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Councillors camped out to raise awareness and money for the homeless

The Royal Borough of Greenwich plants new trees in every ward!

Councillors from the Royal Borough of Greenwich, residents and local organisations gathered on Friday 1 December to raise money for Greenwich Winter Night Shelter (GWNS).

To mark National Tree Week, the Royal Borough of Greenwich has planted a new tree in all 23 wards across the borough.

As part of the Big Give Christmas Challenge, tents were pitched at District Scouts Avery Hill Activity Centre, to raise £20,000 in funds to keep GWNS going through the winter and awareness of the harsh conditions faced by those sleeping rough.

Councillors joined residents and Friends of Parks groups to help plant specially bred Elm trees, bringing the council one step closer to their target of planting 5,000 new trees by 2026.

Councillor Anthony Okereke, Leader of the Council, presented a cheque for £2,000 on behalf of the Council to Steven Parker, Chair of Trustees, GWNS. The money came from a charitable donation secured from commercial filming in the borough and was match-funded by The Big Give to £4,000. Councillors Issy Cooke, Rachel Taggart-Ryan and Lakshan Saldin also took on the challenge, staying in tents as part of the fundraising event. Would you like to donate? Visit: gwns.org.uk

National Tree Week runs from 25 November to 5 December and is the UK’s largest tree celebration. The nationwide event encourages people across the country to plant thousands of new trees to mark the start of tree planting season. The Council will be busy this winter planting 500 more trees across the borough. Find out more about parks and open spaces across Royal Greenwich: royalgreenwich.gov.uk/parks

Get free advice on debt, welfare and housing Face-to-face advice is available for Royal Greenwich residents at our Advice Hubs until Friday 22 December. While the hubs will be closed for Christmas, they will be back up and running by Wednesday 3 January 2024. So, whether you need help managing your finances, your immigration status, or want to know what benefits you are entitled to – there will be qualified professionals on hand to help you. Find your nearest hub: royalgreenwich.gov.uk/advicehubs

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Pick of the Week By Holly O`Mahony

The Showstoppers’ on-thespot Christmas musical editor

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Santa Claus is comin’ to town

Fancy seeing Peppa Pig in the North Pole? Or Spiderman on a beach? Or maybe even Dora the Explorer set inside a chicken? Award-winning musical improvisers The Showstoppers set themselves the challenge of creating a brandnew, West End-worthy musical on the spot – completely improvising the songs, scenes and dances. Their shows for adults are a certified hoot, but it’s their Christmas Kids Show that’s set to entertain audiences at Woolwich Works this weekend. Little audience members are invited to steer the show at every turn, deciding on its characters, setting and crucially: What Happens Next.

Make sure the kids have their Christmas wish lists at the ready, because Father Christmas is back in his grotto at Greenwich Market. Find him on select days in the run up to Christmas and tell him whether yours have been naughty or nice this year. Greenwich Market, 11 Durnford Street, Greenwich, London SE10 9HZ. November 15 - December 23, select days and times from 10am - 6pm. Admission: £11.43. Advanced booking is essential. All proceeds go to Greenwich and Bexley Community Hospice. www.greenwichmarket.london/ events/detail/greenwich-marketgrotto-2023

Woolwich Works, The Fireworks Factory, 11 No 1 Street, Royal Arsenal, London SE18 6HD. December 9, 6pm & December 10, 11am. Admission: £17/£15 concessions. www.woolwich.works/events/the-showstopperschristmas-kids-show-2

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Sing song merrily on high

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Calling all thrill-seekers with a weakness for Christmas traditions: you are hereby invited to scale your way to the top of one of London’s foremost landmarks to, er, sing carols from its roof. Up at the O2 is running a special edition of its twilight climb experience: you’ll be led on a guided trek to the top, where you’ll be greeted with a complementary yuletide drink and a chance to sing along to some festive favourites.

