198 Wickham Lane, Plumstead, London, SE2 0XR
Proposal
Change of use from single dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a four-bedroom HMO with a maximum capacity of up to six persons (Use Class C4)
- Received
- 9 June 2025
- Decided
- 1 August 2025 · Approve
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Royal Borough of Greenwich
- Ward
- PLUMSTEAD COMMON
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- ReceivedSubmitted9 Jun
- ValidatedValidated9 Jun
- Consult.Consultation16 Jul
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided1 Aug
Decided in 53 days (council typically 56)
This is a full planning application for a change of use at 198 WICKHAM LANE, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE2 0XR. Greenwich has handled 1,022 applications of this type and approves 73% of them, typically deciding them in 69 days. This one was decided in 53 days, 2 weeks quicker than Greenwich's median. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 160 applications across PLUMSTEAD COMMON. We hold 441 applications in total for the SE2 postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Planning constraints
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- Conservation area: Plumstead CommonPart of the site
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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