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Equitable House, 7 General Gordon Square, London, SE18 6FH

26/1158/FFull Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 26 June 2026

4 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use of three (3) self contained holiday let units (Class C1) to three (3) residential units (Class C3).

Received
14 April 2026
Ward
WOOLWICH ARSENAL
  1. Received14 Apr
  2. Validated1 May
  3. Consult.3 Jun
  4. Target
  5. Decided26 Jun

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at EQUITABLE HOUSE, 7 GENERAL GORDON SQUARE, LONDON, SE18 6FH. Greenwich has handled 1,022 applications of this type. This one was decided in 73 days, 2 weeks longer than Greenwich's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 118 applications across WOOLWICH ARSENAL. We hold 1,521 applications in total for the SE18 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
SE18 6FH
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Woolwich & Thamesmead

Planning application dates

Date validated
1 May 2026
Consultation expiry
3 June 2026
Consultation start
7 May 2026
Consultation end
3 June 2026
Neighbour consultation end
3 June 2026
Last date for comments
26 June 2026

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
3 June 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14803310
Documents
31
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Listed building: Grade II: Equitable HouseOn this site
  • Heritage at Risk Register: Woolwich Town Centre
  • Brownfield land register: ōEquitable House, 7 General Gordon Square WoolwichōRegister site at or near this address
  • 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 (19)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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 and heritage coasts.

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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