Greenwich & Lewisham Weekender - June 12th 2024

Get ready to vote in the General Election on 4 July

Don’t forget to bring a valid form of ID to vote in person! If you don’t already have a valid form of ID, you have until 5pm on Wednesday 26 June to apply for a free Voter Authority Certificate. If you’re away on election day, apply for a postal vote by 5pm on Wednesday 19 June or a proxy vote by 5pm on 26 June.

Your candidates: Greenwich and Woolwich

• Chris Annous (Liberal Democrats)

• Priyank Bakshi (Climate Party)

• Jonathan Goff (Conservative Party)

• Abdoul Aziz Ndiaye (Reform UK)

• Niko Omilana

• Matthew Thomas Pennycook (Labour Party)

• Sheikh Raquib (Workers Party)

• Stacy Elaine Smith (Green Party)

Eltham and Chislehurst

• Ulysse Abbate (Liberal Democrats)

• Dr John Courtneidge (Independent)

• Charlie Davis (Conservative Party)

• Clive Stanley Efford (Labour Party)

• Sam Gabriel (Green Party)

• Christian Hacking (Independent)

• Mark George Simpson (Reform UK)

• Sean Ellis Stewart (Workers Party)

• Arnold Tarling

Erith and Thamesmead

• Sarah Barry (Green Party)

• Pierce Chalmers (Liberal Democrats)

• Diana Diamond

• Richard John Mark (Conservative Party)

• Abena Oppong-Asare (Labour Party)

• Michael Pastor (Reform UK)

• Mohammed Abu Shahed (Workers Party)

royalgreenwich.gov.uk/general-election

The

Pick of the Week

Cacao Bliss

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Inspired by the Chocolate House Greenwich exhibition, the Old Royal Naval College is hosting Lie Down and Listen, with a live harp and ceremonial cacao.

The host will guide you to reconnect with the ground beneath your feet and inwards to listen to your heart, and lead you through a cacao drinking ceremony. You’ll then get to lie down and bathe in the vibrations of the live harp.

The aim of the event is for you to leave feeling rested, connected and revitalised. Plus, you’ll receive a treat from small-batch chocolate creator Tosier to take home with you, too. Delish!

Dates: Friday 28 June, 6:30pm and 8:30pm, and Saturday 29 June, 8am

Tickets: £49.50

Painted Hall, Old Royal Naval College, SE10 9NN ornc.org/whats-on/cacao-bliss-lie-down-and-listen/

That’s Unfortunate

Fresh from sell-out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe and around the UK comes Unfortunate, a critically acclaimed smash hit parody musical. Starring Shawna Hamic (Orange is the New Black, 1776 on Broadway) as Ursula and River Medway (RuPaul’s Drag Race UK) as Ariel, Unfortunate is coming to Bromley and things are gonna get wet. Join everyone’s favourite Disney Diva as she gives her take on what really happened all those years ago under the sea. With an original soundtrack and filthy humour, it’s time to take the plunge into Unfortunate as Ursula spills the tea in a tell-all tale of sex, sorcery and suckers.

Dates: Tuesday 18 to Saturday 22 June 2024, 7:30pm and 2:30pm

Tickets: £19 to £39 Churchill Theatre, High Street, Bromley, BR1 1HA trafalgartickets.com/churchill-theatre-bromley/en-GB/event/musical/unfortunate-tickets

Make Music Day

First featured in the UK in 2012, Make Music Day has been growing year on year – and, in 2022, a total of 12,800 musicians of all abilities performed in front of 76,200 people in live and online performances across the UK.

Now you can join the Lewisham Sing Out choirs and their guests at the Deptford Lounge for a celebration of song to mark the 2024 celebrations. Everyone is invited to come along and learn a new shanty for Make Music Day.

Date: Friday 21 June 2024, 6:30pm-8pm

Tickets: Free 9 Giffin Street, SE8 4RJ deptfordlounge.org.uk/whats-on/event/make-music-day-2

Refugee Week 2024

Explore the stories of migration within Royal Museums Greenwich’s collection for Refugee Week 2024, centred around the theme “Our Home”. Find out about the complex issues that migrants face today and celebrate the culture and heritage of communities that have migrated to London. Royal Museums Greenwich is taking part in Refugee Week to “recognise and understand the difficulties for refugees”. Events include everything from film screenings and musical performances to poetry workshops and art sessions.

