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Where do we want our borough to be by 2030? Our Greenwich is the council’s corporate plan based on priorities that residents wanted to focus on over the next four years, and beyond.
The Council is already making progress on our missions and want to keep residents updated through its new online hub.
Councillor Anthony Okereke, Leader of the Royal Borough of Greenwich, said: “Our Greenwich is our blueprint for the change we want to see in our borough. Whether your family have lived here for decades, or you’re making Greenwich your home for the first time, this plan belongs to us all.
“We’ve set ambitious targets on things like building new homes, and investing in our high streets, and we want to keep all our communities involved with how we get there.”
Visit the new online hub: ourgreenwich.org.uk
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By Holly O’Mahony
Celebrating the stars: 2023’s Astronomy Photographer of the Year exhibition opens
It’s that time of year again, when the National Maritime Museum fires us into space via its latest collection of the best astrophotography from around the world. The shortlisted and winning entries from the 15th annual Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition go on show in a public exhibition this Saturday, September 16.
The 2023 exhibition attracted over 4,000 entries, with photographers from 64 different countries submitting their best celestial shots. The overall winner’s prize will see the chosen photographer take home £10,000, while special prize winners will receive £750, runners up £500 each and those highly commended £250. The shortlisted entries – over 100 photographs in total – will be available to view as part of the year-long exhibition, illuminated in lightbox displays.
Head to Eltham Palace after dark this weekend and you might find yourself transported back to medieval times. Yes, the English Heritage site is hosting theatrical storytelling sessions, with myths about medieval legends, stories of doomed lovers and creepy tales about witches’ curses all promised. A hard-working team of performers will be bringing these tales to life, while a selection of hot food and sweet treats will hopefully prevent you from fleeing if things get thoroughly spooky.
Eltham Palace, Court Yard, Eltham, Greenwich SE9 5NP. September 14 - 16, 7pm - 9pm. Admission: £20+. www.english-heritage.org.uk/ visit/whats-on/Eltham-Palace-Night-of-Legends/
National Maritime Museum, Romney Road, London SE10 9NF. Opens September 16 2023, 10am - 5pm. Admission: £10/£5 - £6.50 concessions. www.rmg.co.uk/ whats-on/astronomy-photographeryear/exhibition
With Punchdrunk’s Ancient Greek-themed show The Burnt City closing on September 24, the immersive theatre company is hosting a big closing party, The Last Rite, at its Woolwich stomping ground to celebrate. On Sunday September 17, punters can either book a ticket to see the show and stick around for the closing party, or rock up for the party alone. Pop-up performances from its dancers, musicians and guest DJs have all been promised. The speak easy-style bar will be stocked with heady cocktails and food will be available on-site too.
Woolwich Works, 1 Cartridge Place, Royal Arsenal, London SE18 6ZR. September 17, 6pm - 10pm. £60+. www.theburntcity.com/events/
Catford’s Broadway Theatre is marking the 75th anniversary since the Empire Windrush docked in the UK with a concert celebrating music from the era. Let your ears be transported back to the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s and even 90s, as a six-strong line-up of talented artists perform the likes of ‘Mama Used to Say’, ‘My Boy Lollipop’, ‘Silly Games’, ‘After Tonight’ and more. The venue is proudly fully accessible and audiences of all ages are welcome.
Broadway Theatre, Rushey Green, London SE6 4RU. September 16, 7:30pm. £29.50+. www.broadwaytheatre.org.uk/events/the-windrush-75th-anniversary-concert/
Now in its 21st year, the London Design Festival is spilling out of central London, with hubs popping up all across the city, including on Greenwich Peninsula. Highlights close to home include a chance to hear from artist Simone Brewster, whose exhibition The Shape of Things is currently showing at NOW Gallery; a Negroni Talks special on the growing role of AI; a chance to roam the Greenwich Peninsula Art Trail; and graphic artist Murugiah’s unveiling of their Diwali-inspired Rangoli Mirrored Cosmos.
Greenwich Design District, Peninsula Square, London SE10. www.greenwichpeninsula. co.uk/whats-on/events/london-design-festival/
Part of the month-long Totally Thames Festival, this outdoor, site-specific show from Scirocco Dance Theatre Company rolls into Greenwich with an eco message at its core: through its playful blend of dance, architecture and live music, it hopes to promote green urban geographies and encourage viewers to reclaim public spaces.
