Planning application
16 BOWMEAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 3NL
Works: New dwelling Extension Demolition Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) is sought for demolition of detached garage and construction of a single storey side extension to a semi-detached house being a Permitted Development .
As published by the council, reference 26/0444/CE
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0444/CE
- Type
- Lawful use (operation)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refuse
- Received
- 12 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 12 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 9 Apr 2026
- Ward
- MOTTINGHAM, COLDHARBOUR & NEW ELTHAM
- Parish
- Eltham & Kidbrooke
- Decision by
- Delegation
- Postcode
- SE9 3NL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Feb 2026
Received by Greenwich
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9 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Refuse
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11 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
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 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.
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