278 Woolwich Road London SE2 0PU

26/00969/GPDERefused

Refused on 25 June 2026

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

The erection of a single storey rear extension, which in total would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 8 metres, for which the maximum height would be 3.30 metres, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.95 metres.

Submitted: 14 May 2026
Council: London Borough of Bexley

ReceivedSubmitted14 May
ValidatedValidated
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided25 Jun

Decided in 42 days

About this application

This is a planning application for a single storey rear extension at 278 Woolwich Road London SE2 0PU. Bexley has handled 5,041 applications of this type. This one was decided in 42 days, 2 weeks quicker than Bexley's typical decision time. There have been 4 other applications at this address. We hold 455 applications in total for the SE2 postcode area.

Why it was refused

The height of the eaves (where the flat roof meets the outside wall) of the proposed rear extension would exceed the height of the eaves of the existing dwellinghouse. Therefore, the proposal is not permitted development and would require planning permission.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode: SE2 0PU

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Bexley

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