Dates: Sunday 16 to Sunday 23 June 2024

Tickets: Free Romney Road, SE10 9NF https://www.rmg.co.uk/ whats-on/greenwich/refugeeweek-2024

Beanfeast

The term “Beanfeast” dates back to 6 July 1773, when King George III arrived at Woolwich by barge and proclaimed an annual holiday after enjoying an open-air feast of beans and bacon. Woolwich Works’ modern Beanfeast is a recreation of the feast, 251 years later, with a food-filled programme curated by food writer Anna Sulan Masing.

A day of talks, discussions, demos and workshops, plus a cookbook shop with book signings and a mini marketplace, special guests include Shivi Ramoutar, April Jackson Melissa Hemsley, Jimi Famurewa, Joké Bakare, Janusz Domagala and more.

Date: Saturday 6 July 2024, 9am The Fireworks Factory, 11 No 1 Street, Royal Arsenal, SE18 6HD www.woolwich.works/events/ beanfeast-2024

Bianca’s Bingo Bash

Are you reading for a night of fun and excitement? Head on down to Mouse Tail Coffee Deptford for Bianca’s Bingo Bash. Warm up your vocal cords and get ready to shout “Bingo” –there’s a promise of “awesome prizes”, too.

For one night only this Pride month, Bianca’s is taking her cocktail trolly on the road and is throwing a Bingo Bash a Mouse Tail Deptford… Line!

Date: Thursday 27 Jun 2024, 6:30pm-10pm

Tickets: £6.13

Mouse Tail Coffee Deptford, Deptford High Street, Arch 3, SE8 4NS www.eventbrite.com/e/biancasbingo-bash-at-mouse-taildeptford-tickets-916104963607

Bear watching

Eliza Frost hears from founder Frank Whitford on why ‘less is more’ for the clothing brand with a Greenwich origin

“Each design is thought up from a concept of our life, and slowly builds as we go about our every day,” explains the founder of Plain Bear, Frank Whitford. “We never like to follow trends as this takes away from the personal perspective and that is why we have continued to grow.”

He explains how London fashion influences Plain Bear, the “like-minded” community of Greenwich Market and the brand’s unique printing process.

The Weekender: How did you come to launch Plain Bear in 2013?

Frank Whitford: Plain Bear came from a combination of things; I had finished my degree in fine art sculpture in Bath just as the recession hit in 2012. I was applying for jobs, but I was either other

educated or under experienced. To get back on track, I took part in The Prince’s Trust 12-week programme, leading onto the business programme. From there, I realised I wanted to keep my creativity alive.

After the course, I was given a mentor and granted a small loan, I was able to buy my first printing press. We then went about creating our own dark rooms, wash booths, etc, to keep all costs to a minimum. During this year, we were also working at the Summer Olympics. We heard about Greenwich Market and gave it a try on our day off. This obviously went awful – but we were not put off so easily. Trying a few more days, we saw potential. Then, at the very start of 2013, we moved to London and created the business, properly trading four days a week while printing on the others in a little studio in Woolwich.

What do you like about selling at Greenwich Market?

Greenwich Market is the heart and soul of the area. It’s a family-friendly space with a fantastic community. We have formed many friendships over the many years with plenty of regulars coming back for more. The area itself is fantastic, too, with plenty to do and unique in London by having a seafaring vibe.

The other traders at Greenwich Market are all mostly selfemployed, trying to build their businesses. Being surrounded by like-minded people only helps to encourage and grow with you.

What do you like about London fashion and how has it inspired Plain Bear designs?

Our ethos has always been less is more, hence our clean line designs.

We feel London fashion is never something that is shouted about, yet it is subtle with a strong identity and knows what it wants. We play to this by keeping it minimal with our logo being recognisable without being in your face about it. This is what I feel brings people back to us, keeping it fresh while also keeping it calm.

Can you tell us about the printing process, and why it remains important to the brand?

The printing process is Plain Bear. The fact we do everything by hand in our studio means every print can have its own unique feel and look. It creates the idea that what you are buying is a one-off. We do not want to become fast fashion, but rather a brand you go to and can wear in many different everyday situations, all while knowing you still have an individual identity. The other reason is that printing keeps me slightly fit without having to go to the gym.

