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40 CRESCENT ROAD, WOOLWICH, LONDON, SE18 7BN

Granted Greenwich 25/3734/CE Cert. of Lawful Use/Dev -EXISTING

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) is sought for use of the basement as a self contained dwelling within Use Class C3.

As published by the council, reference 25/3734/CE

Application record

Reference
25/3734/CE
Type
Cert. of Lawful Use/Dev -EXISTING
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approve
Received
6 Nov 2025
Validated
6 Nov 2025
Decided
4 Mar 2026
Ward
WOOLWICH COMMON
Parish
Woolwich & Thamesmead
Decision by
Delegation
Postcode
SE18 7BN

Site history

Applications at this address on the Greenwich register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 25/3770/CE Granted

    40 CRESCENT ROAD, WOOLWICH, LONDON, SE18 7BN

    Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) is sought for the use of ground and first floors of the property as an HMO (Use Class C4) since the 21st of September 2018. The Article 4 direction which would prevent this form of Permitted Development was not implemented until the 27th of September 2018.

    Decided 4 Mar 2026 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Nov 2025

    Received by Greenwich

  2. 4 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Approve

  3. 11 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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Town Planning Experts Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy

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Documents

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8 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Greenwich granted permission on 4 March 2026, 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.

About lawful development applications

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.

Nearby applications

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  • 40 CRESCENT ROAD, WOOLWICH, LONDON, SE18 7BN

    25/3770/CE Submitted 10 Nov 2025 50 yards away

    Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) is sought for the use of ground and first floors of the property as an HMO (Use Class C4) since the 21st of September 2018. The Article 4 direction which would prevent this form of Permitted Development was not implemented until the 27th of September 2018.

    Granted Lawful development 7 docs

  • 63 CRESCENT ROAD, WOOLWICH, LONDON, SE18 7BL

    21/1002/F Submitted 22 Mar 2021 50 yards away

    Construction of an additional storey, single storey rear extension, first floor rear extension and internal reconfiguration to create one additional studio flat.

    Withdrawn Full applications Extension 12 docs
    Small domestic

  • 8 SANDY HILL ROAD, LONDON, SE18 6SA

    23/1496/HD Submitted 5 May 2023 50 yards away

    Proposed front facing dormer, front facing roof light, increase the ridge height of the original roof, front boundary wall, replacement windows to the front elevation, replacement front door, alterations to front garden with associated external alterations

    Refused Householder Loft or dormer Roofing +1 10 docs
    Small domestic

  • 2 Sandy Hill Road, Woolwich, London, SE18 6SA

    17/1556/F Submitted 17 May 2017 50 yards away

    Construction of a part 1/part 2-storey rear extension.

    Granted Full applications Extension 7 docs

  • 7 SANDY HILL ROAD, WOOLWICH, LONDON, SE18 6SA

    22/2657/HD Submitted 8 Aug 2022 50 yards away

    Excavation of front garden to create car parking space, drop kerb, porch entrance to side of the property, conversion of basement to habitable room with reinstatment of front window, single storey rear extension, removal of rear chimney, internal alterations and associated works (Re-Consultation- Updated site plan).

    Granted Householder Extension Windows or glazing 15 docs
    Small domestic

  • 25 SANDY HILL ROAD, WOOLWICH, LONDON, SE18 6SA

    11/2315/F Submitted 6 Oct 2011 50 yards away

    Erection of a part single part two storey rear extension.

    Granted Householder Extension 12 docs
    Domestic

In Greenwich

  • 26/2576/CP Awaiting decision

    94 EGLINTON ROAD, WOOLWICH, LONDON, SE18 3SY

    Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) is sought for L- shaped dormer with front roof lights.

    Received 3 Sep, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/2553/CP Awaiting decision

    358 WICKHAM LANE, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE2 0NZ

    Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) is sought for construction of a rear dormer extension to the existing roof slope and installation of three rooflights to the front roof slope, as shown on the submitted proposed drawings.

    Received 1 Sep, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/2493/CP Awaiting decision

    GOALS SOCCER CENTRE, ELTHAM PALACE ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 5LU

    Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) is sought for installation of 1no. car charging units measuring 1.95m in height to serve 2no. car parking spaces.

    Received 21 Aug, published by the council 1 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/1580/CP Withdrawn

    8 PARK ROW, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 9NG

    Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) is sought for garden room to the rear of the garden.

    Received 26 May, published by the council 2 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/2250/CE Awaiting decision

    ANNEXE AT, 12 HIGHMEAD, SE18 2DJ

    Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) is sought for continued use as an independent dwellinghouse.

    Received 28 Jul, published by the council 2 Aug 2026 Lawful development