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The O2 arena, Peninsula Square, London SE10 0DX. December 9 & 10, climbs start at various times between 4:45pm - 7:30pm. Admission: £41. www.theo2. co.uk/up-at-the-o2/climb

Play detective in Santa’s workshop Uh-oh. Christmas is just around the corner, but Santa’s workshop is currently in chaos! Ordinarily, he’d rely on his elves to patch things up, but one naughty elf has stolen his ‘naughty or nice’ list, leaving him uncertain about who deserves presents this year. Father Christmas will need a good detective to help him work out who’s behind this mischief. Can you help him? ‘The Elf Who Stole Christmas’ is a festive crimesolving game, brought to Charlton House by Play Dead London: an immersive murder mystery and improv company. The experience is suitable for those aged 7+ and promises to entertain the whole family. Don’t forget to get your photo taken with Santa while you’re there. Charlton House, Charlton Road, SE7 8RE. December 9, 2:30pm - 4pm. Admission: £14 per child/£10 per accompanying guardian. www.greenwichheritage.org/events/the-elf-who-stole-christmas-2023/

Head to the ball with Cinderella

With a bibbidi-bobbidi-boo, Cinderella, her fairy godmother and her wicked sisters are sprinkling some magic around the Churchill Theatre this Christmas. Come along to see the age-old fairy tale, and to boo and hiss in all the right places so that Cinderella makes it to the ball in time and meets her Prince Charming. Starring in the pantomime is television personality Brenda Edwards as the Fairy Godmother, comedian and ventriloquist John Kimmons as Baron Hardup, and rising talent Steven Dalziel as Buttons. Churchill Theatre, High Street, Bromley BR1 1HA. December 2 - 31, performance times vary depending on date. Admission: £22 - £46. www.trafalgartickets.com/churchilltheatre-bromley/en-GB/event/family/ cinderella-tickets

The greatest snowman Swim in a frozen sky and drift over icy mountains floating by as East London Brass – one of the oldest bands in London – perform Howard Blake’s memorable, wintry score to Raymond Briggs’ classic Christmas film at Blackheath Halls. A great one for audiences of all ages, this thoroughly atmospheric concert is accompanied by a screening of The Snowman movie itself, so you can watch the little boy and his snowy creation fly over fields to an icy party in the dead of night, while listening to the score. If you feel the lyrics to ‘Walking in the Air’ practically bursting from your lungs, stick around for a Christmas singalong after the film. Arrive early for some festive refreshments before the show. Blackheath Halls, 23 Lee Road, Blackheath, London SE3 9RQ. December 10, 2pm - 2:40pm. Admission: £15/£9 concessions. www.blackheathhalls.com/ whats-on/the-snowman-witheast-london-brass-3/

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COMMUNITY

Bidding farewell to Greenwich Dance After 30 years of running inclusive and varied dance-led events in under-served pockets of the borough, Greenwich Dance has been forced to close down its operations due to insufficient funding, writes Holly O’Mahony… The organisation will conclude its events programme on December 31. The decision follows a removal of longstanding Voluntary and Community Sector funding from the Royal Borough of Greenwich and an unsuccessful National Portfolio Organisation (NPO) application to Arts Council England in 2022. It also follows the removal of the organisation from Arts Council England’s National Portfolio in 2017. In the five years since, Greenwich Dance has taken responsibility for its own funding, raising £1.8m from Trusts, Foundations and private donations to run its dance for wellbeing classes, free summer festivals, doorstep performances and, during the pandemic, socially distanced activities that tackled isolation. Between them, these activities saw over 43,000 attendances since 2019, and a further 115,000 views and downloads of its content online. But the withdrawal of funding means all of the above will cease. “In 2017, Greenwich Dance was removed from Arts Council England’s national portfolio. However, what has come as a real blow to us and has forced the board to make the decision to close was the removal of all funding from the Royal Borough of Greenwich, which came into effect with very little notice in January

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of this year,” Melanie Precious, CEO and Creative Director of Greenwich Dance, tells the Weekender. “Having been funded by the council for 30 years, this was a real shock and combined with a series of unsuccessful Arts Council England project bids, we simply couldn’t continue.” She continues: “We are so grateful to our incredible supporters, of whom there are many leading trusts and foundations, who have enabled us to continue delivering work to our community this year.” Over the past three decades, Greenwich Dance has honed a reputation for providing dance programmes to underserved neighbourhoods of the borough – with a focus on promoting positive mental as well as physical health. Its absence will be keenly felt by those who used its services. “We’ve provided a space for people to make, create and enjoy dance,” affirms Melanie. “We believe that dance has the power to bring about positive change in people’s lives, and that it should be available for anyone no matter their age, background, [or] financial circumstance. Be that through our Dance for Wellbeing strand of classes that enhance people’s physical and mental health, our outdoor classes in Greenwich

