Areas / Greenwich
Architects in Greenwich
From Victorian terraces in Charlton and Plumstead to the interwar semis of Eltham and Kidbrooke, Greenwich homes are typically extended at the rear and in the loft.
RIBA Chartered Practice · ARB-registered architects · Extensions, lofts and planning drawings
- FreeInitial consultationA conversation about your project, and a first view of what's possible, before any fee is agreed.
- FixedFee for each stageEvery stage is priced in writing before it starts. No hourly billing.
- 3DSee the design firstYour design is shown in 3D before it's submitted, while changes are still easy.
- FreeResubmissionIf planning is refused, we revise and resubmit at no extra design fee. Conditions
Local planning points
Planning in Greenwich
Checked October 2026. Planning policy changes, so we confirm the position for your address before you commit.
The council adopted its Urban Design Guide SPD on 18 October 2023; its chapters H and I replace the earlier Residential Extensions, Basements and Conversions Guidance SPD.
SourceAn Article 4 direction covering the whole borough has required planning permission to convert a house into a small HMO since 27 September 2018.
SourceSince 8 August 2023, an Article 4 direction has removed permitted development rights for changing Class E premises to homes across many of the borough's town centres, local centres and neighbourhood parades.
SourceThere are 23 conservation areas; Ashburnham Triangle, East Greenwich, Progress Estate, Rectory Field, Shrewsbury Park Estate and West Greenwich also have Article 4 directions that limit permitted development.
SourceA borough-wide additional HMO licensing scheme started on 1 January 2024, covering homes with three or more people in separate households who share a kitchen, bathroom or toilet.
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Postcodes
Greenwich by postcode
5,226 postcodes in 10 postcode districts, 13.6 miles from our studio in Cricklewood.
- SE270% in Greenwich
- SE382% in Greenwich
- SE7all in Greenwich
- SE815% in Greenwich
- SE981% in Greenwich
- SE1094% in Greenwich
- SE1224% in Greenwich
- SE135% in Greenwich
- SE18all in Greenwich
- SE2881% in Greenwich
Where a postcode district is shared, neighbouring streets can fall under a different council. The checker below gives the answer for an exact postcode.
Council-wide figures from public planning records, not our own results. Every application is judged on its own merits.
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Which council decides your application?
Type any postcode in the 33 London boroughs we cover. We'll tell you which council handles planning there and show you the local planning points.
Services
What we draw in Greenwich
- House extensions
- Loft conversions
- Basement conversions
- Planning permission
- Building regulations drawings
- Structural calculations
- Flat conversions
- Change of use
- New builds
- Interior design
Neighbourhoods we cover include Greenwich, Blackheath, Charlton, Woolwich, Plumstead and Eltham.
Neighbouring councils: Lewisham, Bexley, Bromley, Southwark.