Planning application
40 CRESCENT ROAD, WOOLWICH, LONDON, SE18 7BN
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
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.
As published by the council, reference 25/3770/CE
Application record
- Reference
- 25/3770/CE
- Type
- Cert. of Lawful Use/Dev -EXISTING
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approve
- Received
- 10 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 10 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.
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25/3734/CE Granted
40 CRESCENT ROAD, WOOLWICH, LONDON, SE18 7BN
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) is sought for use of the basement as a self contained dwelling within Use Class C3.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Nov 2025
Received by Greenwich
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4 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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11 Aug 2026
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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.
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