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Ward · London Borough of Greenwich

BLACKHEATH WESTCOMBE.

BLACKHEATH WESTCOMBE sees an approval rate of 79% — 6 points above the Greenwich average across 828 substantive planning decisions, with a refusal rate of 21.5%.[1]

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828
Applications 2020–26
Decided applications
79%
Approval rate
6pp above borough avg (73%)
21.5%
Refusal rate
26th highest of 34
8.7
Avg decision time
Wks · borough avg 9.2
Data from publicly available Greenwich planning records and committee minutes, 2020–26.
Ward overview

BLACKHEATH WESTCOMBE recorded 828 substantive planning decisions over 2020–26, approving 79% of them — 6 percentage points above the Greenwich borough average of 73%. Its refusal rate of 21.5% is 26th highest of 34.

Application and refusal breakdown— subscriber data
Residential extension / alteration
New residential
Change of use
Commercial development
Recent planning decisions— subscriber data
Reference
Address
Type
Outcome
Date
Committee members for this ward
Councillor
Party
Role
Interventions
Success rate
Cllr Mark Williams
Labour
Planning committee
23
47%
Cllr Emma Torres
Labour
Ward member
6
33%
Cllr Mark Williams
Labour
Planning committee
23
47%
Cllr Emma Torres
Labour
Ward member
6
33%

Interventions: formal calls to bring an application before committee. Success rate: percentage where the committee sided with the councillor against officer recommendation.

At a glance[1]
WardBLACKHEATH WESTCOMBE
CouncilGreenwich
Applications828 (2020–26)
Approval rate79%
Refusal rate21.5%
Decision time8.7 wks avg
Ward members2 (both Labour)
Planning constraints[2]
Conservation areas2
Article 4 directions2
Listed buildings17
TPO trees43
Flood zoneZone 1 (low)
Sources & method
  1. [1]Ward approval and refusal rates, application counts and decision-time figures — London Borough of Greenwich planning register and published decision notices, 2020–26. · methodology
  2. [2]Conservation areas, Article 4 directions and heritage designations — the borough’s adopted Local Plan and conservation-area appraisals.
  3. [3]Committee interventions and councillor records — public planning committee minutes and published decision notices.
  4. [4]Application-type mix and refusal grounds — case-officer reports coded against the adopted Local Plan, London Plan and NPPF.
Methodology is published in full so every number is traceable to its primary source.