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MOTTINGHAM, COLDHARBOUR & NEW ELTHAM planning approval rate

MOTTINGHAM, COLDHARBOUR & NEW ELTHAM ward in Greenwich has a 63.8% approval rate based on 614 planning decisions. Greenwich overall: 78.1%.

Last updated: March 2026

63.8%
ward approval rate
614
Decisions
392
Approved
222
Refused
78.1%
Greenwich average

MOTTINGHAM, COLDHARBOUR & NEW ELTHAM is 14.3 percentage points below the Greenwich average, placing it among the stricter wards in Greenwich. Checking what gets approved nearby before applying is particularly important here.

How MOTTINGHAM, COLDHARBOUR & NEW ELTHAM compares

MOTTINGHAM, COLDHARBOUR & NEW ELTHAM ward (614 decided)
63.8%
Greenwich overall (22,217 decided)
78.1%
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Recent decisions in MOTTINGHAM, COLDHARBOUR & NEW ELTHAM

25/4263/HD
Construction of an outbuilding at the rear of the garden as a home office, gym, · 09/03/2026
Refused
25/3246/F
The change of use from a single dwellinghouse (Class C3) to an 8-unit, 8 person · 05/03/2026
Refused
25/4238/HD
Construction of a single storey rear wrap around extension and associated extern · 02/03/2026
Approved
25/2859/F
Change of use from a single dwelling house (Class C3) to a 6-bed, 6-person HMO ( · 24/02/2026
Approved
26/0099/PN1
Prior Approval for the construction of a single storey rear extension which will · 20/02/2026
Approved

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Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 22,217 decisions.

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