What is a key element in your designs

that makes Plain Bear, Plain Bear?

We have that uniqueness as it is done by hand, by us, and you are buying directly from the producer. We never try the hard sell and would rather strike up a conversation about anything. This creates a warm feeling of community, which we see week in and week out with people coming to chat with us and see what is new.

Why is your ethos of originality so important?

Most markets and clothing brands all chase the same style and look. Whatever is popular at that time, you can be certain something will pop up in one of these places. However, we love the fact that when people see Plain Bear, they know it is Plain Bear. Plus, they are not buying something that is cool at this moment and not the next, but a piece of creativity that has been born from observing life or moments.

plainbear.co.uk

Summer Open Studios at Deptford’s Cockpit

Summer Open Studios at Deptford’s Cockpit

A chance to go behindthe-scenes with local makers, Eliza Frost hears from Ashley Gerling ahead of the open weekend

“Craft has the power to shape a better world, but we also know that it takes time to hone brilliance and many years to become an overnight success,” says Ashley Gerling, head of marketing and digital at Cockpit.

“Cockpit provides a space where talented creative people can grow into their full potential within a vibrant craft community that includes some of the most renowned craftspeople working today.”

At Cockpit, Ashley works closely with makers to share stories and spread the word about the studio as a social enterprise and “London’s leading centre for craft excellence”.

Twice a year, they throw open their doors to the public for an Open Studios event, providing a behindthe-scenes glance into a working maker’s studio and the chance to meet celebrated craftspeople.

Ashley explains: “Open Studios is so special because it’s an opportunity for the public to meet Cockpit makers in their studio space, surrounded by their tools, materials and works-in-progress, and to explore our historic buildings and immerse themselves in creativity.

“It’s a unique chance to speak with makers and hear their stories and also to buy direct from craftspeople working in over 20 different disciplines.”

For over 30 years, Cockpit has “nurtured and supported” craftspeople, including makers in the fragile, early stages of their careers and those with established independent businesses.

With locations in Bloomsbury and Deptford, Cockpit studios is home to a community of over 175 independent creative businesses ranging from metalsmiths to jewellers to weavers, woodturners, ceramicists and more.

Ashley explains: “Cockpit is a charity whose mission is to bridge the gap between talent and opportunity and enable makers to start and sustain successful businesses.”

Cockpit is home to many makers and emerging talents, Ashley highlights a few from the Deptford community: “Eleanor Lakelin is a wood sculptor and was a finalist for the 2022 Loewe Craft Prize – she recently exhibited her work at TEFAF Maastricht and is about to open her second solo exhibition at

Sarah Myerscough Gallery in June.

“Phoebe English is an award-winning sustainable fashion designer – her work was recently acquired by the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute Collection.

“Lenique Louis is the founder of her own sustainable luxury jewellery brand, whose fans include Ella Eyre, Little Simz and the Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton.

“Leonardo Frigo is an artist, art restorer and globemaker who is currently etching over 100kg of copper to bring to life a large globe inspired by Dante’s Divine Comedy.

“The list goes on, but there is honestly something for everyone at Cockpit.”

This is the first Summer Open Studios in Deptford since 2022, so it’s due to be a big celebration. Ashley is most excited for the late opening on Friday 21 June (4pm-8pm), which will be the first chance for visitors to explore the building in summer and enjoy the Craft Garden in full bloom.

And last year was Cockpit Deptford’s 21st birthday, “so we’ve been part of the southeast London community for a long time”, says Ashley.

The new mural on the outer wall, Head, Heart, Hand, which was designed by Cockpit maker Amber Khokhar,

was also inspired by Deptford’s rich history and created in collaboration with the local community.

“The area around Cockpit Deptford feels like a real hidden gem,” Ashley adds. “It has everything – other creative hubs like Trinity Laban and The Albany, independent shops and cafés, art galleries – and then just a five-minute walk away you have Greenwich and the parks, the museums, the river, the market.

“There’s so much on offer, plus a real sense of community and authenticity that feels very unique to southeast London.”

This summer, Cockpit also has a new café partner – Spring Café – where you can grab drinks and snacks from throughout the weekend. Plus, there will be bookable workshops in the new Education Space and drop-in workshops that are suitable for all ages.

