Congratulations to the Javan Coker charity for recieving the King’s Award!
A much-loved foundation for children and young adults with Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) has been recognised with The King’s Award for Voluntary Service 2024.
The Javan Coker Foundation has been awarded the highest honour a local voluntary group can receive in the UK, the equivalent to an MBE.
The Abbey Wood based charity provides vital services for children and young adults with SEND, their siblings and parents or carers,
including after-school classes, holiday programmes and day trips.
It is one of 281 local charities, social enterprises and voluntary groups to receive the prestigious award this year.
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Last chance to have your say on how we keep streets clean
We’re asking residents for feedback on proposed changes to street cleaning. Complete our online survey to share your views or request a paper copy by calling 020 8854 8888 or emailing streetcleansing.consultation@royalgreenwich. gov.uk
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Check your social housing waiting time online
The Royal Borough of Greenwich has launched a new online tool to help people who are looking for social housing understand how long they may need to wait so that they can consider all their available housing options.
The Housing Support Finder is aimed at people on the housing register looking for a council or housing association home, or those who are looking to join it.
It gives people an approximate waiting time for social housing based on previous average waiting times for the size of the home they need, and the resident’s housing band.
Residents can also find information about the housing options and support that is relevant to their circumstances. This might include advice on welfare benefits, support to find a privately rented home, how to move to other areas, moving by mutual exchange, and support to maintain their tenancy.
Find out more: royalgreenwich. gov.uk/housingsupport-finder
Have your say on the council’s budget for 2025
Council services affect everyone in one way or another and we’re dedicated to ensuring residents, businesses, and partners stay informed and have their say about the council’s finances and current challenges. Have your say: royalgreenwich.gov.uk/ budget25
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Festive Dining under Mars with Live Jazz
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Dine beneath Luke Jerram’s installation of Mars at the Old Royal Naval College as you’re serenaded by a live jazz vocalist with an exclusive event combining food, music and the festive atmosphere of the Painted Hall. Welcome the evening in with a glass of mulled wine, followed by a three-course, seasonal dinner prepared by chefs. The evening ends with tea, coffee and petit fours, with an after-dinner bar available to relax and celebrate the season in style.
Date: Friday 13 December 2024
Tickets: £125
Painted Hall, Old Royal Naval College, SE10 9NN ornc.org/whats-on/festive-dining-under-mars-withlive-jazz
TOCA Social
Kick a ball around at the world’s first interactive football and dining experience at Greenwich Peninsula.
TOCA Social has launched a series of seasonal treats, making it a hat trick destination for fun, food and festivities. You can delve into an exciting variety of games designed for all ages, abilities and football interests. With 17 private playing
spaces, you can get competitive with your party and enjoy foosball tables, photo booths and an interactive leaderboard to keep track of who will net the champion title. Each immersive area has been transformed into a festive wonderland, adding sparkle to sportsmanship. Plus, taste some treats from its Christmas menu – featuring turkey sliders, crispy roast potatoes drizzled in beef
Festive Food and Drink Pop-ups at The Duke of Greenwich
Local boozer The Duke of Greenwich is holding two pop-up weekends highlighting the best in festive food and drink. On the weekend of 6-8 December, it is the festive foodie pop-up. Chef director Dan Blucert will serve up a “Richter scale of Pigs in Blankets,” offering options from spicy to honey mustard, alongside festive Christmas wraps, gourmet hot dogs and a raclette station. The following weekend, 13-15 December, it’s the drinksfocused pop-up with a focus on festive drinks and Christmas cheer. Nick Blucert, head of bars, has crafted a drinks menu to suit the season, featuring Sloe Gin Sours, Candy Cane Martinis and steaming hot chocolates for all ages. New to the menu is the Christmas dinner-inspired Bloody Mary, aptly named the “Yorkshire Merry,” topped with a Yorkshire pudding and roast beef for a festive twist.