Laban Building Amphitheatre, Laban Building, Creekside, London, SE8 3DZ. September 10 - 17, 12pm - 4pm. Admission: FREE. www.thamesfestivaltrust.org/whats-on/once-up-on-acube-17356/
The 15th annual Greenwich Comedy Festival is due to unfold in a riot of laughs outside the National Maritime Museum this week, with seven shows spread over five days, and headline sets from Stewart Lee, Russell Kane, Simon Amstell and more, writes Holly O’Mahony…
“It’s a way of life for us and I can’t imagine us doing anything else,” Cass Randolph, one half of the sibling duo behind the festival, which she runs with her brother Will Briggs, told the South Londoner last month.
Returning to its pre-pandemic set up, “this year we’re bringing back the Big Top which is a cathartic full circle,” says Cass, who spends the rest of her year running comedy festivals in Bristol, Brighton, St Albans and Manchester. “We can’t wait to get the shows back under cover. The atmosphere is totally electric; we have big crowds but the energy is just like the intimate (sometimes rowdy!) club gigs we grew up with at Up The Creek.”
Here’s who’s playing at the 2023 Greenwich Comedy Festival…
Wednesday September 13, 7:30pm
The festival kicks off on Wednesday September 13 with an evening headlined by Live at the Apollo star and host of the chart-topping Off Menu podcast Ed Gamble. Joining him is an equally impressive line-up of guests: Last Leg and Have I Got News For You favourite Maisie Adam, mover and shaker Kyrah Gray and stand-up pro Sean Mcloughlin, with rising favourite Chloe Petts hosting.
Thursday September 14, 7:30pm
On Thursday, darling of the comedy circuit and TV regular Phil Wang is leading the laughs. Supporting him are star of Alan Partridge (among various other shows) Tim Key, Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Sam Campbell, and Taskmaster
champion Sophie Duker, with Kiri Pritchard-Mclean – who kept comedy alive during lockdown via her virtual comedy club – as host.
Friday September 15, 7:30pm
You’ve seen him on 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Count¬down and in his own Chan¬nel 4 show Along For The Ride, now see Irish export David O’Doherty in the flesh as he head¬lines Friday’s line up. Joining him are Jamali Maddix of Viceland and Never Mind The Buzzcocks acclaim, stand-up stud Daniel Foxx, and Taskmaster’s Lou Sanders, with Live At The Apollo’s Jen Brister stepping in as host.
Saturday September 16, 1pm
The first of three shows on Saturday sees the one and only Russell Kane
headline, while joining him is the multi award-winning Regi¬nald D Hunter, newcomer Morgan Rees and Radio 4 regular Shaparak Khorsandi, with internationally adored Stephen K Amos playing host.
Saturday September 16, 4:15pm
Who misses Father Ted? All of us? Okay, that’s settled. Well, bringing confused priest energy plus his own sharp humour to the festival is Ardal O’Hanlon (Father Dougal – yes, really!). Supporting him are ‘musical maestro’ Rachel Parris, London’s personal mick-taker Sikisa, and internet personality Troy Hawke, with Josh Jones of the Hard Sell podcast as host. J
Saturday September 16, 7:45pm
Saturday night audiences are in safe hands (well, so long as you’re not sitting in his eyeline!), because master-of-deadpan Jack Dee is making his Greenwich Comedy Festival debut. Also on the bill are Mock the Week’s Rhys James, Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Amy Gledhill, and fresh-faced talent Dan Tiernan, with roof-raising Thanyia Moore playing host.
Sunday September 17, 4:15pm
Who’s that keeping spirits raised on Sunday afternoon? It’s only Simon Amstell. The Netflix and BAFTA star has been peddling the circuit for some time now, but he’s always got new material up his sleeve. Joining him are ventriloquism maestro Nina Conti, Qi regular Sindhu Vee, and rising talent Tadiwa Mahlunge, with the electric Jayde Adams as host.
Sunday September 17, 7:45pm
Closing the festival with his signature brand of meta, deadpan comedy is the nation’s long-standing favourite Stewart Lee. He’s a Greenwich Comedy Festival regular who always delivers a memorable show. Here, he’ll be joined by Scottish star Fern Brady, French newcomer Celya AB, and Aussie stand-up Ray Badran, with ever reliable posh boy Ivo Graham bringing it all together as host.
