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Greenwich.

Greenwich is a London borough with an approval rate of 73% across 9,292 substantive planning decisions spanning 34 wards. Most decisions here are made under delegation rather than at committee.[1]

Inner London34 wards271 appeals98% delegatedSave
Greenwich · ward map
Approval rate — by ward
Lower ~68%
Higher ~90%
ShowingAll years · subscriber →across all years on record — a period re-scopes the headline figures and the trend
At a glance · tap a metric to drill into this boroughAll investigations →
What wins here — Greenwich's policy playbook[3]

What Greenwich actually approves — its whole decision record, by application type — and the grounds its committee refuses on. Click through for the refusal grounds and the policies cited in the minutes.

Householder
Conditions
Full / major
Lawful
Data from publicly available Greenwich planning records and committee minutes 2020-01 – 2026-05.
Case officers
Officer
Active
Applications
Approval rate
Mostly decides
Active
765
76%
Householder
Active
552
62%
Full / major planning
Active
535
67%
Full / major planning
Active
517
69%
Householder
Active
438
65%
Householder
to 2024-05
437
65%
Full / major planning
Active
387
72%
Householder
Active
375
70%
Householder
to 2024-02
355
70%
Householder
to 2023-05
237
65%
Householder
Active
235
80%
Householder
Active
226
77%
Householder
Active
765
76%
Householder
Active
552
62%
Full / major planning
Active
535
67%
Full / major planning
Show all 12 rows
Active
517
69%
Householder
Active
438
65%
Householder
to 2024-05
437
65%
Full / major planning
Active
387
72%
Householder
Active
375
70%
Householder
to 2024-02
355
70%
Householder
to 2023-05
237
65%
Householder
Active
235
80%
Householder
Active
226
77%
Householder

Approval rates per officer, 2020–2026. Based on decided applications only. All Greenwich officers →

Planning committee members
Councillor
Ward
Party
Active
Cttee votes
Leaning
Charlton Village & Riverside
Labour
Active
25
subscribers
Greenwich Creekside
Labour
Active
17
subscribers
Greenwich Creekside
Labour
to 2025-05
13
subscribers
Eltham Town & Avery Hill
Conservative
Active
11
subscribers
Charlton Village & Riverside
Labour
to 2025-07
10
subscribers
Greenwich Peninsula
Labour
to 2025-02
6
subscribers
Kidbrooke Village & Sutcliffe
Labour
Active
5
subscribers
West Thamesmead
Labour
Active
5
subscribers
Charlton Village & Riverside
Labour
Active
25
subscribers
Greenwich Creekside
Labour
Active
17
subscribers
Greenwich Creekside
Labour
to 2025-05
13
subscribers
Show all 8 rows
Eltham Town & Avery Hill
Conservative
Active
11
subscribers
Charlton Village & Riverside
Labour
to 2025-07
10
subscribers
Greenwich Peninsula
Labour
to 2025-02
6
subscribers
Kidbrooke Village & Sutcliffe
Labour
Active
5
subscribers
West Thamesmead
Labour
Active
5
subscribers

Councillors on Greenwich's planning committee, by their recorded committee votes. “Leaning” = whether they tend to vote to approve or refuse. Full voting records →

Wards — ranked
Ward
Applications
Approval rate
Refusal rate

Click the map above to explore spatially, or a row to open the ward profile.

Consultant performance
Consultant
Applications
Approval rate
1. M.A. Newsome & Co Ltd
195
97%
2. James Kay Architects
193
76%
3. Resi
119
78%
4. Potter Raper Ltd
98
100%
5. ANDERSON NORTH LIMITED
96
84%
6. Redwoods Projects Ltd
96
73%
7. Podium Surveying LLP
90
78%
8. RT Drafting Solutions Limited
87
52%
1. M.A. Newsome & Co Ltd
195
97%
2. James Kay Architects
193
76%
3. Resi
119
78%
Show all 8 rows
4. Potter Raper Ltd
98
100%
5. ANDERSON NORTH LIMITED
96
84%
6. Redwoods Projects Ltd
96
73%
7. Podium Surveying LLP
90
78%
8. RT Drafting Solutions Limited
87
52%

Rankings based on applications submitted and decided. Performance from public planning records.

At a glance[2]
BoroughGreenwich
London approval avg81%
London overturn avg26%
Total appeals271
Appeals allowed80 (29.5%)
Conditions / approval3.07
Local plan

The adopted Greenwich Local Plan (targets, CIL, plan period) is a separate source still being loaded. What the record already shows: which applications win here, and the grounds refusals cite.

What wins →

Sources & method
  1. [1]Approval rates, decision times, delegation and ward breakdowns — London Borough of Greenwich planning register and published decision notices, 2020–2026. · methodology
  2. [2]London benchmarks, appeal overturn rates, appeals allowed and costs awarded — Planning Inspectorate (PINS) published appeal decisions. · PINS appeals casework
  3. [3]“What wins here” — Greenwich’s substantive decision record grouped by application type; committee refusal grounds and cited policies coded from published committee minutes.
  4. [4]Condition load — mean effective conditions attached to Greenwich grant/split decision notices, parsed from the published notice text (703 high-confidence notices).
Methodology is published in full so every number is traceable to its primary source.