Want to get involved in Cockpit? Makers can apply for standard studio placements twice a year, with awards and bursaries open for applications on a rolling basis – or you can support the work of the studio via the Friends and Patrons programme.

Summer Open Studios, 21-23 June 2024 (opening times and prices vary). Tickets available online: cockpitstudios. org/summer-open-studios-2024

„ Eleanor Lakelin

„ Ashley Jess Knight

„ Cockpit Deptford

„ Open Studios Workshop

© CockpitArts

© Carmen Gray

© Carmen Gray

At The Heart Of The Community

Primary School to represent Charlton Athletic in Premier League Primary Stars National Tournament

Charlton Athletic will be represented by Southborough Primary School at this year’s Premier League Primary Stars National Girls Football Tournament, being held at Brentford’s Gtech Community Stadium on Thursday 13 June.

The National Girls Football Tournament is one of the competition elements of the Premier League Primary Stars programme.

Primary school children representing 20 Premier League, English Football League and National League clubs will take part in a group-stage competition, before knockout matches commence to determine the winners. Brighton and Hove Albion are the current title holders having won the tournament in 2023.

Richard Masters, Chief Executive of the Premier League, said: “The Premier League Primary Stars Football Tournament is a great opportunity for young people to have their own Premier League matchday experience, proudly representing their

clubs by playing in their team kit.

“We hope that everyone taking part in both the Mixed National and National Girls’ Finals at Brentford’s Gtech Community Stadium has a brilliant time participating in what I am sure will be an exciting and competitive day of football.”

Thousands of girls representing more than 100 professional football clubs from across England and Wales competed for their chance to represent their respective clubs in this year’s tournament. Participating teams have already won regional heats, earning themselves the chance to play on the pitch at the Gtech Community Stadium, in the playing kit of their professional football club.

The tournament will give those taking part the opportunity to experience the life of a Premier League footballer for the day and compete under the watchful eye of Premier League and Women’s Super League match officials.

Premier League Primary Stars enables teachers to use resources across English, PSHE, PE and Maths, to support children to develop skills and values that are crucial to success in later life.

More than 68,000 teachers have signed up to access free online national curriculum-linked resources.

Find out more about Charlton’s School Sport Offer, by visiting: cact.org.uk

George Livesey and the rise of gas cookers in the face of coal pollution

Gas made from coal to make gas for lighting - then – North Sea gas - gas for cooking and all those gas boilers. Today gas is a big, big factor in climate change and we’ve all got to get rid of our gas boilers because they’re polluting the atmosphere. But it was not always like this...

Somewhere, sitting on my laptop, is my almost finished biography of George Livesey - I started it in 1978, and only one more chapter to go. George could never keep away from an issue of public concern –and air pollution was yet another cause to take up when it seemed something needed to be done in the early 20th Century. George had been onto the problem already.

South London’s George Livesey was the dominating figure in the late 19th century gas industry – apparently an upright Christian man, a strong temperance movement worker - who changed the gas industry politically, economically and technically. He is best known as a strike breaking boss in 1889 who then set up a profit sharing and a sort of worker management system. He built the biggest gas holders in the world. He always did things differently from everybody else. We might see coal gas as a polluter but he saw it as the solution to pollution.

Rather to my surprise I found that in 1905 Livesey was described as ‘the leader in London’s smoke abatement movement’. Among other things he presented a paper to the Royal Sanitary Institute, arguing that London was less smoky because more and more working class customers were using gas stoves rather than coal for cooking. So-problem solved!

To be fair, in 1905 there was something in what he said – and it made sense to most people then. As ever Livesey and South London were ahead of (most) of the rest of the country by a very considerable margin. The ideas and actions which led to gas as a solution to air pollution had been around for some time – and happily solved other problems. For a start, it helped that it increased the profits of the private London gas companies very considerably and saved them from the immediate threat of electricity and/or oil.

