Planning application
Building 78, Westminster Industrial Estate, 15 Bowater Road, London, SE18 5NU
Works: Loft or dormer Windows or glazing
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
An application submitted under Section 96a of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 for a Non-Material Amendment in connection with planning permission reference 25/0535/MA dated 15/04/2023 for the Refurbishment of the building to include the installation of replacement windows on the building with fire-rated aluminium, double-glazed windows, replacement of existing sectional shutters on the building with insulated sectional shutters and formation of new personnel door and shutter door on southern elevation, replacement of roof coverings with composite metal cladding incorporating rooflights, installation of PV panels to the southern roof slopes, replacement of cast iron drainage components with new cast iron components, redecoration of external facades, and erection of palisade fencing to enclose the yard at the rear of the site, to vary Condition 2 (Approved drawings) to allow: a visually identical window product from an alternative manufacturer - Sheerline for the non-fire-rated windows and Aluprof for the fire-rated windows.
As published by the council, reference 26/0656/NM
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0656/NM
- Type
- Non Material
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approve
- Received
- 2 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 3 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 1 Apr 2026
- Ward
- CHARLTON VILLAGE & RIVERSIDE
- Parish
- Woolwich & Thamesmead
- Decision by
- Delegation
- Postcode
- SE18 5NU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Mar 2026
Received by Greenwich
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3 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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1 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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11 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
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Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
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About amendments applications
How this application type works
An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.
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