Dates: Friday 6 to Sunday 8 December and Friday 13 to Sunday 15 December 2024
Tickets: Free 91 Colomb Street, SE10 9EZ www.dukeofgreenwich.com
dripping gravy, honey-glazed pigs in blankets and cranberry hoisin wings. Whether you’re kicking back with friends or enjoying a merrily competitive outing with family, it’s time to bend it like Beckham this Christmas season.
Dates and prices vary The O2, Peninsula Square, SE10 0DX www.toca.social
Art Laughs
Go behind the scenes of the Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre for London at an art-themed comedy night this January. Art Laughs is taking over Royal Museums Greenwich’s collections stores for a comedy bonanza for over 18s where comedians, art critics, artists and poets will take you on a guided tour with a difference, exploring some of the weird and wonderful objects hidden within the nation’s largest maritime collection. Hosted by comedian Verity Babbs, the night will include a series of special workshops, such as a blackout poetry workshop.
Date: Saturday 11 January 2025
Tickets: £20 Adults, £15 Students and Under 25s, £18 Members
Nelson Mandela Road, SE3 9QS www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/ prince-philip-maritimecollections-centre/art-laughsprince-philip-maritimecollections
Another F***ing Christmas Show
Are your Christmas spirits high? Join in festivities at comedy hub Up The Creek and welcome the season with Another F***ing Christmas Show. Comedians Kate Barron, Michael Odewale, Daman Bamrah and Slim will take to the stage to get you into the Christmas spirit with a giggle – or perhaps you’re feeling bah humbug. The comedy night is for those over 18.
Date: Wednesday 11 December 2024
Tickets: £16.50 302 Creek Road, SE10 9SW up-the-creek.com/events/ another-fing-christmasshow-11-12-2024
Jazz Saturdays at The Albany
Step inside from the cold of Deptford and relax with Jazz Saturdays at The Albany. The day features free performances in the CaffA from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. Tap your feet in the garden oasis or take in the sounds over a spot of lunch, this family-friendly drop-in is bringing live music to the community for free.
Date: Saturday 14 December 2024
Tickets: Free, first come first served Douglas Way, SE8 4AG www.thealbany.org.uk/shows/ jazz-saturdays-december
Greenwich Spirits
Founder
Gonzalo Ruiz explains the maritime history of the drinks company and how it has found a home at the Old Royal Naval College
“It is a local product, but it is also a global coming together. When we talk about meridian, [the Prime Meridian] runs through Greenwich, but it could be anywhere in the world,” says Greenwich Spirits founder Gonzalo Ruiz.
The brand was founded in lockdown. With no experience in distillation, but a love of gin, Gonzalo turned his home kitchen “into a science lab with test tubes everywhere”.
“After months and months of trying different things, I ended up with a recipe that I thought was quite decent, and then everybody tasting it really liked it,” he says of how his hobby became Greenwich Spirits.
An important aspect of the brand is its connection to Greenwich’s maritime history, something that was significant for Gonzalo to incorporate into the taste and design,
including the story of The Great Explorers.
Gonzalo says the ocean can be found not only in the colour of the bottle but also in the ingredients of his gin: “I’m distilling botanicals from the Celtic Sea, which gives a unique flavour.”
You will also find Atlantic dulse and kombu kelp from the Celtic Sea, sea fennel from the British Isles, lulo from Colombia, Sakura from Japan, Tonka and pink pepper from Brazil, balsam fir from Canada – plus classic gin flavours of juniper from Italy, Moroccan coriander, angelica from Poland, bitter orange from Spain and Mexican lime.
For serving suggestions, Gonzalo says Greenwich Spirits’ gin is best paired with a non-flavoured tonic, “because the gin is quite delicate in flavour, and you don’t
want to cover that with flavoured tonic”.
As for garnish, that is a “very personal thing”, he says, adding: “I love a citrus garnish, so I think it works really well with grapefruit or lime, because it’s a very refreshing flavour.
“Some people can be quite creative, using coriander leaves or even sea fennel, which is one of the ingredients that we use in the gin. You can use it as a garnish, so it adds a little bit of saltiness.”
Now, Greenwich Spirits has found a home in the Old Royal Naval College. “The brands of the Old Royal Naval College and Greenwich Spirits align really well together,” he says.
