Greenwich & Lewisham Weekender - August 2nd 2023

Have your say on how we run our housing waiting list

We want to know what you think of our current housing scheme from who can apply for a council home to who gets priority and how we make sure it’s allocated to the people who need it most.

Everyone who applies for housing in the borough is added to the housing register (often called “the waiting list”). There are more than 27,000 households on our list, and this number is growing each year.

Despite our 1,750 council house building programme, Greenwich Builds, the demand for homes in Royal Greenwich far outweighs supply. On average, we only have around 1,000 homes available each year. Sadly, there are more than 20,000 households in the low priority Band C and fewer than 10 households in this Band get an offer each year.

Why your view matters

We’ve decided to look at how we allocate council and housing association social rent homes because:

• The housing register keeps growing

• Most of those who apply are unlikely to get a home

• It’s not always clear to people what chance they have of getting a home

• We want to provide more help and support to households in the greatest need.

This survey closes at 5pm on Friday 13 October 2023.

Find out more and tell us what you think at royalgreenwich. gov.uk/housing-waiting-list

Make the most of the summer holidays!

HOLIDAY FUN FRIDAY WITH WOOLWICH LATES

Friday 4, 11, 18 and 25 August 10am to 8pm General Gordon Square

Holiday Fun Friday is back for the summer holidays. Taking place every Friday, each event has been extended until 8pm with arts and crafts for the kids, fairground rides, market stalls, performances, and more as part of Woolwich Lates.

Make sure you check out the market stalls serving up fresh street food and healthy snacks on General Gordon Square, or around the corner, at Beresford Square Market. See what’s on each week at royalgreenwich. gov.uk/holiday-fun-friday

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Sounds of South America

The latest instalment of Woolwich Works’ world music series Arsenal of Sounds sees a double bill of performers bring the sounds of South America to the south-east London venue. First up there’s Imperio Bamba, a group formed in 2016 with the goal of sharing stories of immigrants and creating a sense of community far from home. Their music blends chica, Afro-Peruvian and salsa with electronic rhythms. Then it’s over to BritishUruguayan artist Alex Etchart, a multiinstrumentalist, composer and leader of the band Vientos, whose music fuses South American folklore with British and Irish folk, and electronica. Between them, they’ll transport your ears far, far away. Woolwich Works, The Fireworks Factory, 11 No 1 Street, Royal Arsenal, London SE18 6HD. August 4, 7:30pm. Admission: £9 - £13. www.woolwich.works/events/arsenal-ofsounds-imperio-bamba-alex-etchart-vientos

Make a collage of your life

In this free art workshop hosted by psychologist and artist Judith Kusi as

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By Holly O’Mahony

part of Royal Greenwich’s Black History 365 series, attendees will explore the stories and people that shape their lives, bringing them together in a personal collage. You’ll need to bring photocopies of the images you’d like to work with, either in colour or black and white, and at the end of the threehour session, you’ll leave with your A4 artwork framed. Attendees will also be about to browse Judith’s ‘Coloured People Artworks’ collection, which is being exhibited at the venue. Made In Greenwich, 324 Creek Road, London SE10 9SW. August 4, 10am. Admission: FREE. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/judith-kusiworkshop-unravel-in-colour-fri-4thaugust-tickets-634634307297

Watch the drama unfold at Abigail’s Party

Mike Leigh’s situation comedy Abigail’s Party was an instant hit following its premiere at Hampstead Theatre in 1977. Celebrated for offering a pithy examination of middle class life in Britain at the time, it was adapted for TV in the early 1980s, shuttling its characters into homes across the country. Back in theatre form, it’s been

revived for a five-month UK and Ireland tour, helmed by director Michael Cabot, and it’s calling in at Greenwich Theatre this week. Greenwich Theatre, Crooms Hill, London SE10 8ES. August 2 - 5, 7:30pm and additionally 2:30pm on Thursday and Saturday. Admission: £27. www.greenwichtheatre.org.uk/events/ abigails-party/

Uncover Greenwich’s

secrets

How well do you know Greenwich?

Here to guide visitors on a moving tour through its significant and lesser known history alike is qualified guide Hazel Baker. Her Greenwich Walk will see you explore the neighbourhood on foot, from the Observatory to Cutty Sark to the Foot Tunnel running beneath the Thames. A stop along the way at Greenwich Market will offer a welcome chance to refuel on street food, locally made sweet treats and drinks. Meet outside the tourist information centre, 2 Cutty Sark Gardens, Greenwich, London SE10 9LW. August 4, 1pm - 2:30pm. Admission: £20. www.londonguidedwalks.co.uk/ greenwich-walks/

Bind your own books

Blackheath Conservatoire is running a series of adult learning classes this summer, and next up on Saturday August 5 is the chance to learn how to bind your own books. Since the Industrial Revolution, the ancient art of bookbinding has almost been forgotten as a practice, but there are, of course,

qualified binders out there, some of whom like course leader Maria are keen to share their expertise. All equipment, tools and materials are provided, and attendees will leave with the knowledge of how to bind their own books at home. Blackheath Conservatoire, Lee Road, Blackheath, London SE3 9RQ. August 5, 1pm - 5pm. Admission: £46. www.conservatoire.org.uk/ summerholiday/adults

