification Report) submitted for condition 41 (3). Ref. No: 25/2844/SD

• Land Bounded by Pettman Crescent, Nathan Way and Hadden Road, 2 Hadden Road, London, SE28 0FT. Details of traffic calming submitted for condition 94 of planning permission 22/3782/MA. Ref. No: 25/2843/SD

• Land Bounded by Pettman Crescent, Nathan Way and Hadden Road, 2 Hadden Road, London, SE28 0FT. Details of acoustic glazing specification and mechanical ventilation submitted for condition 93. Ref. No: 25/2842/SD

• 150A & 150B Griffin Road, Plumstead, London, SE18 7QA. Replacement of all timber framed windows with new double glazed uPVC units, and replacement of doors. Ref. No: 25/2838/F

• 196-198 Trafalgar Road, London, SE10 9ER. Part two-part one storey vertical extension and change of use of the first floor commercial and storage space. Ref. No: 25/2817/F

• 2-106 (Evens), Woodland Grove, Greenwich, London, SE10 9UL. Application for a minor material amendment under Section 73 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990. Ref. No: 25/2821/MA

• 139 Congreve Road, Eltham, London, SE9 1LL. Construction of a single storey rear extension and refurbishment of garden room with associated works. Ref. No: 25/2794/HD

• Victoria House, 405 Shooters Hill Road, London, SE18 4LH. Application for a non-material amendment under Section 96a of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990. Ref. No: 25/2753/NM

• 40A Crooms Hill, Greenwich, London, SE10 8HD. Enlargement and replacement of existing rear facing lower ground level window with new French doors. Ref. No: 25/2744/F

• Phase 3, Building G, unit G2.G.01: Kidbrooke Village, London, SE3 9YG. Temporary change of use from a residential unit to a sales and marketing suite. Ref. No: 25/2706/F

• Flat 19, Greenwich Academy, 50 Blackheath Road, Greenwich, London, SE10 8DZ. Replacement of external window and door, and all associated works. Ref. No: 25/2683/F

• Phase 3 and 4 Woolwich Central, Land at Love Lane, Grand Depot Road, John Wilson Street, Thomas Street and Woolwich New Road, Woolwich, SE18 6SJ. Submission of details for Condition 6 (Construction Environment Management Plan). Ref. No: 25/2672/SD

• 61 Mycenae Road, Blackheath, London, SE3 7SE. Construction of side infill extension and replacement of windows to entire house with associated works. Ref. No: 25/2656/HD

• 47 & 51 Anglesea Road, Woolwich, London, SE18 6EG. Change of use of 47 Anglesea Road from single family dwellinghouse to a five bedroom HMO with associated works. Ref. No: 25/2383/F

• 84 Woodhill, London, SE18 5JF. Replacement of all windows and doors with double glazed UPVc units to match existing. Ref. No: 25/2372/HD

• 238 Shooters Hill Road, Blackheath, London, SE3 8UW. Demolition of garage and construction of double storey side extension with associated works. Ref. No: 25/2342/HD

What are some recent examples of the Greenwich planning applications?

Greenwich Council has submitted a number of planning applications recently for various residential extensions, conversions and new units in Eltham and surrounding locations. The applications have included new housing units, Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs), residential extensions and loft conversions, and many are now registered, and also awaiting determination.

Planning applications received by Greenwich Council in September 2025, include a number of residential developments and modifications which are primarily located in Eltham. 

Six new residential units are to be built at the back of 28 West Park, Eltham with new access and landscaping changes (Ref. 24/3211/F).

794 Sidcup Road will change its use from a single family dwelling to a 5 bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Ref. 25/1213/F).