You can pop into the new shop and bar inside the grounds and enjoy a drink or cocktail, or book onto experiences to learn about
distillation or take part in a tasting session – you can even make your own gin, too.
Greenwich Spirits also has a big focus on sustainability, which is very important to Gonzalo, and you can bring in empty bottles to fill up with gin. The bottles don’t even have to be from the brand.
He explains: “We’re always looking at little things that we can do so we don’t have a negative impact on the sea.”
All of Greenwich Spirits’ packaging is natural, with no plastic. There is a natural cork and the seal on the bottle is made of wood pulp.
“We’re also sponsoring The Seahorse Trust. So, with every bottle of gin, we contribute to different programmes around ocean preservation and education.”
Gonzalo says that “little steps in the right direction are always good” when it comes to sustainability.
Alongside opening at the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich Spirits has also just launched a new product of spiced rum, and it is all about the quest for longitude.
“Similar to the gin, each ingredient is part of the story of finding longitude, and all the things that happened in that quest, and the different people, the astronomers, the clock makers,” says Gonzalo.
He explains how rum is a nice spirit to compliment gin, and a good option for those who say, “I don’t like gin, do you have anything else?”.
“Rum is quite pleasing, and it also has a connection with the Navy and maritime, so I thought it was the perfect next spirit to make,” he adds.
In Greenwich Spirits’ spiced rum, you’ll find flavours of cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon plus kelp, sloe berries, mango and more – all with links to the story of longitude.
Gonzalo’s interest in the area’s history stemmed from a visit to the Royal Observatory and from reading up on the topic, too.
“People may like to have a drink but then realise there are nice stories attached; it keeps it entertaining,” he says.
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Community. Craft. Creativity.
Celebrate the season with festive fun, creativity and a sprinkle of nostalgia. With a Winter Carousel and Market Quarter brimming with mulled wine, bratwurst, and churros, discover the magic of Greenwich Peninsula.
Nostalgic Fun
Winter Carousel & Market Quarter (Nov – Jan)
Open daily 11am – 9pm
What 's on at NOW Gallery
Socks: The Art of Care & Repair by Celia Pym
6 December – 9 March
Festive Experiences
Workshops, Holiday Postcards, Live Music & More
7 December
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gift guide
Adam Doughty Illustration
Adam Doughty is a London-based illustrator who creates vibrant scenes of the capital with a whimsical twist. He produces his work using fine line pen, pencil and flat colour.
His print of Greenwich Park Sunset is a vibrant illustration that leads the eye through Greenwich Park towards the Queen’s House, The National Maritime Museum, the Isle of Dogs and Canary Wharf.
The image is available to purchase in two sizes (A4 and A3) and is ready to frame, printed on premium heavy fine art paper and signed by the illustrator.
Price: £18 for A4 and £35 for A3
Buy online at www.adamdoughty.com/ shop or in person at Greenwich Market
Embassy London
Make a statement with Gazelle, Embassy London’s top-handle bag available in a number of colourways. Pictured in the colourway “Groovy”, the bag is compact yet roomy and oozes individuality. It is made from Italian leather with gold-tone accents. Detailed with an LED light inside and a lock with a key clasp.
Embassy London’s Brick Lane Boots feature a two-tone leather upper, with a smooth body and contrasting nubuck leather toe and ankle. Hints of brogue detailing add a touch of vintage flair to this boot. Combine comfort and style with these boots crafted from leather inside and out, with an inner zip for easy slip-on and off.
Prices: Gazelle £295 and Brick Lane Boots £189
Buy online embassylondon.co.uk or instore at 2A Greenwich Market, SE10 9HZ
Brother and sister design duo Tomartacus illustrate London views loved by locals. The Greenwich Skyline art print captures the stunning view across Greenwich Park featuring the Queen’s House, Old Royal Naval College and Canary Wharf in the distance.
You can find the full collection and more local landmarks, such as the Cutty Sark and Royal Observatory, online. And if you need a last-minute gift delivered within the hour, Tomartacus is now on Deliveroo.