Greenwich Comedy Festival is running outside the National Maritime Museum, London SE10 9JW. September 1317, times vary depending on event. Admission: £26 per show. www.greenwichcomedyfestival. co.uk/tickets
Charlton and Woolwich Free Film Festival returns for 2023. Running from September 8 to 16, the festival marks a chance to see household favourites on the big
The line-up includes films old and new, and locations range from outdoor sites to pubs and national properties – making it an opportunity to explore unusual venues across the borough, too. All films showing are free to enjoy, although viewings operate on a first-come-firstserve basis, so it’s worth arriving in good time in order to bag a comfy seat.
The first Free Film Festival took place in Peckham and Nunhead in 2010. The concept has since spread to other boroughs across south London. Each Free Film Festival is run by its own group of volunteers – while equipment including projectors are shared – and the festivals aim to bring people together to enjoy films in local places they might not have previously been.
The Charlton and Woolwich edition of the festival was founded by Gavin Eastley, who continues to volunteer with it today.
It all began in early 2016 with an open call in a newspaper, “The Charlton Champion, a local online newspaper [that’s] sadly no more published an article and the date of an inaugural meeting in the White Swan, a [now closed] pub in Charlton Village,” Gavin recalls. “September that year was our first festival. Sixteen people turned up for that first
meeting [and] a lot of them are still essential in putting on the festival.”
So, what are the highlights of the 2023 festival? “We have a great mix of films… This year we have Talking About Trees, a Sudanese film about setting up a film festival, showing at Artfix on Powis Street,” Gavin reveals. Watching a film about setting up a film festival while attending a film festival will probably be a meta experience for many, not least of all Gavin’s team of volunteers. “The problems and joys of such a venture are universal, be it Woolwich or [Sudan’s] Omdurman, although we don’t have to worry about the stars being too bright,” he chuckles.
Elsewhere, the classic English film, 1958’s Ice Cold in Alex, is showing at Shrewsbury House; Limbo, a recent film of refugees in the Scottish Islands, is showing at St Luke’s Church in Charlton Village; and Dungeons and Dragons is on at St George’s Garrison Church in Woolwich. “St George’s is a hidden gem in Woolwich and the very first venue to approach us back in 2016,” Gavin recalls.
“Our crack team of military historians will show Fires Were Burning, a documentary of the Blitz with an expert talk before, in Charlton Manor School (Friday 15). We expect some
people in contemporary uniforms and clothing to come along,” he adds.
The festival falls shortly before the annual London Film Festival, an exclusive and expensive event where those working in the film industry or savvy enough to apply for tickets have the chance to see big releases before they hit the cinemas. The timing of Charlton and Woolwich Free Film Festival just before London’s major movie event is, however, a coincidence.
“Our main consideration, particularly as we like outdoor screenings, is weather and light,” Gavin explains.
“Most festivals cluster around April/ May or September/October. It [stays] too light into the evening during July and August and too cold from November to February [to run outdoor screenings].”
So whether you’re a certified cinephile or a local keen to support community events, make a date with the movies this week.
Charlton and Woolwich Free Film Festival is taking place between September 8 - 16, in locations across Charlton and Woolwich. All film screenings are free to attend, operating on a first-comefirst-serve basis. www.freefilmfestivals. org/filmfestival/charlton/
screen at a number of local venues without having to open your purse, writes Holly O’Mahony…
Join us from September for dance and creative movement classes, taking place across the borough.
Dance For Wellbeing sessions are open to all and help to improve both physical and mental wellbeing.
GD Collective is Greenwich Dance’s performance company for anyone over the age of 18 who would like to create dance material and perform it on stage. Discover more
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A few months ago I wrote three articles about the area north of Westcombe Park station which had been the site of Coombe Farm. At the end as I wrote about all the new housing being built there in the late 19th Century I commented on the number of public facilities that were being added. Friends who lived in the area in the 1960s have told me about the community which grew up on the site of what is now the – much disliked - roundabout which carries the motorway standard Blackwall Tunnel approach flyover across the Woolwich Road.
