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Refused on 8 October 2025
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Proposal
Prior Approval for the construction of an increase to the single storey rear extension which will extend beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling by 6.00m, for which the maximum height will be 2.99m and the height at the eaves will be 2.99m with a flat roof.
- Submitted
- 2 September 2025
- Council
- Royal Borough of Greenwich
- ReceivedSubmitted2 Sep
- ValidatedValidated
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided8 Oct
Decided in 36 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a planning application for a single storey rear extension at 40. Greenwich has handled 113 applications of this type. This one was decided in 36 days, 3 weeks quicker than Greenwich's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 10 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 150 applications across PLUMSTEAD COMMON.
50% of prior approval: larger home extension 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
- Application type
- Prior Approval: Larger Home Extension
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the 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 (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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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202518 Dec
Prior Approval for the construction of a single storey rear extension which will extend beyond the rear wall…
RefusedPrior Approval: Larger Home Extension25/4226/PN1 - 202528 Oct
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) is sought for New roof dormer with hip to gable extension.
ApprovedLawful use (operation)25/3588/CP - 20252 Sep
Construction of a part one-, part two-storey rear extension with hipped roof, including alterations to the…
ApprovedHouseholder25/2847/HD - 20252 Sep
Certificate of Lawfulness is sought for new roof dormer with hip to gable extension and 3m single storey rear…
RefusedLawful use (operation)25/2846/CP
Source: Greenwich
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