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PLUMSTEAD planning approval rate

PLUMSTEAD ward in Greenwich has a 96.2% approval rate based on 131 planning decisions. Greenwich overall: 73.5%.

Last updated: September 2026

96.2%
ward approval rate
131
Decisions
126
Approved
5
Refused
73.5%
Greenwich average

PLUMSTEAD is 22.7 percentage points above the Greenwich average, making it one of the more permissive wards in this council area. Applications here have historically faced lower refusal rates.

How PLUMSTEAD compares

PLUMSTEAD ward (131 decided)
96.2%
Greenwich overall (14,789 decided)
73.5%
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Recent decisions in PLUMSTEAD

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Other wards in Greenwich

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