‘Why don’t you write about that?’ they say. Well, ok.
To understand the area properly, I think we need to go back to the building of the Blackwall Tunnel and the resulting changes in East Greenwich over the last hundred years.
The Blackwall Tunnel was opened in 1897, built by the London County Council as one of the free crossings of the Thames. At around the same time TunneI Avenue was built as the approach road to the Tunnel. It ran across land which had previously been an explosives works - Robson and Dyer. An early industrial premises in the road was British Oxygen, which was to last into the early 2000s. In the Great War the Canadian Army Arms Research and Inspection Depot was in Tunnel Avenue, although I do not know exactly where it was. Eventually the road would be lined with housing, but the 1914 OS Map shows allotments on either side of the road and photographs show tiny saplings which grew into the current magnificent plane trees.
In 1897 the London County Council was newly founded and letting the contract for the Blackwall Tunnel was one of its first acts. The Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich Council was much the same age as the LCC and was based around the old Vestry Hall – now West Greenwich House. In East Greenwich the focus was on the, Council owned, workhouse on the
site of the present Greenwich Centre. It’s infirmary was to develop into St.Alfege’s Hospital and later the Council built a large nurse’s home in Vanburgh Hill. There were also Council owned children’s homes and a TB Clinic in Maze Hill – all of which the Council were very proud of.
Returning to the area near today’s big roundabout I have already described how in the 1880s a police station had been built in Coombedale Road and the Angerstein Hotel at around the same time. Halstow Road School was built in the 1890s by the London School Board although, unusually, there seems to be nothing on the exterior to indicate that. At around the same time the Council opened a ‘Relief Station’ - welfare services - in the building which is now the Mind Centre in Ormiston Road. The Mission Hall – now used by a building company – in Westcombe Hill provided religion as did The Cecil Rooms, a ‘mission’ from Christ Church on the site which Is now Marlton Street. What is now The New Life Church was a proper stone building.
In 1902 the Council opened East Greenwich Library, as their central library with a flat for the chief librarian, offices and rooms in the basement for Book Services. It was set on the corner of Tunnel Avenue. On the opposite corner of Tunnel Avenue the London County Council provided a new fire station - equally grandly designed. No doubt the two buildings were intended as a sort of gateway to the Tunnel approach road.
The library was extended in 1911 with a rear extension - and I see there is a now a planning application for that rear extension to be restored by the building’s current owners. In 1926 the Council bought the old Royal Hospital Cemetery in Chevening Road and opened it as East Greenwich Pleasaunce.
There were however some worries. I was surprised to find in the records of Greenwich Labour Party a resolution from 1934 where members ‘deplore the dangerous spot at Tunnel Avenue near the Fire Station where five roads converge into one’ and they urged their Councillors to do something immediately ‘for the future safety of children and pedestrians’.
By the 1930s the Blackwall Tunnel was very busy and needed to increase capacity. In 1938 an Act of Parliament was passed enabling the London County Council to build a second tunnel. This could not be built during the Second World War, but the enabling Act was in place and so work went ahead to build a second tunnel in the late 1950s. It meant another approach road would be needed.
Meanwhile, after the Second World War there were major plans to improve London, plans were produced and there was much discussion. One idea was for a new type of road network and plans emerged for rings of motorways around central London. The only one ever built was the M25 but many other routes closer to central London were suggested, and the Blackwall Tunnel was seen as a crucial river crossing. There was the great deal of discussion about these ringways and on the whole it was not favourable - nobody wanted inner-city motorways. Eventually the ringway plans were quietly put aside although, quite honestly, I think there are still transport planners who would love to see them in place.
It’s often said that the only bit of the motorway box which was built is the road
which now runs from the Sun in the Sands to the Blackwall Tunnel –because, I suppose, the second tunnel would need an approach road. That massive roundabout was put in place in although I understand that it was designed for traffic on the Woolwich Road to go straight underneath it. It was opened by Richard Marsh, Minister of Transport and Greenwich MP on 25th April 1969.
At the time a friend of mine was a young woman with a small family of small children living in a new house. They were compulsorily purchased by the London County Council and she fought them for a long time but eventually had to move. The roundabout was then built right where her house had stood.