Price: From £20
Buy online: www.tomartacus.co.uk
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Hammam Essentials
Indulge in a pampering experience with Hammam Essentials’ Luxury Gift Box. This set includes everything you need for a luxurious Hammam spa experience at home.
From signature artisan soaps and exfoliating soap bags to nourishing face oils, create a bespoke gift box for a loved one this season.
This gift set contains three artisan soaps, a 200ml body butter, a 50ml nourishing face oil and a soap dish and exfoliating saver bag –all with your chosen scents.
Price: £38
Buy online at hammamessentials. co.uk/shop/ols/products/hammamessentials-luxury-gift-box or in person at Greenwich Market
Forest’s Green Drip Soup Bowl is a striking ceramic handmade in Romania in the traditional style of the Horezu region. Maria, the ceramicist, learned the intricacies of Horezu pottery as a child, assisting her parents in their workshop, and has lovingly nurtured this ancestral craft as generations of her family before her did.
Another ceramic special by Maria is this Handmade Serving Plate. With an intricate design, it is sure to spice up dinner parties.
Each item is handmade and glazed, so patterns and sizes will vary slightly. The nibble bowl is approximately 16cm19cm in size and the serving plate is 24cm-27cm.
Prices: Green Drip Soup Bowl £20, Handmade Serving Plate £45
Buy online: forest.london
Buy in-store: Arch 4 Deptford Station, Deptford Market Yard, Deptford, SE8 4NS
Cleo Magick
The Magickal Mindset Affirmation Deck (1st edition) by Cleo Magick is a transformative tool designed to empower your intentions and reprogram your mindset.
Featuring 32 sacred affirmation cards with goldfoiled symbolic elements, this deck brings a touch of magick and mysticism to your self-care rituals. Use it to connect with yourself, manifest your goals and combat self-doubt with mindful affirmations.
Complete with a guide booklet, it offers flexibility to suit your personal journey and is ideal for anyone seeking to align with their inner power this holiday season.
Price: £30
Buy online at www.cleomagick.com or in person at Greenwich Market
The Watermen’s stairs
I have been thinking to myself that now that the Livesey book is out and published what should I do next? I’ve been thinking about Public Utilities. The story of how gradually facilities are put in – roads –water – electricity - and build up the sort of communities we live in today. I wondered what the oldest thing is in our area which could be described as a ‘public utility’.
I’m sure there are those of you out there who will have ideas of your own about this and perhaps, if you do, you can let me know -but I think the oldest thing I can think of is the A2, the Roman Road. After that, the next thing might be the watermen’s stairs along the river side.
It is said that the stairs date to a Royal Charter in the 12th century when the system began of licenced watermen
using them to ply for hire, like taxis.
But I guess they are much, much older.
The boatmen were later licenced by the Company of Watermen and Lightermen of the River Thames which was formed by an Act of Parliament in 1555. They were supposed to ‘maintain the standard of navigation amongst Watermen plying for hire as passenger carriers in the tidal Thames above Gravesend’. So you went to the nearest stairs and waited
for a boat which would take you where you wanted to go, for a fee. That the boatmen were licenced and had had to pass some sort of qualification was a sort of guarantee of safety.
However - a newspaper report from 1771:
Yesterday a boat in which were eight passengers, besides the waterman, was overset off the Upper Water-gate at Deptford, and the waterman, together with seven of the company, were drowned in the sight of many other persons. This accident happened just as the Man of War went off the stocks (i.e. was launched) and was occasioned by the prodigious number of boats which were over crowded with passengers.
Many sets of stairs remain, although the taxi service on the river run by the Waterman has long gone, sadly. They not only give access to the foreshore but they remain open because legally they are rights of way. There are numerous sets of stairs all the way down the River on both sides and there are some very interesting pieces of
research on various websites about them - but they are mainly about the ones in central London and the City. I would very much recommend bloggerA London Inheritance on them https:// alondoninheritance.com/thamesstairs-steps-and-landing-places/
There seems to be very little written about the various sets of stairs in Greenwich. Most of what I found on-line is what I’ve written myself! I will try and cover them all eventually but I won’t have space here to write an awful lot. I can begin at the beginning and carry on from there.