So – where did all the smoke in the

atmosphere come from? Clearly there were lots of sources and they couldn’t all be dealt with at once. Using gas as a fuel meant less smoke than coal burnt directly. One example of this was substituting gas engines for smoky boilers and steam engines. But a major source of smoke came from people’s homes. In the overcrowded city many poor families lived in just one room with a grate for a coal fire. Most cookery was done with a pan on the side of the fire, probably resting on a trivet. People who were better off, and maybe living in the newly developed and ever expanding suburbs, might only have a coal fire to cook on, maybe in the form if a ‘kitchener; which was a coal-fired stove. My Grandma, who was a keen pastry cook, still used hers in the 1970s.

Coal gas, in the first fifty years or so of its manufacture, was mainly used for public lighting and sold by the gas companies via contracts with the local authorities concerned. There

were other uses but street lighting was the main one. By the 1870s some of the problem of bad smells from gas lighting had been solved and it became more usual to have gas for lighting in the home and public buildings. Later the introduction of gas mantles made a difference as well – but that is another story.

The point I want to make is that in most of the 19th century gas was not generally used for heating and cooking and very rarely in working class homes. Most homes were rented and landlords did not want to pay to have gas installed and tenants could not afford it – and in any case why should they pay to improve the landlord’s property? There were also issues around the design and manufacture of domestic appliances, which was led by ironmongers who were outside the gas industry itself.

There were attempts to address this. In the late 1860s the Crystal Palace District Gas Company sent

its customers pamphlets offering to rent out heating and cooking stoves. George Livesey’s father, Thomas, was a board member of the Crystal Palace Gas Co, at the time. Many years later, in 1889, the Ramsgate Gas Company offered its customers free appliances and fittings in conjunction with a prepayment meter. This scheme was extremely successful and gas sales rose. Although the Ramsgate meters were not ‘coin in slot’, it was meters of this type which was seen as a way to get working class customers to use gas appliances. Helpfully for the gas companies it shifted payment from retrospective bills to payment in advance.

Coal gas manufacture is a continuous process, day and night, but the demand for street lighting peaked in the evening and also differed winter to summer. For manufacturing efficiency there was a need to smooth out demand during the day. One solution was the huge gas

and

holders of the 1880s

1890s like the two –

Mary Mills

„ George Livesey, illustration 1889

now sadly gone - in east Greenwich.

The Ramsgate scheme for supplying cookers and meters was followed by one in Liverpool. Then, in 1892 it was taken up by George Livesey’s Old Kent Road and Greenwich based South Metropolitan Gas Co. and within two years they had the biggest such scheme in the country with 15,000 installations. Sales were limited only by the inability of meter makers to make them fast enough. The majority of installations were in family homes and were a package which included a cooker. Boiling rings were popular in some rented properties and for lodgers.

Gas companies set up exhibitions and demonstrations of cooking by gas at various public events. They opened showrooms in most town centres and home advisors were employed to demonstrate gas appliances. Cookery classes were also held. Richmond Stoves was a manufacturing company which worked closely with South

Met. and in 1893 they had a group of six lady lecturers who gave talks on gas with lantern slides.

At the same time coal gas was under threat from other sources of power. Initially this was from various oils – Livesey said he thought the real threat to gas came from petroleum - and in the 20th century South Met, and some other gas companies made their own coal oil. From the 1890s electricity was promoted for domestic use and was seen as much cleaner – although in the 1890s huge power stations burning vast amounts of smoky coal did not yet exist.

Gas company managers and directors were of course very aware of all these issues. South Met., as ever, was leading nationally and Livesey gave talks and papers about how solutions could be implemented. From the 1880s the gas industry gave substantial financial support to smoke-abatement groups and collaborated with them in sponsoring

exhibitions and conferences that promoted both their product and clean air. In 1883 South Met donated £100 to the National Smoke Abatement Institution.

In subsequent decades the gas industry continued to give money to antismoke organisations. In return, smoke-abatement groups welcomed advertisements that promoted gas and other ‘smokeless’ technologies. These efforts paid handsome returns. The amount of gas sold in Britain tripled in the three decades preceding the Great War as more consumers adopted it for cooking.

Gas cookers and slot meters kept electricity at bay for almost another century. Like many others in the 21st century I still have a gas hob. My Grandma liked her coal fired kitchener because it gave her control over the heat to cook her pastries – and I like the control given me by a real flame under my saucepans.

