Planning application
5 SILVER BIRCH CLOSE, THAMESMEAD, LONDON, SE28 8RW
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Conversion of an existing garage to a habitable room.
As published by the council, reference 25/4183/HD
Application record
- Reference
- 25/4183/HD
- Type
- Householders
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refuse
- Received
- 15 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 5 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 2 Mar 2026
- Ward
- THAMESMEAD MOORINGS
- Parish
- Woolwich & Thamesmead
- Decision by
- Delegation
- Postcode
- SE28 8RW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Dec 2025
Received by Greenwich
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5 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Refuse
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11 Aug 2026
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Design Team (Self Employed) Agent, a design practice
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Greenwich refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
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