The first set of stairs is right on what is now the border with Lewisham and I have written quite a bit about them before - but I have found more stuff since, so let’s start with them. They are at the end of Upper Watergate in Deptford. As they go down into the River they run along what was the wall of what was the Royal Dockyard. This is now the Greenwich and Lewisham border, but it is not a historic border - it’s one that was invented in the 1970s. This means there’s nothing particularly important about the
fact the stairs are at this point. The path to the stairs runs between high walls - on the up River side behind the high wall is now a private house, the Shipwrights Palace, which was a part of the Royal Dockyard, sold off.
On the down river side are flats replacing wharves. In most books they will tell you that the buildings there were previously Payne’s Wharf and that before that had been used by Penn’s the engineering company from Blackheath Road. Both these things are true but the site actually has a much older and more interesting history - which I’ve detailed in my Greenwich Riverside book.
The stairs themselves seem originally to have been called King’s Stairs – which may be a reference to the nearby Royal Dockyard.
I am not aware of the history of this site before about 1600. In 1623 it was called ‘Stone Wharf’ which might mean that it had previously been used to land stone for use in local buildings. In 2008 archaeologists found medieval buildings, a dovecot and also a well
A licenced waterman
house there. From 1604 it was leased to the East India Company which was then newly set up – and then was used for storage of timber, guns and ammunition by contractors. In the early 19th it was used for ship building.
In 1835 a group of individuals associated with the London and Greenwich Railway, then being built, promoted an Act of Parliament for a ‘Deptford Pier’ here. We can be sure this is the correct site since the site runs from ‘the boundary wall of His Majesty’s dockyard’. This had been preceded by a prospectus for an elaborate and extensive area of grand buildings and promise of economic regeneration.
Soon after the Deptford Pier Junction Railway, with the same group of promoters, took over the wharf by compulsory purchase. London and Greenwich Railway were looking to expand and a riverboat pier seemed a logical next step. An Act of Parliament was obtained in 1836 and the site was sold to them. The idea was for passengers to by rail to the new pier and there get a boat. This may also have included the, subsequently listed, arcading along the riverfront which is now thought to be either by George Landmann, engineer to the London and Greenwich Railway, or by Lewis Cubitt who also had
Deptford interests. Plans were also made for a steam ferry service, but the project had collapsed by the early 1840s, following court cases and with debts of £25,000. It was abandoned by 1846. A new Act of Parliament allowed the pier to be demolished and new watermen’s stairs installed.
The site of the stairs was used in the 19th century as a marker in races and other events like the annual Deptford Regatta.
In 1845 a new ferry service to Deptford began from Cocoa Nut Stairs on the Isle of Dogs, operated by the City charity and landowner, Bridge House Estates. In 1885 the Metropolitan Board of Works proposed a steam ferry from here to the Isle of Dogs, but this was defeated. The 1845 ferry is said to have continued until the Second World War. Penn’s were on the site of Stone Wharf from the early 1860s, but may well have been there much earlier and when they left it became known as Payne’s Wharf. In the 21st century the site has been converted into flats and its listing status removed.
A double line of wooden posts on the foreshore is said to have survived from the causeway of the Deptford Ferry. One other thing remains. This is a cast iron bollard that stands by the main door to the new buildings.
It is inscribed ‘J. Penn and Co.
A blogger with an interest in the use of stone has shown that the surface of the road to the stairs is made from enormous cobbles, or even boulders he says - ‘the like I have not seen anywhere else in London, and the pavement to the side appears to me of Purbeck Stone’. He thinks they are like the 18th century paving setts at The Temple Inn and asks ‘was Upper Watergate Street paved with these boulders in the mid to late 18th Century when the new eastern wall of the Royal Dockyards was built?’. He was not then aware of the plans for the pier which could lead to other conclusions. https:// buildinglondon.blog/2021/12/12/21upper-watergate-street-the-oldeststreet-surface-in-london/
It has been suggested that the stone pavings of Greenwich result from the ballast from ships that had taken cargos to Australia and the far East and came back with ballast to stablilise them. I also wondered if the old name of ‘Stone Wharf’ has any relevance here.