„ Gas meter ad

„ Smoke abatement notice

„ Gas cooker 1903 „ Smoke abatement poster

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: 12/06/2024

Victoria Geoghegan

Assistant Director - Planning and Building Control

List of Press Advertisements - 12/06/2024

Publicity for Planning Applications

Applicant: Nicholas Fulton

24/0608/MA

Site Address: 51C WESTCOMBE PARK ROAD, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7QZ

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 20/12/2023 (Reference: 23/3090/F) for construction of a single-storey outbuilding at rear; installation of two rooflights and one roof lantern to flat section of roof; alterations to windows at front, side and rear elevations; other associated alterations, to allow: Variation of Conditions 2 (Approved Drawings) and 3 (Materials) for the insertion of an additional side window to the outbuilding and changing its roof from fibreglass to a green roof.

Conservation Area: WESTCOMBE PARK

Applicant: Housing for Woman limited 24/1132/F

Site Address: 99 MYCENAE ROAD, BLACKHEATH, SE3 7SE

Development: Like for like replacement of all doors, windows and rooflights across the building's external elevations, and associated external works. (This application would impact the setting of a Grade II Listed Building and the Westcombe Park Conservation Area.)

Conservation Area: WESTCOMBE PARK

Applicant: Mr Sam Confino 24/1226/F

Site Address: 21 STRAIGHTSMOUTH, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 9LB

Development: Construction of a single storey side and rear extension to existing outrigger and landscaping works to rear garden.

Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH

Applicant: Davy & Co Ltd 24/1283/F

Site Address: FIRST FLOOR REAR, 161-163 GREENWICH HIGH ROAD, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8JA

Development: Installation of air intake and extract duct at roof level and installation of A/C unit within enclosure at first floor roof level, replacement ground floor door and installation of platform lift within courtyard.

Conservation Area: ASHBURNHAM TRIANGLE

Applicant: The Hyde Group 24/1323/F

Site Address: 11 ARSENAL ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 1JS

Development: Replacement of existing upvc windows to front and rear elevations with new upvc windows to match existing style and size, including astragal glazing bars. Replace existing rear upvc door with new upvc door. Replace existing timber front door with composite door of similar design style.

Conservation Area: PROGRESS ESTATE

Applicant: The Hyde Group 24/1325/F

Site Address: 34 ADMIRAL SEYMOUR ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 1SN

Development: Replacement of existing front door to original design and like-for-like replacement of external windows and rear door, and associated works.

Conservation Area: PROGRESS ESTATE

Applicant: The Hyde Group 24/1392/F

Site Address: 4 ARSENAL ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 1JS

Development: Replacement of windows and doors.

Conservation Area: PROGRESS ESTATE

Applicant: Mozano UK Limited

24/1448/MA

Site Address: O KEEFE GROUP, ST ANDREWS HOUSE, 1 BOORD STREET, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 0PU

Development: An application submitted under section 73 of the town & Country Planning Act 1990 for a material amendment to Planning Permission 19/0939/F, dated 21st January 2021, for the 'Construction of a building of up to 61.5 metres in height above ground level (plus basement level, roof top plant, lift over-runs, associated health & safety/maintenance structures and architectural 'sail' feature with an overall height not exceeding 75.7m above ground level), to provide a hotel, with ancillary Class E (a) - (c) and (g), Class F2 (a) and (b) provision, associated access, car and cycle parking, servicing and delivery areas, following the demolition of existing building.

.', to allow:

Removal of Condition 24 (Gasholder Decommissioning);

Variation of wording for Condition 2 (Approved Drawings), Condition 8 (Accessibility Management Plan), Condition 10 (Revised Energy Statement), 21 (Biodiversity Enhancement and Management Plan), Condition 23 (Car Park Management Plan), Condition 26 (Cycle Parking), Condition 27 (EVCP), Condition 29 (Refuse and Recycling), Condition 35 (Flood Risk), Condition 36 (Restriction on Ground Floor Uses), Condition. 38 (Room Numbers).

to capture the following changes:

Second staircases included in both towers, to reduce travel distances in the event of a fire in line with emerging guidance.

Revised ground floor, first and second floor layouts following removal of parking levels from levels 1 and 2, and increased parking at ground level.

Revised upper floor layouts due to room size amendments.

Room numbers increased from 300 to 367.

Overall building length reduced by 1.8m.

Height of north tower increased to screen plant/ overruns.

