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Greenwich planning statistics

Householder applications decided in the year to June 2026, compared with the rest of England.

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Within 8 weeks, no extension

75.2%

70th of 297

12.5 points faster than England

Granted

77.1%

290th of 297

13.4 points lower than England

Extension of time

20.7%

63rd of 297

11.6 points lower than England

Decisions (12 months)

624

Greenwich decided 624 householder applications in the year to June 2026, granting 77.1%.

75.2% were decided within 8 weeks with no extension, against 62.7% across England (70th of 297 for speed).

A further 20.7% were decided under an extension of time agreed with the applicant.

That is down from 77.9% a year earlier.

Of 56 householder appeals decided in the same period, 58.9% were allowed.

How quickly decisions are made

Greenwich against England, share of householder decisions each quarter

Within 8 weeks, no extension
Extension of time
England, within 8 weeks

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Quarter	Within 8 weeks, no extension	Extension of time	England, within 8 weeks
2008 Q1	87.0%	0.0%	89.5%
2008 Q2	86.5%	0.0%	89.4%
2008 Q3	87.9%	0.0%	89.7%
2008 Q4	92.2%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q1	84.9%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q2	92.2%	0.0%	91.7%
2009 Q3	86.5%	0.0%	91.4%
2009 Q4	83.0%	0.0%	91.0%
2010 Q1	94.5%	0.0%	88.8%
2010 Q2	94.0%	0.0%	89.8%
2010 Q3	94.6%	0.0%	88.4%
2010 Q4	93.2%	0.0%	87.7%
2011 Q1	97.6%	0.0%	86.4%
2011 Q2	96.1%	0.0%	85.9%
2011 Q3	98.7%	0.0%	84.9%
2011 Q4	98.5%	0.0%	84.9%
2012 Q1	96.0%	0.0%	83.7%
2012 Q2	88.4%	0.0%	84.2%
2012 Q3	94.2%	0.0%	82.9%
2012 Q4	94.3%	0.0%	85.2%
2013 Q1	94.7%	0.0%	85.7%
2013 Q2	94.7%	0.0%	86.3%
2013 Q3	96.5%	0.0%	85.3%
2013 Q4	96.0%	0.0%	86.3%
2014 Q1	93.5%	0.0%	85.4%
2014 Q2	93.0%	0.5%	84.9%
2014 Q3	92.7%	0.0%	82.5%
2014 Q4	93.8%	0.0%	82.1%
2015 Q1	66.4%	0.0%	80.4%
2015 Q2	41.5%	0.0%	80.6%
2015 Q3	80.4%	0.0%	79.2%
2015 Q4	72.0%	0.0%	80.0%
2016 Q1	71.3%	5.1%	78.3%
2016 Q2	46.2%	12.4%	79.8%
2016 Q3	30.1%	28.9%	77.7%
2016 Q4	35.7%	45.5%	78.0%
2017 Q1	57.5%	36.8%	77.3%
2017 Q2	57.7%	34.1%	78.5%
2017 Q3	71.1%	28.2%	76.1%
2017 Q4	52.3%	44.7%	77.1%
2018 Q1	47.9%	47.9%	73.7%
2018 Q2	63.1%	28.1%	74.0%
2018 Q3	81.5%	14.2%	72.7%
2018 Q4	82.4%	15.4%	72.7%
2019 Q1	83.8%	15.0%	69.9%
2019 Q2	77.0%	21.6%	72.1%
2019 Q3	77.8%	20.0%	69.6%
2019 Q4	82.2%	17.0%	71.5%
2020 Q1	78.0%	20.0%	68.4%
2020 Q2	61.9%	36.3%	63.9%
2020 Q3	64.5%	32.0%	63.8%
2020 Q4	70.4%	28.3%	65.3%
2021 Q1	75.0%	22.1%	59.4%
2021 Q2	76.0%	20.4%	58.4%
2021 Q3	75.1%	23.3%	53.1%
2021 Q4	68.6%	26.5%	53.0%
2022 Q1	74.3%	23.8%	51.6%
2022 Q2	74.3%	21.6%	56.0%
2022 Q3	69.8%	27.5%	53.3%
2022 Q4	71.1%	25.6%	54.1%
2023 Q1	71.3%	22.6%	53.5%
2023 Q2	69.8%	25.5%	58.5%
2023 Q3	68.0%	27.0%	59.0%
2023 Q4	70.4%	19.4%	59.8%
2024 Q1	74.1%	19.9%	58.8%
2024 Q2	81.3%	17.5%	64.4%
2024 Q3	75.4%	17.5%	64.2%
2024 Q4	80.1%	15.9%	65.6%
2025 Q1	80.3%	16.9%	62.1%
2025 Q2	76.0%	20.2%	65.0%
2025 Q3	75.8%	18.6%	62.5%
2025 Q4	73.2%	22.3%	64.7%
2026 Q1	74.0%	21.2%	60.6%
2026 Q2	77.5%	20.6%	62.7%