Take an art tour of Woolwich

Emergency Exit Arts (EEA) has brought together 13 artists to colour in Woolwich’s high street with stories of the neighbourhood. The Which Woolwich Stories programme consists of a variety of workshops, art installations, tours and other events, all produced by voices from the local community. The initiative has seen new artworks pop up across the neighbourhood, and locals have been trained to deliver guided cultural tours, taking visitors between the sites. The event is taking place across Woolwich. From August 4, 11am. Admission: FREE. For more information on how to join a tour, visit: www.eea.org.uk/whats-on/events/ which-woolwich-stories-art-trail

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A (code) cracking good time

At the Prince Philip Maritime Collection Centre’s monthly Coder Dojo sessions, kids aged 7 – 17 can learn to code for free. As well as learning the nuts and bolts of coding, they’ll be able to have a go at developing websites, apps, programmes and games – all in a fun and creative setting. The

monthly club is a chance for budding young coders to meet like-minded peers and learn valuable skills for the future. A team of knowledgeable and friendly mentors will be on hand to lend support. The club is open to beginners and experienced coders alike. Prince Philip Maritime

Family fun on Cutty Sark

Ahoy! Cutty Sark is about to set sail (well, sort of) and it’s looking for a trusty crew to navigate the choppy seas. It’s the ship’s monthly Family Fun Weekend: a chance to meet characters from its past life as a functioning tea clipper, sing sea shanties, play games, listen to stories and take part in nauticalthemed workshops. Cutty Sark, King William Walk, London SE10 9HT. August 5 & 6, 10am - 5pm. Admission: £16/£8kids/ FREE under 4s.

www.rmg.co.uk/ whats-on/cutty-sark/ family-fun-weekend

Collections Centre, Nelson Mandela Road, London SE3 9QS. August 5 (and first Saturday of every month), 10.30am - 12pm. Admission: FREE, advanced booking recommended.

www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/ prince-philip-maritimecollections-centre/coder-dojo

Start punching!

There’s no harm in toughening up, eh? We’re not talking about getting into fights (though it certainly wouldn’t hurt to know some basic self-defence), but boxing can be brilliant for boosting muscle development and improving stamina, and practising regularly can be good for your mental health, too. Kidbrooke Community Hub is offering free boxing sessions for 11 - 17 year olds on Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout the summer holidays. Coach Joshua aims to make the sessions fun and no prior experience is required. A chance for your kids to make new friends and through some punches in a safe environment. Kidbrooke Community Hub, 8 Pegler Square, Kidbrooke SE3 9GR. Tuesdays & Thursdays, 4pm - 6pm. Admission: FREE. www.kidbrookevillage.online/activities

The Matilda remake, based on the hit West End musical adaptation by Dennis Kelly and Tim Minchin, is the latest movie to get an al fresco screening as part of Canary Wharf’s family film club. Pull up a grassy pew and get ready to sing along. The movie stars a fat-suited Emma Thompson as Miss

Trunchbull, Lashana Lynch as the lovable Ms Honey and breakthrough star Alisha Weir as the titular young brainbox. Canada Square Park & Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London E14. August 5, 10:30am. Admission: FREE. www.canarywharf.com/whats-on/summer-screens/

Still waiting for your letter from Hogwarts? I know, us too. In the meantime, Blackheath’s Conservatoire is inviting budding witches, wizards and filmmakers to come and make their own magic movie. Using their own tablet or smartphone, your little ones will learn how to use their imaginations to create their own magical world, which

they’ll bring to life by writing a script, acting out their narrative and capturing it all on camera. Blackheath Conservatoire, Lee Road, Blackheath, London SE3 9RQ. August 8, 9:30am - 3:30pm. Admission: £58.

www.conservatoire.org.uk/ summerholiday/digital

Three places to sip al fresco this summer

Who wants to sit inside a dingy pub or stuffy bar when the sun is shining? Don’t waste those afternoons where London feels akin to the Mediterranean – we all know they’re fleeting! Instead, take your day drinking plans outside and catch up with your pals at one of these three pop-ups bringing beachy, peachy vibes to Greenwich and Lewisham, writes Holly O’Mahony…

Woolwich Beach Bar

Back for second helpings after a prosperous run last year, Woolwich Beach Bar is bringing sandy shores to inner city London this summer. Pull up a deck chair and kick back with a cocktail in hand, like you’re truly spending the day at the beach. Got the little ones in tow? They can build sand castles or play ball while you sip. In fact, for those with a four-legged friend, it’s better than the regular beach, because it’s also dog friendly.

Given the bar is named Rumpypumpy, you won’t be surprised to learn that rum-based cocktails are the main event here, with a rum punch, dark and stormy, and mai tai among the offering. There’s beer, wine, cider and soft drinks available too – including local favourite Ting.

It’s not all sunbathing and gossiping over piña coladas either: entertainment is also promised, be it live music or family-friendly activities – check the website before visiting to find out what’s on.

Woolwich Works, The Fireworks Factory, 11 No 1 Street, Royal Arsenal, London SE18 6HD. WednesdaySunday, 12pm - 9:30pm. Admission: FREE. www.woolwich.works/ your-visit/eat-drink/rumpypumpy

Bar Al Fresco at the Old Royal Naval College

There are many different moods to the dining offering at the Old Royal Naval College. There’s standard dine-and-dash fare in the Undercroft Cafe beneath the Painted Hall; there’s a taste of high society by way of afternoon

tea overlooking the regal grounds; there’s the Old Brewery pouring unpretentious pints. Now, out on the lawns, a summer pop up is serving ice-chilled drinks for visitors to enjoy in the college grounds. A selection of Greenwich Meantime beers, Greenwich Gin cocktails and Pimms are all available. And for the non-drinkers, there’s Yarde Farm ice cream. Got the doggo with you? They’ve got some treats for canines behind the bar too.