Applicant: The Hyde Group 24/1502/F

Site Address: 104 and 104A GRANBY ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 1EL

Development: Replace existing upvc windows to front and rear elevations of both ground and 1st floor flats with new Upvc windows, including external white pvc beading bars, to match existing styles and sizes.

Replace 2 No. rear garden doors with Upvc garden doors to match existing size. Replace existing communal front entrance door with a new Climatec Period Georgian 2 Style wood effect front door with glazed top two panels to match existing size.

Conservation Area: PROGRESS ESTATE

Applicant: The Hyde Group 24/1503/F

Site Address: 11 & 11A MOIRA ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 1SJ

Development: Replace existing upvc windows to front and rear elevations of both ground and 1st floor flats with new Upvc windows, including external white pvc beading bars, to match existing styles and sizes.

Replace 2 No. rear garden doors with Upvc garden doors to match existing size. Replace existing communal front entrance door with a new Climatec Period Georgian 2 Style wood effect front door with glazed top two panels to match existing size.

Conservation Area: PROGRESS ESTATE

Applicant: The Hyde Group 24/1504/F

Site Address: 84A GRANBY ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 1EL

Development: Replacement of first-floor front, side and rear windows.

Conservation Area: PROGRESS ESTATE

Applicant: The Hyde Group 24/1508/F

Site Address: 73 GRANBY ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 1EH

Development: Replacement of 5 No. windows to a ground floor flat with double glazed white coloured Upvc of side hung casement styles and pvc external beading bars. All replacements to match existing styles and sizes.

Conservation Area: PROGRESS ESTATE

Applicant: The Hyde Group 24/1509/F

Site Address: 106 GRANBY ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 1EL

Development: Replacement of windows to ground floor flat with double glazed white coloured Upvc of side hung casement styles and pvc external beading bars, and 1 No. rear garden door with double glazed Upvc to match existing styles and sizes.

Conservation Area: PROGRESS ESTATE

Applicant: Royal Borough of Greenwich 24/1522/F

Site Address: GAVIN HOUSE, 25 PLUMSTEAD HIGH STREET, PLUMSTEAD

Development: External thermal energy improvement works to include replacement of windows, doors and patent roofing above main entrance lobby and 4th floor central shared stair core, insulation to 2nd floor walkway and introducing new balustrading as well as structural works to link bridges between blocks and all associated works.

Applicant: Matrix Architecture Ltd 24/1545/F

Site Address: QUICKSILVER, GROUND FLOOR SHOP, DENNING HOUSE, 2A-2B WOOLWICH NEW ROAD, LONDON, SE18 6HA

Development: The proposed alterations involve removing the existing timber-clad shopfront, including the shutter boxes, and replacing it with a new shopfront featuring grey powder-coated aluminium frames. The replacement will include a grey (RAL 7037) powdercoated aluminium 'goal post' surround (nonilluminated) and glazed panels. Additionally, a grey Trespa HPL upstand and shopfront surround will be installed at pavement level and all associated external works.(Re-consultation - Amended Description)

Conservation Area: Woolwich Conservation Area

Applicant: Danish Bake UK Limited 24/1574/F

Site Address: LLOYDS BANK, 15-17 BLACKHEATH VILLAGE, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 9LH

Development: Construction of proposed shopfront entrance featuring new timber-framed glass sliding pocket door.

Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH PARK

Applicant: Mrs Ann-Marie Cameron 24/1607/HD

Site Address: 18 CONGREVE ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 1LP

Development: The replacement of 8.no existing Upvc windows with new Upvc windows to match existing size & patterns. (Existing front main door and rear garden door to remain). [amended description]

Conservation Area: PROGRESS ESTATE

Applicant: Vasiliki & Dmitri Makri & Lvov 24/1616/HD

Site Address: 41 MYCENAE ROAD, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7SF

Development: Construction of a single storey rear extension, formation of a loft conversion comprising of two rear dormer windows, two front rooflights and the creation of a lower ground floor storage area under

existing rear terrace including any other associated external works.

Conservation Area: WESTCOMBE PARK

Applicant: Miss C Van Arwegen 24/1677/SD

Site Address: 82 ROYAL HILL, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8RT

Development: Submission of details pursuant to Condition 4 (Detailed Specifications of Works) and Condition 5 (Detailed Specifications of Lath and Plaster) of Planning Permission dated 18/03/2024, Planning Ref:24/0191/L.

Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH Applicant: Engin Evrenos 24/1689/HD Site Address: 37 MYCENAE ROAD, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7SF Development: Proposed replacement roof to existing former garage, removal of secondary porch frame and replacement of existing driveway paving and associated works.

Conservation Area: WESTCOMBE PARK

Applicant: A. Jahangiri 24/1711/HD

Site Address: 46 BOWATER PLACE, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 8ST Development: Removal of chimney stack

Construction of a single storey rear extension & part side infill extension.

Conservation Area: Adjacent to Plumstead Common

Applicant: The Hyde Group 24/1721/HD

Site Address: 22 DOWNMAN ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 6RD Development: Replacement of exisitng

Conservation

Applicant:

Site Address: 6 DICKSON ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 6RB Development: This proposal is for the replacement of the existing windows to double glazed PVCu casement windows with Astragal Bars. The replacement of front & back doors which are to be designed to the original doors from when the properties were built - Bespoke Heritage doors uPVC.

Conservation Area: PROGRESS ESTATE

Applicant: The Hyde Group 24/1733/HD

Site Address: 5 DOWNMAN ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 6RD Development: All windows and doors to replaced to match original design.

Conservation Area: PROGRESS ESTATE

Applicant: The Hyde Group 24/1758/HD

Site Address: 11 CONGREVE ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 1LP Development: The replacement of all windows and doors to match existing.

Conservation Area: PROGRESS ESTATE

Publicity for Listed Building Consent

Applicant: Housing for Woman limited 24/1135/L

Site Address: 99 MYCENAE ROAD, BLACKHEATH, SE3 7SE Development: Like for like replacement of all doors, windows and rooflights across the building's external elevations, and associated external works. (This application would impact the setting of a Grade II Listed Building and the Westcombe Park Conservation Area.)

Conservation Area: WESTCOMBE PARK Listed Building: Grade 2

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• Recorded Music, Live Music, Dance & Similar: Monday to Wednesday 23:00 hours to 03:30 each following day; Thursday to Sunday 23:00 hours until 04:30 each following day.

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Watch Euro 2024 in

Woolwich

Kick off the Euros by watching England’s group stage games on the big screen in General Gordon Square.

• Sunday 16 June | England v Serbia | 8pm

• Thursday 20 June | England v Denmark | 5pm

• Tuesday 25 June | England v Slovenia | 8pm

And if you’re feeling inspired, get involved in the beautiful game right here in Royal Greenwich.

Feeling inspired? Find your nearest football sessions: englandfootball.com/play

Get on your bikes

We’re making it easier and greener to get around the borough.

Join our free group bike rides – they’re filling up fast.

• Sunday 30 June: Commuter focused ride from Greenwich Park to Spitalfields

• Sunday 14 July: Commuter focused ride from Greenwich Park to Westminster Bridge

• Sunday 21 July: Family led ride from Woolwich Arsenal to the O2

Book online: eagercyclecoaching.co.uk/ book-online

#ChargeSafe – protect yourself and others

In 2023, three London residents died and around 60 people were hurt in fires linked to the failure of an e-bike or e-scooter lithium battery.

Following a recent e-scooter fire in the borough, it’s important to learn how to reduce the risk of fire when charging your lithium battery at home.

• Never leave the charging battery unattended

• Unplug your charger once the battery has charged

• Only buy products that are marked with a CE or UKCA as these meet UK product safety standards

Read more safety advice from the London Fire Brigade: london-fire.gov.uk/safety/ lithium-batteries/

Research our borough's amazing history

The Royal Borough of Greenwich has been working with Royal Greenwich Heritage Trust to open a Reading Room at the Greenwich Archives at Anchorage Point.

Starting on Monday 27 May, the Reading Room will be open four consecutive days every month, for pre-booked appointment only. This service will be available for researchers who need to view primary source material from the archives. Anyone wishing to research general history, family tree, or newspaper archive information, can access these records free of charge at their local library.

Please visit the Heritage page on our website for more information on the Reading Room and to book an appointment, please contact the Royal Heritage Trust on archive@rght.org.uk