I’ve talked a bit about the public buildings in the area – but there were also shops. She told me that on the opposite corner from the Angerstein there was an ironmongers that sold ‘everything’… next door was a greengrocer …. a newsagents opposite the library... a butchers and then another iron mongers…. on the corner of Halstow Road was a newsagent… on the opposite side used to be a farm dairy facility. Further on the Woolwich Road you had the Quality Stores and a pharmacist which later became a craft shop selling wool and at one-time ladies underwear. Next you had Ernie Abraham who sold all sorts of household goods... and there was a Benmore’s which sold toys, baby prams and some bicycles.”
Things began to change. I think the first thing to go must have been the Cecil Rooms – which I don’t remember at all. There were also some petrol stations which came and went. l remember another building which nobody has talked to me about - a sort of 1930s style church hall which by the 1970s was used by an agency which organised mail outs.
Only the Angerstein Pub, Halstow Road school and the Pleasaunce remain. The Pleasaunce has a popular café and a children’s centre, run by local people.
Gradually the public buildings began to close. The police station closed in 1990 and MIND had taken over the benefits office in Ormiston Road many years ago. The Fire Station was replaced down the road in Charlton. The old one became a hotel - I understand it has numerous rooms inside and that at one time it catered largely for single men. I don’t know what situation is now.
In 1999 the back wall of East Greenwich Library collapsed and the library was closed for some time. ‘Book Services’ had long since been taken over by Woolwich and there was constant flooding in the basement. Following a major local campaign it reopened but then a new library was opened at the new Greenwich Centre. It was argued that the new library was nearer to where people were living - the trouble with East Greenwich was it was isolated and ‘there is nothing else round there.’ Quite. In fifty years what had been a small but growing area of public buildings and activity had become just housing and a few downmarket shops – because of a road which passes over above it.
2000 brought the Millennium Dome, which led to changes to the roundabout and the addition of Peartree Way. There were always problems with finding a pedestrian route across it, with Transport for London insisting on solutions which local campaign groups did not always agree with. I remember hearing about a resident who apparently crept out at night to thwart TfL’s plans.
Consideration of space has meant that I have been unable to give as much detail on many of these buildings that I would have liked and, hopefully, I will have time eventually do something specific on the Cecil Rooms, the library, the Pleasance and possibly the Fire Station-and of course the industrial sites. Just give me some time.
Thanks Molly Bartlett, Sue Armstrong.
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 25th September 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 vehicles from entering, exiting, proceeding, or waiting (including waiting for the purposes of loading or unloading). Outside 37 Gloucester Circus.
4. Whilst the Order is in operation traffic will be diverted by 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 24/08/23
(INTERNAL REF: PL/577/LA457641)
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 Open Reach who need to carry out installation works.
2. The Order will come into operation on 2nd October 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, exiting, proceeding, or waiting (including waiting for the purposes of loading or unloading), in Vandyke Cross at the junction of Eltham Hill.
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 06/09/23
(INTERNAL REF: PL/582/LA458645)
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 Royal Borough of Greenwich who need to carry out a crane lift.
2. The Order will come into operation on 28th September 2023 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However, the works are expected to take 1 day. 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), Devonshire Drive from the junction of Greenwich High Road to the junction of Guildford Grove.
4. Whilst the Order is in operation traffic will be diverted by 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 24/08/23
(INTERNAL REF: PL/583/LN69081)
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)
Town & Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) Regulations 2007 (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.
Please quote the appropriate reference number.
Date: 13/09/2023
Victoria Geoghegan Assistant Director - Planning and Building Control
List of Press Advertisements - 13/09/2023
Publicity For Planning Applications.
Applicant: Phil & Jenni Mackenzie & Chan 23/0689/HD
Site Address: 7 ARBROATH ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 6RR
Development: Replacement of existing wrap around extension with new larger extension, construction of a first floor rear extension, conversion of garage into a study and gym and associated works.
Conservation Area: adjacent to Progress Estate
Applicant: Greenside Services Limited 23/1433/F
Site Address: Land rear of 148-156 and 148-150 Plumstead High Street, Plumstead, SE18 1JQ
Development: Redevelopment of the rear side of the site to form 13 new-built residential units.
Applicant: E West 23/2266/F
Site Address: 34 DEVONSHIRE DRIVE, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8JZ
Development: Conversion of two existing flats into a single dwellinghouse; construction of a single storey side extension at lower ground floor level and associated external works including window alterations.