Park at the weekends, or our Summer in the Park series of festival events that provide free entertainment, workshops, and activities for all the family.” Greenwich Dance’s impact has reached online audiences, too. “We hold in-depth conversations with people from the dance world on our podcast to give people a voice and talk about topical themes impacting the dance world and wider society,” says Melanie. Above all, the organisation’s work has been about making the dance sphere accessible to everyone. “All our programmes truly champion access and inclusivity, and support social cohesion, integration, and well-being, celebrating differences and creating moving moments through high quality dance experiences. We did this all through collaboration, by working with our community and local partners so we could really deliver what people wanted in their local area.” One beneficiary of Greenwich Dance’s work is Bridget Imeson, a retired former public health worker and participant of the organisation’s over 55’s group, Dancing to the Music of Time. “I started dancing with Greenwich Dance

when I retired from a busy job seven years ago,” Bridget tells the Weekender. “Before joining the class, I’d suffered from a prolapsed disc and sciatic pain over several years, and dancing with Greenwich Dance helped me to safely strengthen my core muscles, become generally more flexible and really aided my recovery,” she says. “The opportunity to dance and move my body so freely within a relaxed and supportive environment has been the biggest benefit of all for me. I’d last danced like that at school and I immediately felt reconnected with my 16-year-old self.”

“Since the decision was made to close, we have been speaking to other local organisations about taking on the responsibility for some of our programmes. At the time of writing, we are still in discussions with several potential hosts and things are looking promising…We really hope that our summer activity in Greenwich Park, Dance for Wellbeing class programme, and potentially our Summer in the Park festival series may all still be able to take place, so the local community doesn’t miss out and our work can live on beyond the organisation.”

Bridget, like many regular attendees of Greenwich Dance’s programmes, is saddened by the announcement of its closure.

The final Greenwich Dance class runs on December 6 in Eltham. However, “our digital work can still be accessed online though, where we have a fun series of Lindy Hop tutorials, dance films to watch, six series of our Talking Moves podcast, and much more that can be enjoyed. Our website will remain live for two years and will serve as both an archive and a directory so people can still find out about our work as well as where else they can find opportunities to dance.”

“With so much evidence for just how effective dancing is at maintaining good health and wellbeing, and the current renewed interest in social prescribing, surely opportunities like those provided by Greenwich Dance need to be treasured and developed. The loss of these opportunities and the time, expertise, experience and history that underpins them is a tragedy not only for participants and local communities but also for the wider cultural life and standing of the borough.” The organisation is currently exploring the potential for some of its project-based work and community services to be outsourced in order to continue after its closure. “We feel a real deep sense of responsibility to our participants. Over the last few weeks since announcing our closure I’ve met with all our community groups to explain the situation and it has been heart-breaking to hear how our closure will impact them,” says Melanie.

Melanie’s hope is that the legacy of Greenwich Dance lives on, “so that our participants, dance artists, and local residents continue to feel its benefit in their lives.” She adds: “I also hope that people in a position of power learn from our closure and continue to fund creativity in our borough, because I truly believe, and have seen first-hand, the incredible transformational power the arts can have on people’s lives.” For more information about Greenwich Dance and for the latest updates on its closure, visit: www.greenwichdance.org.uk/

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More than a lump of coal:

Meet Paul Cocksedge: the man behind Greenwich’s Coalescence installation Designer and sculptor Paul Cocksedge’s crystalline, coal-fuelled installation Coalescence making its London debut at the Old Royal Naval College this winter, going on show this week, writes Holly O’Mahony… Open to the public daily, the installation will also hang suspended above several special events, including carol concerts on December 11, 18 and 19, and a ‘festive dining experience’ on December 15. The Weekender spoke to designer Paul Cocksedge about constructing a hanging artwork using 2,500 pieces of coal and the message about fossil fuels he hopes it relays. Firstly, can you tell us a bit about your background as an installation artist? What led you into this field of work? Is there a theme or purpose that unites your projects? A lot of my ideas need participation and creating immersive installations in public spaces is a way to invite people to become part of the narrative. Coalescence is an artwork that really needs to be in a public setting because it’s talking about an important and current topic – our

dependence on fossil fuels and our need to find a new source of energy to sustain us. Works shown in public spaces are always about instigating dialogue. Coalescence is certainly eyegrabbing, but as you say, there’s an environmental message behind it too. Can you say a bit more about this? The artwork originates from my visit to the UK’s last remaining coal mine. I’ve been really drawn to exploring this material that has helped the world industrialise. But at this moment in history when we are transitioning away from fossil fuels we have become all too aware that our progress has come at a price. I felt conflicted and intrigued by my experience of travelling down into the ground and into darkness, and thinking about the effect this material has had on communities and culture in the UK.

