Planning decisions in Greenwich
As of 18 Jun 2026, covering the last 5 years.
On the public planning record, Greenwich approved 72% of 5,140 decided applications in the last 5 years. Here is the approval rate for the most common home-project types. It is useful before you apply and free for local reporters to cite with attribution to MyTrustedTraders.
Approval rate by project type
- Extension : 67% approved (1,093 decided, ~56 days)
- Rear extension : 67% approved (761 decided, ~56 days)
- Loft conversion : 66% approved (453 decided, ~56 days)
- Tree work : 99% approved (399 decided, ~29 days)
- Roof / fenestration : 70% approved (393 decided, ~56 days)
- Demolition : 74% approved (340 decided, ~64 days)
- Side extension : 61% approved (228 decided, ~57 days)
- Windows & doors : 81% approved (217 decided, ~63 days)
- Change of use : 66% approved (154 decided, ~74 days)
- Boundary wall / fence / gates : 85% approved (144 decided, ~59 days)
- Basement : 77% approved (133 decided, ~94 days)
- Outbuilding / garden room : 82% approved (116 decided, ~77 days)
- Two-storey extension : 47% approved (105 decided, ~62 days)
- Porch : 56% approved (103 decided, ~56 days)
- Listed building / conservation : 84% approved (91 decided, ~81 days)
- Conservatory / orangery : 80% approved (87 decided, ~57 days)
- Balcony / roof terrace : 68% approved (75 decided, ~66 days)
- Advertisement / signage : 89% approved (73 decided, ~73 days)
- Shopfront / commercial : 82% approved (55 decided, ~79 days)
- Solar / renewables : 68% approved (44 decided, ~59 days)
- Driveway / dropped kerb : 73% approved (37 decided, ~65 days)
- New dwelling : 77% approved (22 decided, ~79 days)
- Annexe : 88% approved (17 decided, ~65 days)
Method
Figures are aggregates over the public planning decisions we hold for Greenwich, matched to a project type from the application description. Overall approval is decided-weighted across project types, using each type's rate over the last 5 years where we hold enough decisions, otherwise its full record. Only types with at least five decided applications are shown. We publish aggregate counts only, with no application references or applicant names. Full method and limits.