Planning application
124 SWINGATE LANE, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 2HL
Works: Extension Loft or dormer
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) for a hip to gable roof extension, construction of a rear dormer extension and installation of two rooflights in the front rooflsope.
As published by the council, reference 25/2726/CP
Application record
- Reference
- 25/2726/CP
- Type
- Lawful use (operation)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 25 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 25 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 20 Oct 2025
- Ward
- PLUMSTEAD COMMON
- Decision by
- Delegation
- Postcode
- SE18 2HL
Site history
Applications at this address on the Greenwich register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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25/2872/F Granted
124 SWINGATE LANE, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 2HL
Change of use from an existing dwelling (Use Class C3) to a 6-bed, 6-person HMO (Use Class C4), in addition to a hip to gable end roof conversion and rear dormer, construction of ground floor rear extension and rebuilding of existing extensions to be fitted with a new flat roof, conversion of existing garage into habitable space and replacement of garage door with windows, roof lights on front roof slope, provision of cycle and refuse storage and all other associated works
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Aug 2025
Received by Greenwich
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20 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Approve
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11 Aug 2026
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Greenwich granted permission on 20 October 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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102 SWINGATE LANE, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 2HL
Prior Approval for the construction of a 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 2.9m and the height at the eaves will be 2.9m and demolition of the existing infill extension and reconstruction of a single storey infill extension measuring 3.144m in depth, 2.9m in height and 2.9m to the eaves (Amended description. Re-consultation).
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124 SWINGATE LANE, LONDON, SE18 2HL
An application submitted under Section 96a of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 for a non-material amendment in connection with the planning permission 26/0123/F, dated 09/03/2026 for "Change of use from an existing dwelling (Use Class C3) to a 7-bed, 7-person HMO (Use Class Sui Generis), in addition to a hip to gable end roof conversion and rear dormer, construction of ground floor rear extension and rebuilding of existing extensions to be fitted with a new flat roof, conversion of existing garage into habitable space and replacement of garage door with windows, roof lights on front roof slope, provision of cycle and refuse storage and all other associated works", to allow: - Variation of Condition 6 to read "No more than seven (7) persons shall be resident at the property at any one time".
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