Share of applications granted

Greenwich against England

Greenwich
England

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Quarter	Greenwich	England
2008 Q1	64.8%	85.1%
2008 Q2	68.2%	86.1%
2008 Q3	69.5%	86.3%
2008 Q4	75.7%	85.3%
2009 Q1	77.4%	85.9%
2009 Q2	81.0%	86.8%
2009 Q3	67.6%	87.4%
2009 Q4	72.6%	86.9%
2010 Q1	70.3%	87.0%
2010 Q2	79.1%	88.0%
2010 Q3	81.6%	87.7%
2010 Q4	85.6%	87.5%
2011 Q1	83.2%	87.9%
2011 Q2	77.3%	88.5%
2011 Q3	79.2%	88.3%
2011 Q4	80.2%	88.3%
2012 Q1	81.0%	88.2%
2012 Q2	84.1%	89.2%
2012 Q3	77.4%	89.0%
2012 Q4	80.7%	88.9%
2013 Q1	77.9%	89.8%
2013 Q2	75.9%	90.6%
2013 Q3	81.9%	90.3%
2013 Q4	80.0%	89.6%
2014 Q1	80.6%	89.8%
2014 Q2	81.6%	90.5%
2014 Q3	85.5%	90.0%
2014 Q4	78.4%	89.2%
2015 Q1	69.9%	89.3%
2015 Q2	83.9%	90.2%
2015 Q3	75.6%	90.0%
2015 Q4	79.7%	89.2%
2016 Q1	86.2%	90.0%
2016 Q2	76.2%	90.3%
2016 Q3	73.4%	90.2%
2016 Q4	76.6%	89.7%
2017 Q1	71.8%	89.9%
2017 Q2	67.3%	90.5%
2017 Q3	64.1%	90.0%
2017 Q4	77.7%	90.1%
2018 Q1	74.7%	90.5%
2018 Q2	68.6%	91.0%
2018 Q3	64.7%	91.2%
2018 Q4	64.3%	90.5%
2019 Q1	60.6%	90.3%
2019 Q2	68.9%	91.0%
2019 Q3	73.0%	90.6%
2019 Q4	71.1%	89.8%
2020 Q1	68.7%	89.9%
2020 Q2	66.4%	90.2%
2020 Q3	74.4%	90.6%
2020 Q4	78.5%	90.3%
2021 Q1	71.2%	90.9%
2021 Q2	64.9%	91.2%
2021 Q3	72.0%	91.0%
2021 Q4	68.6%	90.1%
2022 Q1	73.3%	90.0%
2022 Q2	71.2%	90.4%
2022 Q3	71.7%	89.8%
2022 Q4	68.2%	89.4%
2023 Q1	70.8%	89.3%
2023 Q2	69.8%	89.2%
2023 Q3	59.0%	88.6%
2023 Q4	66.0%	88.2%
2024 Q1	67.5%	88.2%
2024 Q2	72.6%	89.1%
2024 Q3	69.7%	89.4%
2024 Q4	65.7%	88.6%
2025 Q1	72.7%	89.3%
2025 Q2	80.3%	90.4%
2025 Q3	73.3%	90.1%
2025 Q4	80.9%	90.1%
2026 Q1	75.3%	90.6%
2026 Q2	78.8%	91.0%

How long decisions took

Householder decisions over the last 12 months

Within 8 weeks75.2%
8 to 13 weeks2.4%
13 to 26 weeks1.4%
Over 26 weeks0.3%
Extension of time agreed20.7%

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Time taken	Decisions
Within 8 weeks	469
8 to 13 weeks	15
13 to 26 weeks	9
Over 26 weeks	2
Extension of time agreed	129

Appeals

Decided: 56
Allowed: 58.9%
Median wait: 16 weeks

Householder appeals to the Planning Inspectorate decided in the same 12 months. England: 34.4% allowed.

Local constraints

Greenwich has published 24 conservation areas.
Greenwich has not published Article 4 data to the national planning data platform.

Both can remove permitted development rights. Not every council has published its data yet, so check with the council before relying on permitted development.

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