Old Royal Naval College’s Lawns, London SE10 9NN. Saturday & Sunday, 12pm - 6pm. Admission: FREE. www.ornc. org/whats-on/bar-al-fresco/

The Joy of Food

Greenwich Peninsula is hosting a two-day festival, The Joy of Food,

celebrating our appetites for all things delicious. There’s eight events in total: look forward to workshops, tastings, talks and more, writes Holly O’Mahony…

On Saturday 19, a victoria sponge decorating workshop (£10) jostles for your attention with a talk and tasting from craft lager specialists Freedom Brewery (free); a discussion on natural food dye hosted by Bella Gonshorovitz (free); and a sushi making workshop (£10). Prefer to simply get stuck in? Head to the courtyard of street food hub Canteen (4pm - 10pm) where the Street Food Social is offering punters the chance to sample dishes from Mexico to Hawaii and everywhere in between, while DJs spin the decks and cocktails are shaken up before your eyes. If you’re after something

more refined, however, then book a ticket to Bureau’s small plates and wine pairing experience (£40), where dishes of grilled sardines, lamb rump and strawberry pavlova are paired with wines from London importer Provisions.

Visit on Sunday and you can get engrossed in a ‘waste meets design’ workshop, learning how to make botanical patterns out of upcycled fabric (£10), or jump straight into hedonism with a champagne and cheese tasting session (£22.38).

Various locations at Greenwich Peninsula, London SE10. August 19 & 20, times vary depending on event. Admission: Free£40 depending on event.

www.greenwichpeninsula.co.uk/ summer-sessions/food/

Dance Classes for Adults and

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School tournaments provide football opportunities to SE London pupils

Throughout the academic year, Charlton Athletic Community Trust (CACT) hosts regular football tournaments for local schools in the area as part of its school sports offer.

CACT offers a school sports programme which provides local schools with a variety of activities tailored to their students, whether in the form of after school sports clubs or one-to-one sessions for students who need additional support.

Since September, CACT has hosted 8 tournaments in total with schools from across Greenwich, and also a number from Bexley and Kent in attendance.

In line with CACT’s commitment to creating more opportunities for girls to get involved in sport, two of these tournaments have been exclusively for girls.

A regular fixture in the CACT schedule, seasonal Shield tournaments are held in Autumn, Winter, Spring and Summer at Charlton Athletic’s

Training Ground in New Eltham.

Mandy Bridges, Headteacher at Fawkham Church of England Primary School, whose students have attended three of the Shield tournaments, said:

“We have been fortunate enough to be invited to participate in the tournaments for both boys and girls this year. This has been pivotal in facilitating further opportunities for our footballers, who have a range of needs including children with gifts and talents, those that have very little football experience, as well as those with special

educational needs and disabilities.”

“The tournaments have been so well planned, and using Tournify has been brilliant to see schedules placings.”

Every year CACT also runs the EFL Kids Cup and Girls Cup. The first round of the tournament sees CACT invite local schools to compete against each other, with the winner being able to compete in Charlton Athletic’s name at the area final against other EFL teams from the London area.

Sandra Smith, Learning Mentor and

Parent Support at St Thomas a Becket Catholic Primary School, said:

“The engagement for our pupils in this sport has increased dramatically since they have been given the opportunity to represent the school at the CACT tournaments.

“The tournaments, from invitation email to deliverance, are always gold standard, a blueprint for other community trusts.”

Bradley Marshall, CACT’s Senior Football & Sports Development Officer, said:

“We are glad to offer schools across Bexley, Greenwich, Kent and Bromley a chance to play at Charlton Athletic’s Training Ground in our seasonal football competitions. It’s excellent to see so many young boys and girls taking part in competitions against other schools, we look forward to next year’s tournaments and building on the success of this years.”

To find out more about CACT’s school sports offer, please visit cact.org.uk/ cact/what-we-do/football-and-sportsdevelopment/school-sport-offer

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The lofty ideals of Carrington House

In June I went to a meeting held by the Brookmill Road Conservation Area Society to hear Martin Stilwell talking about ‘social housing in South East London with a focus on Carrington House and Sylvia Cottages’ – the buildings opposite the Brookmill Park are the New Cross end of Brookmill Road. He was good and very interesting, but obviously putting Carrington House into the context of housing built by the early London County Council. Carrington House was built by the LCC as a hostel for single men and I was very aware that it was coming up on my list of sites listed in the Industrial Archaeology of South East London.

I was very concerned when I wrote up Carrington House that I must not just parrot out what Martin Stilwell said - but at the same time it was a site I didn’t know at all well. I wrote up sites on Deptford Creek for Weekender and then my book ‘The Industries of Deptford Creek’ – but found this a very difficult area to do and I left a lot out. I know I shouldn’t have avoided writing about it and I hope this article will make for up the gap in the book. And also that I manage to say something original about it here.

There is another complication. I am supposed to be writing about Greenwich and Brookmill Roads is now in the Borough of Lewisham. SELIA list Carrington House under ‘Deptford’ because in the 1890s Brookmill Road was in the area of The Greenwich District Board of Works. That body was abolished in 1900 and Brookmill Road

became part of Lewisham. Carrington House was actually built by the newly set up London County Council, planned in the 1890s and finished in the 1900s –right at the point everything changed.