As a maker it also challenged me in terms of materiality. I had a perception that coal would be dirty and dusty, but it sparkles like crystal under light. How does this transfer to your artwork? The lustrous quality of the coal means the work is very visually appealing, but you can’t get away from what it is. The formation of the sculpture is underpinned by an equation that has given us the exact volume of coal needed to power one 200w light bulb for a year. I think about the single light bulb represented by the piece, and then about the billions of light bulbs there are in the world and the impact that has on the planet. Tell us about the connection between coal and the lightbulbs we use in our homes. For those of us unable to draw the dots, how are the two linked and how was the figure of 2,500 reached? We worked out the conversion ratio of coal to electrical energy, and through that calculation found that it takes over half a tonne of coal – or around 2,500 pieces of a high-carbon type of coal called anthracite – to power a single light bulb. I was curious to explore what that volume

of anthracite would look like in three dimensions, and to create something that preserved rather than burned the coal – an action that damages the planet by releasing pollutants into the air. Environmentally speaking, what impact do you hope Coalescence has on those who see it? It’s incredible that our planet has these natural resources, but we’ve now reached and passed a limit because of the impact of C02. I hope Coalescence will offer an alternative route into this serious conversation through the medium of light and sculpture. How did you decide on the crystalline structure for it? I wanted the work to have a sense of

expansion and movement. It links back to the idea of energy, stars and meteorites. It has a celestial appearance that I’ve heard likened to the Big Bang. What’s the plan for Coalescence outside of its run at the Old Royal Naval College? Where are you taking it next? Coalescence comes to the Old Royal Naval College after its debut at Liverpool Cathedral earlier this year. A further edition of the work is also currently on show at the Sainsbury Centre in Norfolk until March 30 2024. Coalescence is on show inside the Painted Hall at the Old Royal Naval College, London SE10 9NN. December 9 - February 4, 10:15am - 4:30pm. Admission: £15. www.ornc.org/whats-on/coalescence/

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Greenwich Dance is Closing Our dance classes will continue through to December while we explore various ways to keep our programmes going with other custodians. Please check our website or follow us @GreenwichDance on social media for the latest updates. In the meantime, we would like to thank our participants and artists who have moved with us over the last 30 years. We will miss dancing with you. Team Greenwich Dance x

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HistoRY

Holmes and Smeaton and their Brookmill water works venture

 Waterworks site marked on Hasted map 1770s

 Clock on the east Dome of Greenwich old RNC site.  Portrait bust of John Smeaton

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This week – I’m again continuing with the story of water supply in Greenwich. Starting at Brookmill, when it was a corn mill and not a water works This is going to be a long saga! Last week I described the mill site from the earliest days I could find, becoming the first water works on that site at the very end of the 17th century. In 1700 following a petition to the King, permission was granted to build a machine to lift water from the Ravensbourne and site it alongside the water wheel at Brookmill – although this work had already been done without consent. The device which was installed was a mechanical pump probably on the lines of one invented and patented by John Yarnold. It was built on the same principles as the water extraction device at London Bridge, which had been installed by Peter Morris in 1582 and which in 1700 was still profitable for his descendants. It appears that in the early 18th century John Yarnold and his brother, William, were responsible for many

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water works throughout the country. Numerous small towns and urban areas appear to have had apparatus installed by then in local rivers to provide water for townspeople. In particular is their work at York which I will come back to later in this article. It is possible to find details of some of their installations on the net – Hull, Guildford, Oxford, Uxbridge, Windsor, Doncaster, and Boston. Obviously those are places we know about and they are where somebody has done the local history research. So there must very many more around the country! However, the Brookmill waterworks on the Ravensbourne at Deptford is one we do know about and we know that when it began work around 1700 it had been set up and managed by William Yarnold with an, unidentified, Robert Walton. The next we know is when it was bought by John Smeaton and John Holmes in 1771. John Holmes commented later about the 70 years of work since