Either way the Upper Watergate Stairs are still in place and available to use. However they have a relatively recent history over the past two hundred years – they are old, but not ancient.
Mary Mills
Upper watergate
© Mike Seaborne
Paynes wharf 1979
Shipwrights palace
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Date: 04/12/2024
Victoria Geoghegan
Assistant Director - Planning and Building Control
List of Press Advertisements - 04/12/2024
Publicity for Planning Applications
Applicant: The Hyde Group 24/2420/F
Site Address: 7A, 9 & 9A MOIRA ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 1SJ
Development: Replacement of the existing windows and all external doors. The proposed windows are to be double glazed PVCu casement windows with astragal bars. The doors are to be designed to the style of the original doors from when the properties were built - FD30 bespoke Georgian doors in PVCu to the front elevation and a white double glazed PVCu doors to the rear.
Conservation Area: PROGRESS ESTATE
Applicant: Ciara Wang 24/2976/HD
Site Address: 29 CONGREVE ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 1LP
Development: Construction of single storey rear extension, loft conversion, addition of rear rooflights, replacement of existing front door with new 'Rutland' style front door, alterations to the front steps and ramp, and all associated works. [further amended description].
Conservation Area: PROGRESS ESTATE
Applicant: Mr A Thorburn 24/3172/F
Site Address: FLAT 4, MANNA MEAD, 17 WEST GROVE, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8QT
Development: Installation of rooflights, the replacement of rear dormer windows, installation of additional rear dormer and assorted internal alterations to a upper floor flat in a Grade II* listed building (Resubmission, altered internal layout, additional rear dormer).
Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH
Applicant: The Hyde Group 24/3630/F
Site Address: 101A, 103, 103A, 105 GRANBY ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 1EJ
Development: Replacement of the existing windows and rear doors to the properties, with the proposed windows to be double glazed PVCu casement windows with astragal bars and the doors to the rear to be white double glazed PVCu doors.
Conservation Area: PROGRESS ESTATE
Applicant: Gao HEFAURE GW LTD 24/3631/F
Site Address: 25 GREENWICH CHURCH STREET, LONDON, SE10 9BJ
Development: Repainting of shopfront facade, removal of the internal illumination of the projected sign and replacement with external trough lights.
Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH
Applicant: Wiza Property Development Ltd 24/3669/F
Site Address: 82 PURRETT ROAD, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 1JR
Development: Demolition of the existing building and the erection of 3 x three storey dwellinghouses with associated parking, landscaping, refuse storage, cycle parking and associated external alterations.
Conservation Area: PLUMSTEAD COMMON
Applicant: Mr & Mrs Lauder 24/3678/HD
Site Address: 1 MERRIMAN ROAD, KIDBROOKE, LONDON, SE3 8RX
Development: Construction of a single storey side/rear wraparound extension and associated external works.
- Variation of Condition 31 (Commercial Uses Restriction) to allow more uses within Use Class E.
Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH
Applicant: Mr Lowe 24/3779/SD
Site Address: 95A ELTHAM HIGH STREET, ELTHAM, SE9 1TD
Development: Submission of details pursuant to discharge conditions 4 (Structural Survey Report) & 5 (Refurbishment Details) of planning permission reference 23/1387/L dated 01.11.2023.
Applicant: Y. Bonilla Perdomo 24/3789/HD
Site Address: 21 REYNOLDS PLACE, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 8SX Development: Installation of a new front door.
Conservation Area: RECTORY FIELD
Applicant: The Hyde Group 24/3795/F
Site Address: 28, 28A, 30, 30A ADMIRAL SEYMOUR ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 1SL
Development: This proposal is for the replacement of the existing windows and all external doors. The proposed windows are to be double glazed PVCu casement windows with Astragal Bars. The doors are to be designed to the original doors from when the properties were builtGeorgian style FD30 timber fire doors.