So, perhaps, I had better start and talk about the building rather than the background and the area it is in. What does SELIA have to say about it? “This lodging house built, in 1902, Carrington House is a monumental redbrick lodging house intended to accommodate 803 men”.

The building was designed by WE Riley ‘Superintendent Architect’ at the London County Council. He headed a team of young and often left wing architects, many associated with the Art Workers Guild, who have left a legacy of exciting original and interesting buildings. By the 1950s it was the largest and arguably the most prestigious

architects’ practice in the world. Riley lived locally at 63 Lewisham Hill and I am trying to persuade myself that he could easily have seen Carrington House from his upstairs back windows – although it must have been a very minor part of the department’s overall output. In Greenwich at around the same time he was responsible for Hardy Cottages in Eastney Street, Hughes Fields in Deptford and also Greenwich Power Station.

It was named ‘Carrington’ apparently after Lord Carrington and most of the accounts of the building say he was at that time Chair of the London County Council. This is not so. Carrington was never Chair although he was a member for a while as a Liberal. Most of his obituaries and biographical articles concentrate on his service record and his career in government and his role in the LCC is never mentioned.

He Chaired a subcommittee -the Housing for the Working Classes Committee – 1903/4. It was opened by his wife Countess Cecilia Margaret Carrington on 21st November 1903.

The London County Council, newly set up in 1889, tried to tackle problems around housing for single working men. In London, as elsewhere, there was a network of private lodging houses which often had very low standards and were barely decent. Some local authorities in other areas had set up public lodging houses aimed at single men in low-paid work. In London a number of such hostels were built by Rowton House, a charitable institution, and they were seen as a model for such accommodation. The LCC thus planned three hostels, the first in Drury Lane, opened in 1893.

In the 1890s Brookmill Road, then

called Mill Lane, was a slum with old properties - many of which operated as common lodging houses. Maps also show industrial sites. It was decided that they must go and the County Council decided to build a very large lodging house here for the many single homeless men in the area. Greenwich Board of Works, however, had other ideas and thought that the demolished area of cottages should be replaced by working-class housing. The resulting compromise led to the building of the terrace of houses now called Sylvia Cottages and also, later, Carrington House as the lodging house.

The snag with these big lodging houses is that they cannot differentiate between the many sober and industrious working men who would appreciate a decent standard of housing and the petty criminals, drunks and unstable people for which such lodging houses were

to become notorious. Staffing of the building was about management, not about social support.

Today when the building is no longer operative as a lodging house the emphasis by historians and salesmen has been on its architecture. When it was built I suspect that people were more interested in the way that it was managed for the use of working men. I have seen contemporary press reports which described it as ‘palatial’ in a very unfriendly way. There was always criticism of the London County Council and accusations of overspending in social provision.

So, Carrington House was designed by William Riley’s young team under the sub-committee chaired briefly by Carrington. There are many descriptions and assessments of it. One, for instance, is by Historic England to support its Grade II listing, which has much detail about the eaves soffits and stone-faced parapets and so on. Another is a quotation from a specified work which may or may not be by the late Elain Harwood describing it as a ‘colossal proto-modernist doss house’.

Inside Carrington House is described by several writers as ‘similar to a prison’. Men had to enter via a turnstile and pay 6d (3p.?) for which they were allocated a cubicle with a bed, with three blankets, two sheets, and quilt. These were separated by partitions and one inmate has described how some men would climb over partitioned walls to steal from a sleeping neighbour. Men were admitted and could use their cubicles from 7 pm and could stay until 8.30 am. Carrington House also had a floor for night workers where the hours were 7 am to 5 pm. Food was supplied at a small charge –and apparently prepared by the Warden’s wife - a chop, two vegetables, and a mug of tea, coffee, or cocoa for sixpence. There was also a large stove, with boiling water, pots, pans, crockery, and kettles for free for those wanted to provide their own dinner. There were bathrooms with hot water. There was one switch which turned all the lights off at night. There were common rooms –a dining room, a reading room and a smoking room as well as a barber, a tailor and a boot mender. In

1903 it provided accommodation for 803 men, but in the first months only 240 were recorded. Carrington House was never a financial success. In the Great War the building was taken over as a home for refugees and nursing staff were appointed. 800 Belgian refugees were housed here, having been brought from the front, and this seems to have triggered anti-German riots in the area. It returned to its prewar use as a lodging house and was apparently the scene of race riots in 1949 when a group of 50 West Africans were housed there by the Colonial Office – who were thus ignoring its stated use as a home for working men who chose to go there and instead using it to dump people they found inconvenient.

By the time Carrington House closed in the early 1990s it was very run down. It has been for many years a place of dread and many locals were frightened to walk past it in the street. This was the fate of several of these huge lodging houses –the high ideals of their foundation were very hard to maintain. I am sure that most of the men who lived there were those who for a variety of reasons were homeless but who had jobs –usually very low paid – and who wanted somewhere quiet and clean to go back to at night. Many such men did in effect live there for years. But, with no social service support it also housed the problem drinkers, men on the edge of society, and those barely coping. I note in the comments to some of the blogs which describe Carrington House that some men who said they lived there had spent their childhood in care and had been sent out to face the world alone. Many young men like them would not make it into steady employment and a ‘regular‘ life.