1700 “we found that for a long series of years it had been a losing pursuit to all former proprietors”. Oh dear! John Smeaton is of course famous as an innovator in what became known as ‘civil engineering’ and his ownership of the mill on the Ravensbourne is something which has drawn attention to it. However, in an attempt to keep this piece to a reasonable length I am only going to talk about his connections important to the Brookmill. Smeaton came from relatively humble Yorkshire background and was initially an instrument maker. He had a friend, Henry Hindley, a York based instrument and clock maker. Another close friend was his second cousin John Holmes, who had been apprenticed to Hindley but who later moved to London, where he made watches and clocks which have become famous. Both Hindley and Holmes would have employed skilled staff and ‘instrument making’ then could cover fields wide enough to include millwrighting and steam technology. As for local links to Deptford and Greenwich – Holmes and his clocks were certainly known by the Greenwich Royal Hospital. It is also worth noting that between 1764 and 1777 John Smeaton himself was actually an employee of the Royal Hospital. This involved a wide range of engineering applications in the Hospital estates in the north of England. It may be also that he was aware of the Hospital’s need for a good water supply in Greenwich – something which had

been included in the original permission given to Yarnold and Walton in 1700. A few years later in 1779, Smeaton in partnership with Henry Hindley took over an existing waterworks in York where a steam pumping engine had already been installed by the previous owner. Smeaton either renewed or replaced this engine, together with other equipment. The works was still in his ownership at his death in thirteen years later. So – to return to the Ravensbourne and the Brookmill - what happened following the takeover by Smeaton and Holmes? As I mentioned above it had been losing money for some time and was probably in a very bad state of neglect. Basically Smeaton seems to have reconditioned the existing Yarnold machine. This is described as a ‘triple throw beam pump running direct from the waterwheel shaft on a kinked drive shaft’. It was very like the big Morris installation at London Bridge, but, of course, smaller. Much of the work done to improve it by Smeaton is recorded in reports held today by the Institution of Civil Engineers and by the Royal Society. It is of course of interest that while a steam engine was installed at York there was no such thing in Deptford where the old mechanical system remained in place. The efficiency of such a system must depend on the flow of the River being sufficient not to need an additional source of power. I am told, by Bert Reynolds, who runs

the specialist Watermill Hoppers web site, that the Ravensbourne in 1770 would have provided a good head of water. Yet only thirty years later John Rennie recommended that the Small Arms factory at the old Armoury Mill should move to a site on the River Lea because of the poor flow of the Ravensbourne. Bert comments that this also reflects the number of new mills working upstream. Smeaton died in 1792, leaving the water works at Deptford and York to his two daughters, Anne Brooke and Mary Dixon. Holmes died three years later in 1797. I do not know what happened to the management of the Deptford works and I assume a manager was in place. Anne and Mary were assiduous in collating their father’s papers and seeing that they were deposited safely in proper archives. I see however in one list there is a ‘Ravensbourne letter book’ but no idea where it now is. The two women kept some more personal items back and others were destroyed. Whatever happened to the works after Smeaton and Holmes had died it became available for new ownership – and no doubt the Royal Hospital was concerned. Within fourteen years it belonged to the Kent Waterworks Company following a brief intermission from the ever inspirational eccentric Ralph Dodd. And I need to tell you about all that, hopefully next week. Thanks Bert Reynolds, Pam Carr

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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.

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.

Anyone who wishes to comment on these applications should be made in writing to Development Planning within 14 days of the date of this notice.

Please quote the appropriate reference number.

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Date: 06/12/2023

Victoria Geoghegan Assistant Director - Planning and Building Control

Publicity For Planning Applications. Applicant: Site Address: Development:

OLA DILE LIMITED 23/2243/HD 39 HERVEY ROAD, KIDBROOKE, LONDON, SE3 8BS Construction of a part 1, part 2 storey rear extension, rear box dormer roof extension, installation of new rooflights, installation of new front bay window, and associated external works and alterations to the front and rear fenestration. Conservation Area: SUN IN THE SANDS Applicant: Mr Terence Dooley 23/2917/F Site Address: 13A THE VILLAGE, CHARLTON, LONDON, SE7 8UG Development: Replacement of single glazed sash windows with double glazed upvc sash windows to front elevation. Conservation Area: CHARLTON VILLAGE Applicant: Mr Scott Longmore 23/3449/F Site Address: 18 BENNETT PARK, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 9RB Development: Replacement of windows and doors on front and rear elevations, replace rear timber stairs with painted steel stairs, and alterations to the front garden including, replacing stones on front access stairs and pathway, replace front driveway, construction of new front fence and pillars, planting of three trees within front garden and installation of wooden bin storage unit. Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH PARK Applicant: Danish Bake UK Limited 23/3557/F Site Address: LLOYDS BANK, 15-17 BLACKHEATH VILLAGE, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 9LH Development: Installation of a new entrance door and associated shop front alterations. Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH PARK Applicant: Ms Verma Johnson 23/3781/HD Site Address: 131 FOOTSCRAY ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 2SY Development: Demolition of existing rear conservatory and construction of a single storey rear extension Conservation Area: adjacent to Eltham Palace Applicant: Mr Gregory 23/3787/HD Site Address: 65 PELTON ROAD, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 9AH Development: Construction of a ground floor rear extension, part first floor rar extension, internal alterations, floor plan redesign and all associated works at 65 Pelton Road. Conservation Area: EAST GREENWICH Applicant: 1N Holdings 23/3793/HD Site Address: THE MEWS, 63 SHOOTERS HILL ROAD, LONDON, SE3 7HS

