Planning application
156 SWINGATE LANE, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 2HN
Works: Extension Small domestic
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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior Approval for the construction of 2 single storey rear extensions which will extend beyond the rear walls of the original dwelling by 6.00m, for which the maximum height will be 3.00m and the height at the eaves will be 3.00m
As published by the council, reference 26/0004/PN1
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0004/PN1
- Type
- Prior Notification
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approve
- Received
- 31 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 31 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 11 Feb 2026
- Ward
- PLUMSTEAD COMMON
- Parish
- Woolwich & Thamesmead
- Decision by
- Delegation
- Postcode
- SE18 2HN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Greenwich register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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25/3582/PN1 Refused
156 SWINGATE LANE, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 2HN
Prior Approval for the construction of 2 single storey rear extensions which will extend beyond the rear walls of the original dwelling by 6.00m, for which the maximum height will be 3.00m and the height at the eaves will be 3.00m.(Amended description. Re-consultation).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Dec 2025
Received by Greenwich
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11 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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11 Aug 2026
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Greenwich granted permission on 11 February 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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Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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156 SWINGATE LANE, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 2HN
Prior Approval for the construction of 2 single storey rear extensions which will extend beyond the rear walls of the original dwelling by 6.00m, for which the maximum height will be 3.00m and the height at the eaves will be 3.00m.(Amended description. Re-consultation).
Refused Prior approval Extension 5 docsSmall domestic -
158 SWINGATE LANE, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 2HN
Prior Approval for the construction of 2 single storey rear extensions which will extend beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling by 6.00m, for which the maximum height will be 3.00m and the height at the eaves will be 3.00m (Amended description. Re-consultation).
Refused Prior approval Extension 5 docsSmall domestic -
158 SWINGATE LANE, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 2HN
Prior Approval for the construction of two (2) single storey rear extensions which will extend beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling by 6.00m, for which the maximum height will be 3.00m and the height at the eaves will be 3.00m.
Refused Prior approval Extension 5 docsSmall domestic -
158 SWINGATE LANE, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 2HN
Change of use from a single family dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a 8-bed, 8-person HMO (Use Class Sui Generis), construction of a single storey rear extension, hip-to-gable loft conversion and construction of rear dormer, conversion of existing garage to a habitable room, front facing rooflights, provision of cycle and refuse storage and all other associated alterations.
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