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WOOLWICH COMMON planning approval rate

WOOLWICH COMMON ward in Greenwich has a 77.4% approval rate based on 901 planning decisions. Greenwich overall: 78.1%.

Last updated: March 2026

77.4%
ward approval rate
901
Decisions
697
Approved
204
Refused
78.1%
Greenwich average

WOOLWICH COMMON is broadly in line with the Greenwich average — neither notably strict nor notably permissive.

How WOOLWICH COMMON compares

WOOLWICH COMMON ward (901 decided)
77.4%
Greenwich overall (22,217 decided)
78.1%
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Recent decisions in WOOLWICH COMMON

25/4237/F
Change of use from an existing dwelling (Use Class C3) to a 5-bedroom, 5-person · 02/03/2026
Refused
25/3688/L
Retrospective Listed Building Consent application for the replacement of existin · 19/02/2026
Approved
25/3687/HD
Retrospective application for the replacement of existing sash windows to the fr · 19/02/2026
Approved
24/2428/F
Construction of two-storey dwelling with associated boundary treatment, landscap · 13/02/2026
Approved
26/0069/PN1
Prior Approval for the construction of a single storey rear infill extension whi · 10/02/2026
Refused

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

Other wards in Greenwich

BLACKHEATH WESTCOMBE (78.3%) PENINSULA - NO LONGER EXISTS (84.6%) SHOOTERS HILL (73.0%) GREENWICH WEST - NO LONGER EXISTS (86.6%) ELTHAM TOWN & AVERY HILL (72.7%) GREENWICH PARK (83.2%) ABBEY WOOD (72.9%) ELTHAM NORTH - NO LONGER EXISTS (75.0%) ELTHAM PARK & PROGRESS (80.5%) WOOLWICH RIVERSIDE - NO LONGER EXISTS (80.1%) PLUMSTEAD & GLYNDON (73.6%)
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