Development:

Conversion of garage to a habitable space and new fenestration to front and rear elevations including installation of new windows and doors. Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH Applicant: Ms L Green 23/3799/HD Site Address: 5 WYCHERLEY CLOSE, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7QH Development: Construction of a two storey side extension and loft conversion with roof alteration to create a gable feature on front roof slope and rear roof lights. Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH Applicant: Ms Aliza Paterson 23/3805/HD Site Address: 67 MAZE HILL, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8XQ Development: Proposed loft conversion with rear and side dormer windows, floorplan redesign and all associated works Conservation Area: GREENWICH PARK Applicant: Mr Ward 23/3807/HD Site Address: 26 KIDBROOKE GARDENS, KIDBROOKE, LONDON, SE3 0PD Development: Demolition of existing garage/annex and rear conservatory, removal of first floor "turret", construction of a part 1, part 2 storey side and rear "wrap around" extension including basement extension and extensions to the loft space addition of external terraces and lightwells, facade alterations including alerations to windows and doors, landscaping works and associated external alterations. (Resubmission) Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH Applicant: Mr Barry Rose 23/3817/HD Site Address: 26 FULTHORP ROAD, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 0SG Development: Construction of a rear dormer loft conversion with 2 rooflight to the front roof slope. Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH Publicity for Listed Building Consent Applicant: Site Address:

Ms Arber 23/3548/L PARAGON COTTAGE, THE PARAGON, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 0NX Development: Remove the partition between the kitchen & dining room on the ground floor. Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH Listed Building: Grade 1

ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH The Greenwich (Charged-For Parking Places) (Amendment No. *) Order 202* 1.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the Royal Borough of Greenwich proposes to make the above-mentioned Order under sections 45, 46, 49 and 124 of and Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended. 2. The general effect of the Order will be to: (a) add the following to a list of ‘car free’ developments which are ineligible for parking permits, unless a resident or business user of that property is a disabled person’s badge holder: (i) No. 7 Griffin Road, will also be removed from the list of properties eligible for parking permits; (ii) No. 2 Sun Lane (flats 1-6); 3. A copy of the proposed Order and other documents can be viewed by emailing parking-design@royalgreenwich.gov.uk (quoting reference 23-12 Car Free Developments). 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 Order, should send a statement in writing by 27th December 2023, specifying the grounds on which any objection is made by email to parking-design@royalgreenwich.gov.uk (quoting reference 23-12 Car Free Developments). 6. Persons objecting to the proposed Order 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 6th December 2023

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Applicant: Site Address: LONDON, SE18 1QJ

Mr A Qammar 9 WARWICK TERRACE, PLUMSTEAD,

Development:

Part retrospective application, with proposed changes in width and height to single storey rear extension. (Re-consultation - Revised description). Conservation Area: PLUMSTEAD COMMON