Today Carrington House has been – like everywhere else – converted to flats. The street is quiet and respectable. The name has been changed to ‘Mereton Mansions’ and its fine architecture is no doubt appreciated. Around its boundary to the street is fencing made of stretchers from the Great War and the problem drinkers are elsewhere.

Thanks, Neil Rhind – and of the many blogs, most helpful Caroline’s Miscellany.

„ Mill Lane - cottages demolished for Carrington House

„ Woolwich Church Street chimney

„ Smoking room Carrington House

Royal Borough of Greenwich

Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (AS AMENDED)

Town & Country Planning (Development Management Procedure)(England) Order 2015 Planning (Listed Buildings & Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (AS AMENDED) Planning (Listed Buildings & Conservation Areas) Regulations 1990 (AS AMENDED)

Notice is hereby given that application(s) have been made to The Royal Borough of Greenwich in respect of the under mentioned premises sites. You can see the submissions and any plans at http://www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/planning.

If development proposals affect Conservation Areas and/or Statutorily Listed Buildings under the Planning (Listed Building and Conservation Area) Act 1990 (As Amended) this will be shown within the item below.

Anyone who wishes to comment on these applications should be made in writing to Development Planning within 21 days of the date of this notice.

Date: 2/08/2023

Victoria Geoghegan

Assistant Director - Planning and Building Control

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Publicity For Planning Applications.

Applicant: Cellnex 23/1859/F

Site Address: Blackheath Sports Club, The Rectory Field, Charlton Road, Greater London, SE3 8SR

Development: Removal of 3 x Antenna at 24.4m from the existing 25m monopole mast, installation of 2 x antenna at 25.2m on new support poles and 1 x new antenna at 25.2m on existing steelwork plus the installation of 2 x antenna and ancillaries at 24.5m utilising new support poles and 1 x antenna and ancillaries at 24.5m on existing steelwork together with the deployment of 1 x GPS Module at 3m off an existing gantry support pole within the compound and works within the ground based equipment cabin.

Applicant: Alltype Roofing 23/2233/PN2

Site Address: ROOFING SERVICES BY PROTECT, 43 PLUM LANE, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 3AG

Development: Prior Notification is sought for the conversion of existing building from Class E use to provide a single dwelling of two bedroom, four person design with bin and cycle storage.

Applicant: Mr Kunath 23/2267/HD

Site Address: 29 GUILDFORD GROVE, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8JY

Development: Construction of a single storey rear extension and associated external alterations.

Conservation Area: ASHBURNHAM TRIANGLE

Applicant: Ms N Saffarini 23/2370/HD

Site Address: 71 BEACONSFIELD ROAD, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7LG

Development: Construction of a part 1/ part 2 storey rear extension, single storey side extension including garage conversion, loft conversion with crown roof creation and associated works.

Conservation Area: WESTCOMBE PARK

Publicity for Listed Building Consent.

Applicant: Mr Mills 23/1797/L

Site Address: 24 KING GEORGE STREET, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8QJ

Development: To undertake removal of existing failing Welsh slate roof covering and replacement with Spanish slate.

Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH

Listed Building: Grade 2

Applicant: The Trust Partnership 23/2324/L

Site Address: PENN ALMSHOUSES, GREENWICH SOUTH STREET, GREENWICH

Development: External repair works to chimneys, walls, roof covering, leadwork, rainwater goods, windows and doors.

Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH

Listed Building: Grade 2

ROYAL BOROUGH of GREENWICH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1) FRANCES STREET AREA PLANNED ROAD CLOSURE (ORDER)

1. The Royal Borough of Greenwich to make’s this Order in exercise of powers under section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. This is to facilitate works by UK Power who needs to install new supply.

2. The Order will come into operation on 14th August 2023 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However, the works are expected to take 3 months. The duration of the Order can be extended with the approval of the Secretary of State for Transport.

3. The effect of the Order would be to temporarily prohibit vehicles from entering, exiting, proceeding, or waiting (including waiting for the purposes of loading or unloading), into Frances Street from the junction Samuel Street, Rideout Street & Ogilby Street.

4. Whilst the Order is in operation traffic will be diverted via the placing of the appropriate signage. Prohibitions remain in force; pedestrians are not affected, and vehicle access will be maintained wherever possible.

5. Nothing in this Notice will apply to anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or traffic warden, to emergency service vehicles, or to vehicles being used in connection with the works.

6. The restrictions described above will apply only during such times and to such extent as shall be indicated by traffic signs as prescribed by the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016.

7. Queries concerning these works should be directed to the Royal Borough of Greenwich’s Directorate of Regeneration, Enterprise & Skills on 020 8921 6340.

Ryan Nibbs Assistant Director, Transport.

The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, SE18 6HQ

Dated 25/07/23

(INTERNAL REF: PL/558/LA453595)

Royal Borough of Greenwich Notice of Planning Application.

Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (As Amended)

Town & Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015

Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (As Amended)

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Town & Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (as amended)

Proposed Development At: Land to the West of Kidbrooke Park Road, Kidbrooke

Reference Number: 22/4235/MA

Notice is hereby given that an application is being made to the Royal Borough of Greenwich By: Greenwich Builds, Royal Borough of Greenwich

For Full Planning Permission in respect of: An application submitted under Section 73 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 for a minor material amendment in connection with the planning permission 22/0001/F, dated 15/11/2022 for the construction of buildings to provide residential accommodation together with the provision of ground floor commercial unit, associated public realm, play spaces, accessible parking spaces, associated highways works and additional substation to allow: - variation of conditions 2 (approved drawings), 3 (quantum of development), 6 (EIA conditions), 13 (Surface Water Drainage), 14 (Biodiverse/Biosolar Green Roof), 16 (Wind Mitigation Strategy), 17 (Fire Strategy), 22 (Biodiversity and Ecology), 23 (Energy and CO2), 25 (Sustainable Design and Construction), 27 (Accessible Units), 28 (Accessibility), 31 (Noise), 36 (Cycle Parking), 42 (Ecological and Biodiversity measures) and 50 (Refuse and Recycling) and removal of condition 26 (Adaptable Units) to introduce improvements to the cores, additional units, shared risers, changes to the proposed brick, elevation materials and arrangements and landscape. (AMENDED DESCRIPTION)

(This application is an EIA development and is accompanied by an Environmental Statement and Addendum - June 2023)

(The development may impact on the setting of the Blackheath Park Conservation Area).

This is a re-consultation: This application is accompanied by an Environmental Statement which was approved pursuant to Planning Permission Reference: 22/0001/F dated 15 November 2022 and is also accompanied by an Environmental Statement Addendum (dated June 2023) which provides further information to the Environmental Statement approved in 2022 as referred to above.

A copy of the application and any plans and/or documents submitted with it is available for inspection by the public at www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/ planning.

Representations to the Council about the application should be made within 31 days of the date of this notice using the above link or to the Planning Department, 5th floor, Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, Woolwich SE18 6HQ stating the full reference number(s) above. Members of the public may obtain copies of the Non-Technical Statement, the full Environmental Statement and other associated documents as either hard or digital copies from WSP, Mountbatten House, Basing View, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 4HJ. Further details, including pricing, are available on request. No charge for digital copies. For further details contact Alan.Heatley@wsp.com.

Date: 02/08/2023

Victoria Geoghegan - Assistant Director - Planning and Building Control

ROYAL BOROUGH of GREENWICH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1)

THAMES PATH, MOLASSINE WHARF & MORDEN WHARF PLANNED FOOTWAY CLOSURE (ORDER)

1. The Royal Borough of Greenwich makes this Order in exercise of powers under section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. This is to facilitate works by RSA Geotechnics Limited who need to carry out boreholes.

2. The Order will come into operation on 9th August 2023 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However, the works are expected to take 5 days. The duration of the Order can be extended with the approval of the Secretary of State for Transport.

3. The effect of the Order would be to temporarily prohibit pedestrians from entering, exiting, proceeding, in Morden Wharf at the northern revetment.

4. Whilst the Order is in operation pedestrian will be diverted via the placing of the appropriate signage. Prohibitions remain in force; pedestrians are not affected, and vehicle access will be maintained wherever possible.

5. Nothing in this Notice will apply to anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or traffic warden, to emergency service vehicles, or to vehicles being used in connection with the works.

6. The restrictions described above will apply only during such times and to such extent as shall be indicated by traffic signs as prescribed by the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016.

7. Queries concerning these works should be directed to the Royal Borough of Greenwich’s Directorate of Regeneration, Enterprise & Skills on 020 8921 6340.

Ryan Nibbs Assistant Director, Transport.

The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, SE18 6HQ

Dated 18/07/23

(INTERNAL REF: PL/566/LN68647)

ROYAL BOROUGH of GREENWICH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1) PALMERSTON CRESCENT PLANNED ROAD CLOSURE (ORDER)

1. The Royal Borough of Greenwich intends to make this Order in exercise of powers under section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. This is to facilitate works by Thames Water who need to carry out repair works.

2. The Order will come into operation on 15th August 2023 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However, the works are expected to take 7 days. The duration of the Order can be extended with the approval of the Secretary of State for Transport.

3. The effect of the Order would be to temporarily prohibit vehicles from entering, exiting, proceeding, or waiting (including waiting for the purposes of loading or unloading), in Palmerston Crescent outside 74/76.

4. Whilst the Order is in operation traffic will be diverted via the placing of the appropriate signage. Prohibitions remain in force; pedestrians are not affected, and vehicle access will be maintained wherever possible.

5. Nothing in this Notice will apply to anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or traffic warden, to emergency service vehicles, or to vehicles being used in connection with the works.

6. The restrictions described above will apply only during such times and to such extent as shall be indicated by traffic signs as prescribed by the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016.

7. Queries concerning these works should be directed to the Royal Borough of Greenwich’s Directorate of Regeneration, Enterprise & Skills on 020 8921 6340.

Ryan Nibbs Assistant Director, Transport.

The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, SE18 6HQ

Dated 04/07/23

(INTERNAL REF: PL/552/LA455354)

ROYAL BOROUGH of GREENWICH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1) ABBEY GROVE PLANNED ROAD CLOSURE (ORDER)

1. The Royal Borough of Greenwich intends to make this Order in exercise of powers under section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. This is to facilitate works by Thames Water who need to carry out repair works.

2. The Order will come into operation on 17th August 2023 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However, the works are expected to take 7 days. The duration of the Order can be extended with the approval of the Secretary of State for Transport.

3. The effect of the Order would be to temporarily prohibit vehicles from entering, exiting, proceeding, or waiting (including waiting for the purposes of loading or unloading), in Abbey Grove outside 55.

