Planning application
7 WILLENHALL ROAD, WOOLWICH, LONDON, SE18 6TY
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) is sought for change of use of a dwelling house (C3 A) to supported living home for young people (aged 16 plus) living together as a single household (C3 B Use).
As published by the council, reference 26/1485/CP
Application record
- Reference
- 26/1485/CP
- Type
- Lawfull Use (use)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refuse
- Received
- 15 May 2026
- Validated
- 15 May 2026
- Decided
- 10 Jul 2026
- Ward
- WOOLWICH COMMON
- Parish
- Woolwich & Thamesmead
- Decision by
- Delegation
- Postcode
- SE18 6TY
Site history
Applications at this address on the Greenwich register
This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 3 refused.
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26/0339/CP Refused
7 WILLENHALL ROAD, WOOLWICH, LONDON, SE18 6TY
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) is sought for roof alterations including the construction of a rear dormer extension, the installation of rooflights. Internal alterations are also sought including the formation of a new staircase and associated partitions.
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26/0192/CP Refused
7 WILLENHALL ROAD, WOOLWICH, LONDON, SE18 6TY
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) is sought for change of use from Class C3(a) Residential to Class C3(b) Residential'.
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25/3757/F Withdrawn
7 WILLENHALL ROAD, WOOLWICH, LONDON, SE18 6TY
Change of use of single family dwellinghouse (Use Class C3(a)) to a single household of residents living together and receiving care (Use Class C3(b))
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 May 2026
Received by Greenwich
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10 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Refuse
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
- Officers delegated report
- Decision notice
- Site location plan
- Proposed elevations
- Planning statement
- Existing elevations
- Existing ground floor plan
- Site plan
- Proposed floor plans
- Application form redacted
- Acknowledgement letter
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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 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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