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. The general effect of the Orders would be to: a) Replace the single yellow line restrictions with double yellow ‘No waiting at any time’ restriction at the following locations: i) Purrett Road, west side, from its junction with Plumstead High Street for 10 metres in a southerly direction. ii) Purrett Road, east side, from its junction with Plumstead High Street for 14.5 metres in a southerly direction. iii) Plumstead High Street, south side, from a point 10 metres east to a point 11.8 metres west of its junction with Purrett Road. iv) Plumstead High Street, north side, from its junction with St Nicholas Road for 19 metres in an easterly direction. v) Plumstead High Street, south side, from the common boundary of Nos. 296/298 Plumstead High Street for 49.4 metres in a 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. The Council of the Royal Borough of Greenwich hereby GIVES FURTHER NOTICE in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 90A-F of the Highways Act 1980 as amended and of all other enabling powers and in accordance with the Highways (Road Humps) Regulations 1999 as amended and after consultation with the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis intends to construct the following traffic calming measures; a. A 75mm high raised table with a 1:20 gradient, across the entire carriageway width and 11.6m in length on Plumstead High Street, outside 1 to 2 Lewin Court. 4. A copy of the proposed Orders and other documents can be viewed by emailing Traffic.Team@royalgreenwich.gov.uk (quoting reference Plumstead High Street 23-12). 5. Further information may be obtained by emailing Traffic.Team@royalgreenwich.gov.uk. 6. Any person who wishes to object to or make other representations about the proposed Orders, should send a statement in writing by 27th December 2023, specifying the grounds on which any objection is made by email to Traffic.Team@royalgreenwich.gov.uk (quoting reference Plumstead High Street 23-12). 7. 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 6th December 2023 ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH The Greenwich (Housing Estate Roads and Car Parks) (Amendment No. 1) Order 80 2023 INTRODUCTION OF FORMAL ON-STREET AND OFF-STREET PARKING CONTROLS ON VARIOUS HOUSING ESTATES AND CHANGES TO EXISTING CONTROLS ON CERTAIN HOUSING ESTATES 1.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the Royal Borough of Greenwich on 1st December 2023 made the above-mentioned Order under sections 6, 35, 45, 46, 49 and 124 of and part IV of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended. The Order will come into force on 13th December 2023. 2. The general effect of the Order will be to: (a) provide parking controls in the housing estate locations listed in Schedule 1 to this Notice (including certain access roads to the estates) and at those locations: (i) to designate on-street parking places, being either permit parking places or disabled resident parking places that will operate at all times and introduce ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions on all remaining on-street kerbside; and (ii) to provide and regulate off-street parking places that will operate at all times, comprising permit parking bays or disabled resident parking bays and double yellow line ‘no parking’ areas; [Note: not all locations will include the above types of on-street parking places or waiting restrictions, or off-street parking bays] (b) provide ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions in certain lengths of the housing estate locations listed in Schedule 2 to this Notice; and (c) provide a restriction of waiting ‘at any time’ on grassed areas, including all verges in the housing estate locations listed in Schedule 3 to this Notice. [As mentioned in paragraph 5, below – maps showing the proposals in greater detail are available from the Council]. 3. The Order will further provide for the issue of permits for use in, and other terms and conditions of use for, the above on-street parking places and off-street parking places and more generally in on-street and off-street areas in housing estates, and make provisions for waiting by vehicles in the above streets and more generally in housing estate roads. 4. The charges for permits will be as specified in Schedule 4 to this Notice. [Note: Different permit types will only be available for purchase and use in certain on-street parking places and off-street parking places. Where permits are available, there will be limits on the number of permits that any one household can have at a time]. 5. Further information about the Order may be obtained by telephoning Tenancy Services on 020 8921 8609or online at www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/parkingconsultation. 6. The Order and other documents giving more detailed particulars of the Order are available for inspection during normal office hours until the end of six weeks from the date on which the Order was made, at Tenancy Services, Royal Borough of Greenwich, The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, SE18 6HQ or online at www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/parkingconsultation. 7. If any person wishes to question the validity of the Order 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 Order was made, apply for that purpose to the High Court. Assistant Director, Strategic Transportation The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, SE18 6HQ Dated 6 December 2023 SCHEDULE 1 (see paragraph 2(a)) Dairy Lane (Milne Estate); Fletching Road, Sandpit Place; 401 to 639 Middle Park Avenue; Sowerby Close; Earl Rise; Ann Street; and Richard Neve House. SCHEDULE 2 (see paragraph 2(b)) Barnfield Estate, Felixstowe Road (hardstanding on the south side, approximately 40 metres east of Mottisfont Road), Monksfarm Place and Rockmount Estate SCHEDULE 3 (see paragraph 2(c)) Flowers Estate; Bromholm Road; Bracondale Road; and Mottisfont Road. SCHEDULE 4 (see paragraph 4) (1) residents’ permits, £57.00 per annum; (2) business permits: permit for first vehicle: free of charge; permits for second and subsequent vehicles (subject to applicable permit limits), £57.00 each per annum; (3) visitors’ permits, £7.00 for 20 four-hour permits; (4) Disabled Residents’ Permit, Carers’ Permit and contractors permits will be free of charge

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