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55 Sparrows Lane, Eltham, London, SE9 2BP

26/0293/HDHouseholdersApproved
Householder

Approved on 25 March 2026

Council decision: ApproveDelegated (officer decision)4 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Proposed single storey side/rear wrap around extension.

Received
30 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
ELTHAM TOWN & AVERY HILL
Agent
James Kay Architects
  1. Received30 Jan
  2. Validated30 Jan
  3. Consult.2 Mar
  4. Target
  5. Decided25 Mar

Decided in 54 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at 55 SPARROWS LANE, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 2BP. Greenwich has handled 1,022 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 166 applications across ELTHAM TOWN & AVERY HILL. We hold 1,305 applications in total for the SE9 postcode area.

74% of full 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
SE9 2BP
Application type
Householders
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Eltham & Kidbrooke

Planning application dates

Date validated
30 January 2026
Consultation expiry
2 March 2026
Consultation start
9 February 2026
Consultation end
2 March 2026
Neighbour consultation end
2 March 2026
Last date for comments
27 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
James Kay Architects
Architect profile
JAMES KAY ARCHITECTS LIMITED
Agent address
15 Well Hall Parade, Eltham, London, SE96SP

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
2 March 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14659303
Documents
7
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
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 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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.

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

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.

Source: Greenwich

Contains public sector information from the Planning London Datahub, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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