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The Whoda Thought It, 7 Timbercroft Lane, London, SE18 2SB

26/1945/FFull planning permissionAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Change of use of use of Public House (Use Class Sui Generis) to residential dwellings (Use Class C3) with associated external alterations including demolition of single-storey elements of a locally listed Public House building and the construction of dwellings within the curtilage of the former public house to facilitate the creation of nine (9) residential dwellings with associated landscaping, refuse storage, cycle storage and car parking

Received
1 July 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 5 October 2026
  1. Received1 Jul
  2. Validated27 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

About this application

This is a planning application for demolition at THE WHODA THOUGHT IT, 7 TIMBERCROFT LANE, LONDON, SE18 2SB. Greenwich has handled 577 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 27 July 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 154 applications across PLUMSTEAD COMMON. We hold 1,521 applications in total for the SE18 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
SE18 2SB
Application type
Full planning permission

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 July 2026

Additional information

Documents
15

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Plumstead CommonPart of the site
  • Brownfield land register: ō2a Kirkham St PlumsteadōRegister 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 (20)

flood storage 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 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

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© 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.

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Source: Greenwich

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