4. Whilst the Order is in operation traffic will be diverted via De Lucy Street, Abbey Wood Road, Abbey Terrace & vice versa. Prohibitions remain in force; pedestrians are not affected, and vehicle access will be maintained wherever possible.

5. Nothing in this Notice will apply to anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or traffic warden, to emergency service vehicles, or to vehicles being used in connection with the works.

6. The restrictions described above will apply only during such times and to such extent as shall be indicated by traffic signs as prescribed by the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016.

7. Queries concerning these works should be directed to the Royal Borough of Greenwich’s Directorate of Regeneration, Enterprise & Skills on 020 8921 6340.

Ryan Nibbs Assistant Director, Transport.

The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, SE18 6HQ

Dated 04/07/23

(INTERNAL REF: PL/551/LA455411)

ROYAL BOROUGH of GREENWICH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1) FOOTSCRAY ROAD PLANNED DIRECTIONAL ROAD CLOSURE (ORDER)

1. The Royal Borough of Greenwich intends to make this Order in exercise of powers under section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. This is to facilitate works by Thames Water who need to carry out repair works.

2. The Order will come into operation on 14th August 2023 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However, the works are expected to take 3 days. The duration of the Order can be extended with the approval of the Secretary of State for Transport.

3. The effect of the Order would be to temporarily prohibit vehicles from entering, proceeding, or waiting (including waiting for the purposes of loading or unloading), Northbound from the roundabout into Footscray Road at the junction of Southend Crescent.

4. Whilst the Order is in operation traffic will be diverted via Southend Crescent, Eltham High Street & Footscray Road. Prohibitions remain in force; pedestrians are not affected, and vehicle access will be maintained wherever possible.

5. Nothing in this Notice will apply to anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or traffic warden, to emergency service vehicles, or to vehicles being used in connection with the works.

6. The restrictions described above will apply only during such times and to such extent as shall be indicated by traffic signs as prescribed by the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016.

7. Queries concerning these works should be directed to the Royal Borough of Greenwich’s Directorate of Regeneration, Enterprise & Skills on 020 8921 6340.

Ryan Nibbs Assistant Director, Transport.

The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, SE18 6HQ

Dated 05/07/23

(INTERNAL REF: PL/567/LA455983)

ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH

The Greenwich (Free Parking Places, Loading Places and Waiting, Loading and Stopping Restrictions) (Amendment No. 108) Order 2023

The Greenwich (Charged For-Parking Places) (Amendment No. 115) Order 2023

1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the Royal Borough of Greenwich (hereinafter referred to as “the Council”) has made the abovementioned Orders under sections 6, 45, 46, 49, 124 and Part IV of Schedule 9 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended. The Order will come into operation on 3rd August 2023.

2. The general effect of the Orders would be to:

a) introduce a continuous double yellow line ‘at any time’ waiting restriction around the island in Battery Road, opposite even Nos. 24 to 82 and odd Nos. 45 to 103, except from where bus stop clearways are located.

b) update the map tiles attached to The Greenwich (Free Parking Places, Loading Places and Waiting, Loading and Stopping Restrictions) Order 2018 and The Greenwich (Charged-For Parking Places) Order 2018 so as to reflect the provisions referred to in sub-paragraph (a).

3. Further information about the Orders may be obtained by emailing parking-design@royalgreenwich.gov.uk

4. The Orders and other documents giving more detailed particulars of the Orders can be viewed by emailing parking-design@royalgreenwich.gov.uk requesting electronic copies.

5. If any person wishes to question the validity of the Orders or of any of the provisions contained therein on the grounds that they are not within the powers conferred by the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, or that any requirement of that Act or of any instrument made under that Act has not been complied with, that person may, within six weeks from the date on which the Orders were made, apply for that purpose to the High Court.

Assistant Director, Transport Communities, Environment and Central Royal Borough of Greenwich

Dated 2nd August 2023

ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1)

TEMPORARY TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS – CREEK ROAD

1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the Royal Borough of Greenwich has made an Order to facilitate works for testing of recently installed barriers on the bridge deck section of Creek Road under Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.

2. The effect of the Order will be to temporarily:

(a) prohibit all vehicles from entering into, exiting from, proceeding in, or waiting (including waiting for the purposes of loading or unloading) in Creek Road, both sides, from its junction with Norman Road to its junction with Copperas Street.

(b) prohibit all vehicles (except for access) from entering into, exiting from, proceeding in, or waiting (including waiting for the purposes of loading or unloading) in Creek Road, eastbound carriageway, from its junction with Deptford Church Street to its junction with Copperas Street.

3. The above prohibitions will only apply to such times and such extent as shall be indicated by the placing or covering of appropriate traffic signs.

4. Alternative routes for diverted cyclists would be available and indicated by local signage via Clarence Road, Riverside Walk, Greenwich Reach Swing Bridge, Dreadnought Walk, Dowells Street and Norway Street.

5. Alternative routes for diverted vehicles would be available and indicated by local signage:

(a) For eastbound traffic via Creek Road, Deptford Church Street, Deptford Bridge and Greenwich High Road.

(b) For westbound traffic via College Approach, King William Walk, Nelson Road, Greenwich High Road, Deptford Bridge and Deptford Church Street

6. The Order would come into force on Thursday 3rd August 2023 and works are expected to occur for one day. However, the Order will remain in force for 18 months to be re-introduced should further works be required.

