78 Blackheath Road, London, SE10 8DA

25/2108/PN2Prior Approval: Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3)Refused

Prior approval

Refused on 8 August 2025

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Proposal

Prior Approval is sought for the change of use of former commercial space of the rear section of basement at lower ground level from Class E (commercial, business and service) to C3 residential use for of 2 no. flats (2 x studios)

Submitted: 27 June 2025
Council: Royal Borough of Greenwich

ReceivedSubmitted27 Jun
ValidatedValidated
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided8 Aug

Decided in 42 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at 78 BLACKHEATH ROAD, LONDON, SE10 8DA. Greenwich has handled 12 applications of this type. This one was decided in 42 days, 2 weeks quicker than Greenwich's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 239 applications across GREENWICH PARK. We hold 1,225 applications in total for the SE10 postcode area.

50% of prior approval: change of use from commercial, business and service (use class e) to dwellinghouses (use class c3) applications at Royal Borough of Greenwich were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: SE10 8DA
Application type: Prior Approval: Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3)

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Listed building: Grade II: 72 and 74, Blackheath RoadOn or next to this site

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

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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.

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Associated applications

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Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Greenwich

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