Conservation Area: ASHBURNHAM TRIANGLE
Applicant: Mr Shyam Patel 23/2490/F
Site Address: 60 KINGS HIGHWAY, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 2BG
Development: Change of use from existing (C3) dwelling to 6-bed HMO (C4) with a maximum capacity of 6 occupants with the addition of bin storage and boundary wall alterations to the front and the addition bicycle storage to the rear
Applicant: Royal Museums Greenwich 23/2612/F
Site Address: NEPTUNE HALL, NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM, PARK ROW, GREENWICH SE10 9NF
Development: Replacement of glass of modern (1999) glazed roof (steel support structure remaining), replacement of chiller units on front elevation roof, repairs and relining of modern (1999) walk-in gutter, and upgrades to internal lighting and acoustic of Neptune Court of the Grade listed National Maritime Museum.
Conservation Area: GREENWICH PARK
Applicant: Mr & Mrs Chai 23/2660/HD
Site Address: 18 BLACKHEATH PARK, LONDON, SE3 9RP
Development: Construction of a single storey side extension and two storey infill extension and associated fenestration; part re-configuration of the lower ground floor and extensions under part of the existing footprint as well as the part re-configuration of the second floor; conversion of the coach house into ancillary living accommodation, including a new roof and associated fenestration; refurbishment works to external facade and the existing windows, including the provision of a roof to match existing over the main body of the house; formation of a sunken terrace to the rear and associated landscaping; other associated alterations. (This application affects the Grade II listed No. 18 Blackheath Park in the Blackheath Park Conservation Area)
Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH PAR
Applicant: Claire Wilmann 23/2705/HD
Site Address: 81 LEE ROAD, LEWISHAM, LONDON, SE3 9EN
Development: Replacement of 11 windows to the front, side and rear elevations with double-glazed timber sash windows and replacement of single and double rear patio doors with double-glazed timber patio doors.
Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH PAR
Applicant: Mr Davies 23/2720/HD
Site Address: 49 FOYLE ROAD, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7RQ
Development: Construction of single-storey side and rear extension, patio, installation of a bay window style dormer to the rear original roof slope and provision of cycle storage. Change in the natural ground level to facilitate a stepped access at the rear.
Conservation Area: WESTCOMBE PARK
Applicant: The Co Living Company Ltd 23/2783/SD
Site Address: ROOM 1, 231 WESTCOMBE HILL, Blackheath, SE3 7DR
Development: Submission of details pursuant to Conditions 4 and 6 of Planning Permission ref.22/1113/F dated 27/01/2023.
Conservation Area: WESTCOMBE PARK
Applicant: Mr & Mrs Kirby 23/2784/HD
Site Address: 6 ASHRIDGE CRESCENT, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 3EB
Development: Conversion of garage into a WC and Utility involving works to the front facade; removal of external door and installation of a new window to the rear.
Conservation Area: SHREWSBURY PARK ESTATE
Applicant: The Hyde Group 23/2823/HD
Site Address: 16 HADRIAN STREET, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 9AQ
Development: Replacement of front door
Conservation Area: EAST GREENWICH
Applicant: Mrs Angela Sun 23/2826/MA
Site Address: 44 HYDE VALE, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8HP
Development: An application submitted under Section 73 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 for a minor material amendment in connection with the planning permission dated 04/05/2022 (Reference: 22/0860/HD) for the demolition of existing rear garden outbuilding, construction of a part one/ part two storey rear extension and raised patio deck to the rear, enlargement of basement, installation of two front lightwells, replacement of front boundary walls with metal railings within masonry walls, replacement of front and rear windows, replacement of front door, installation of one rear rooflight, replacement of first floor rear windows with timber sliding sash windows together with other external and internal alterations to allow:
- Amendment to Condition 2 (Approved Drawings).
Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH
Applicant: Buildvantage (Woolwich) Limited 23/2888/SD
Site Address: Church of St Michael & All Angels, The Royal Military Academy, Red Lion Lane, London, SE18 4JJ
Development: Submission of details pursuant to Conditions 2 (Details at a scale of 1:20) & 5 (Materials) of planning permission 18/1121/L dated 19/11/2018.