7. Queries concerning these works should be directed to traffic.team@royalgreenwich.gov.uk quoting reference 07-23 Creek Road.

Assistant Director, Transport, Communities, Environment and Central, Royal Borough of Greenwich

Dated 2nd August 2023

ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH

The Greenwich (Free Parking Places, Loading Places and Waiting, Loading and Stopping Restrictions) (Amendment No. *) Order 202*

The Greenwich (Charged For-Parking Places) (Amendment No. *) Order 202*

1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the Royal Borough of Greenwich (hereinafter referred to as “the Council”) proposes to make the above-mentioned Orders under sections 6, 45, 46, 49, 124 and Part IV of Schedule 9 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended.

2. The general effect of the Orders would be to:

a) Introduce double yellow ‘at any time’ restrictions at the following locations:

i) Campfield Road, both sides, from a point 10 metres south-west to a point 10 metres north-east of its junction with Campfield Road fronting Nos. 21-59 (odds).

ii) Campfield Road fronting Nos. 21-59 (odds), both sides, from its junction with Campfield Road for 10 metres in a south-easterly direction.

iii) Campfield Road fronting Nos. 22-64 (evens), both sides, from its junction with Campfield Road for 4.4 metres in a north-westerly direction.

b) update the map tiles attached to The Greenwich (Free Parking Places, Loading Places and Waiting, Loading and Stopping Restrictions) Order 2018 and The Greenwich (Charged-For Parking Places) Order 2018 so as to reflect the provisions referred to in sub-paragraph (a).

3. A copy of the proposed Orders and other documents can be viewed by emailing parking-design@royalgreenwich.gov.uk (quoting reference Campfield Road23-08).

4. Further information may be obtained by emailing parking-design@royalgreenwich.gov.uk

5. Any person who wishes to object to or make other representations about the proposed Orders, should send a statement in writing by 23rd August 2023, specifying the grounds on which any objection is made by email to parking-design@royalgreenwich.gov.uk (quoting reference Campfield Road23-08).

6. Persons objecting to the proposed Orders should be aware that in view of current access to information legislation, this Council would be legally obliged to make any comments received in response to this notice, open to public inspection.

Assistant Director, Transport Communities, Environment and Central Royal Borough of Greenwich

Dated 2nd August 2023

ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH

The Greenwich (Free Parking Places, Loading Places and Waiting, Loading and Stopping Restrictions) (Amendment No. *) Order 202*

The Greenwich (Charged For-Parking Places) (Amendment No. *) Order 202*

1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the Royal Borough of Greenwich (hereinafter referred to as “the Council”) proposes to make the above-mentioned Orders under sections 6, 45, 46, 49, 124 and Part IV of Schedule 9 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended.

2. The general effect of the Orders would be to:

a) Replace the Residents and Business Permit Holders Only Mon-Fri 11am-1pm Zone AW bay with single yellow ‘No Waiting Mon-Fri 11am-1pm’ restrictions on Felixstowe Road, south side, from a point 1 metre east of the common boundary of Nos. 104/106 Felixstowe Road for 5.5 metres in an easterly direction.

b) update the map tiles attached to The Greenwich (Free Parking Places, Loading Places and Waiting, Loading and Stopping Restrictions) Order 2018 and The Greenwich (Charged-For Parking Places) Order 2018 so as to reflect the provisions referred to in sub-paragraph (a).

3. A copy of the proposed Orders and other documents can be viewed by emailing parking-design@royalgreenwich.gov.uk (quoting reference Felixstowe Road CPZ Amd 23-08).

4. Further information may be obtained by emailing parking-design@royalgreenwich.gov.uk

5. Any person who wishes to object to or make other representations about the proposed Orders, should send a statement in writing by 23rd August 2023, specifying the grounds on which any objection is made by email to parking-design@royalgreenwich.gov.uk (quoting reference Felixstowe Road CPZ Amd 23-08).

6. Persons objecting to the proposed Orders should be aware that in view of current access to information legislation, this Council would be legally obliged to make any comments received in response to this notice, open to public inspection.

Assistant Director, Transport Communities, Environment and Central Royal Borough of Greenwich

Dated 2nd August 2023

Jetting

our way to a cleaner borough!

The jet washing of the Royal Borough of Greenwich’s town centres is back by popular demand.

Woolwich town centre, Greenwich town centre, and Eltham High Street, including the Eltham sign, Abbey Wood (Wilton Road) and Plumstead High Street, will be jet washed twice a year to make them cleaner, greener, and more vibrant.

The jet washing service which stopped in 2020, was reinstated by a Cabinet decision earlier this year and is funded through the Council’s budget for 2023 to 2024 that focuses on protecting front line services and investing in key areas that make a real difference to residents.

Learn more about the Council’s street cleaning schedule at royalgreenwich. gov.uk/street-cleaning

Landmark community dance studio is coming to Woolwich Works!

International dance star Carlos Acosta has chosen Woolwich Works, the Royal Borough of Greenwich’s cultural hub, as the new home for the Acosta Dance Foundation.

The Acosta Dance Centre will open in Woolwich on 4 September.

With five studios, the Royal Arsenal site will be a community space for local people, where you’ll be able to sign up for classes including ballet, Latin and Afro-Cuban dance taught by world class professionals.

Find out more at royalgreenwich.gov.uk/acostadance-woolwich-works