Conservation Area: WOOLWICH COMMON
Publicity for Listed Building Consent
Applicant: Royal Museums Greenwich 23/2613/L
Site Address: NEPTUNE HALL, ROYAL MUSEUMS GREENWICH, PARK ROW, GREENWICH SE10
Development: Replacement of glass of modern (1999) glazed roof (steel support structure remaining), replacement of chiller units on front elevation roof, repairs and relining of modern (1999) walk-in gutter, and upgrades to internal lighting and acoustic of Neptune Court of the Grade I listed National Maritime Museum.
Listed Building: Grade 1
Applicant: Defence Infrastructure Organisation 23/2669/L
Site Address: THE ROTUNDA, REPOSITORY ROAD, WOOLWICH, LONDON, SE18 4BQ
Development: Retrospective application for emergency structural stabilisation works to prevent possible collapse of building fabric, comprising removal of internal canvas ceiling lining (modern replacement dating from 1974); and temporary structural propping to existing curved timber trussed roof structure (8no. trusses); together with proposed urgent holding repairs to prevent further decay of building fabric comprising works to existing doors and windows to improve ventilation provision; emergency patch repairs to main roof and north extension roof; and removal of existing floor coverings.
Conservation Area: WOOLWICH COMMON
Listed Building: Grade 2*
Publicity for Advertisements
Applicant: Mr Gregg Nolan Primark 23/2677/A
Site Address: PRIMARK STORES LTD, 18-28 HARE STREET, WOOLWICH, LONDON, SE18 6LZ
Development: Advertisement consent for 2x projecting signs and 3x facade signs and associated external alterations
Conservation Area: Woolwich Conservation Area
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 Openreach who need to an existing BT pole.
2. The Order will come into operation on 2nd October 2023 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However, the works are expected to take 1 day. 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 Maryon Grove at the junction of Woodville 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 01/08/23
(INTERNAL REF: PL/559/LA455655)
1. The Royal Borough of Greenwich 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 Thames Water who need to install a new connection.
2. The Order will come into operation on 18th September 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 vehicles from entering, exiting, proceeding, or waiting (including waiting for the purposes of loading or unloading), in Lansdowne Mews opposite 12.
4. Whilst the Order is in operation traffic will not need to be diverted as this is a no through 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 07/08/23
(INTERNAL REF: PL/573/LA455338)
Sign-up and get the knowledge to apply for construction apprenticeships with the GLLaB PreApprenticeship Training Course from 25 September to 3 November 2023.
Find out more: gllabconstruction@ royalgreenwich.gov.uk
The Royal Borough of Greenwich is working with METRO Charity to encourage residents to ‘play safe’ this Sexual Health Awareness Week (11 to 17 September). This means feeling empowered to access contraception, testing and treatment as well as understanding consent and healthy relationships.
Approximately 40 under 25-year-olds in Royal Greenwich get tested every week. Free your mind from the worry and join them in getting tested and treated if necessary.
Sunday 10 September marked Suicide Prevention Day, the theme this year was ‘creating hope through action.'
Familiarising ourselves with the resources available to us is important so we can act in difficult situations.
If you are worried about your mental health, book an appointment with your GP.
• If someone is in immediate risk of harm, call 999
METRO, who are Royal Greenwich’s leading sexual health charity will be working throughout the week to ensure people are aware of services available to them. You can head to METRO’s website for more info: metrocharity.org.uk/services
METRO’s outreach team will be at Woolwich Carnival on Saturday 16 September from 12noon to 4pm offering test kits, free condoms, advice and more.
To get access to sexual health services in Royal Greenwich including ordering a testing kit, head to greenwichsexualhealth.org
Need a sewing machine, gardening equipment or tools for a project, but don’t want to buy it? You can rent a wealth of useful items for a few pounds a day from Woolwich Library instead. It saves you money and helps reduce waste.
Use discount code “HELLOSOUTH” to get 10% off your first reservation.
Find out more: libraryofthings.co.uk/woolwich
• Samaritans 24-hour freephone: 116 123
• NHS 24-hour crisis line: 0800 330 8590
• Local mental health and wellbeing support: livewellgreenwich.org.uk/ more-support
For more resources and to watch our video: royalgreenwich.gov.uk/ suicide-prevention-day
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