Conservation Area: PROGRESS ESTATE
Applicant: London & Quadrant 24/3806/HD
Site Address: 16 WHITWORTH STREET, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 9EN
Development: Replacement of front timber windows and front entrance door with slimline Timber units. Replacement of rear uPVC windows and door with replacement double glazed uPVC units. Replacement of Roof coverings and fascias and soffits like for like and associated external alterations.
Conservation Area: EAST GREENWICH
Applicant: Ms Avtar Dohil 24/3830/HD
Site Address: 92 HERVEY ROAD, KIDBROOKE, LONDON, SE3 8BU
Development: Construction of a part 1, part 2 storey side and rear wrap around extension, installation of altered rear balcony at first floor level, installation of raised platform at ground floor level with associated balustrading, altered windows and doors throughout the property, rear steps and hard and soft landscaping and other associated external alterations.
Conservation Area: SUN IN THE SANDS
Applicant: Mr James Roberts 24/3831/HD
Site Address: 16 PAPILLONS WALK, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 9SF
Development: Construction of a single storey rear extension with external terrace positioned above with associated balustrade and screening, external landscaping, window/door alterations and associated external works.
Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH PARK
Publicity for Listed Building Consent
Applicant: Mr A Thorburn 24/3173/L
Notice is given that: Mr Ismet Dursun of 227A Plumstead High Street, London, SE18 1HF, has applied for the Grant of a Premises Licence for the following premises: Yesemek, 237 Plumstead High Street, London, SE18 1HF A record of this application may be inspected by appointment.
Other persons may make representations to the Council on this application by no later than 19 December 2024 (Last date for making representations). Representations can be made in writing, by email or fax using the contact details above. Representations can only be made on the grounds of one of the four licensing objectives:
- Prevention of crime and disorder
- Prevention of public nuisance
- Public safety
- Protection of children from harm
Any person who makes a false statement in connection with an application is liable on summary conviction to a maximum fine of £5000.
It is proposed that the following licensable activity will take place at the premises: The sale of alcohol (on and offf the premises) Monday to Sunday 12:00 to 23:00
Opening hours: Monday to Sunday: 08:00 to 23:00
On-sales of alcohol are to seated customers ancillary to their meals; or as off-sales in sealed containers with takeaway food. There is to be no vertical drinking.
Conservation Area: adjacent to Sun In The Sands
Applicant: Mr & Mrs Marshall 24/3690/HD
Site Address: 28 BROOKWAY, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 9BJ
Development: Demolition of existing single-storey side conservatory; construction of part-two part-single storey side and rear extension, rear dormer extension and loft conversion with new rooflights and associated roof alterations; conversion of front garage into habitable space with new rooflight and window installations; other associated internal and external alterations and renovations including replacement roof finishes.
Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH PARK
Applicant: Buzzgrade Limited 24/3763/MA
Site Address: 62 THAMES STREET, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 9BX
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 10/07/2020 (Reference: 19/4322 MA, as amended) for 'An application submitted under Section 73 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 for a minor material amendment in connection with the planning permission 14/1636/F, dated 18/07/2016 for the demolition of existing building and construction of a 6-storey block over basement providing commercial floorspace and residential units' to allow: - Variation to wording of Condition 25 (Retention of Arches)' to allow:
Site Address: FLAT 4, MANNA MEAD, 17 WEST GROVE, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8QT
Development:
West and east Greenwich neighbourhood management trial begins
A new 18-month neighbourhood management trial began on 27 November in west and east Greenwich, to reduce congestion, improve air quality, and make roads safer.
New road signs are being installed to explain the part-time weekday restrictions, enforced by cameras from 7am to 10am and 3pm to 7pm.
A grace period is in place until 17 December, during which drivers will receive warnings if they use restricted roads during the restrictions. From 18 December, penalty charge notice (PCN) will be issued to those who break the rules. All signs will be up by the end of the grace period.
A council spokesperson said: “To safeguard the health and wellbeing of our residents, we must address air pollution, traffic congestion, and road safety concerns in these areas. It’s important we make it easier, safer and greener to move around the borough. Roads with restrictions will remain fully accessible to pedestrians, cyclists, and wheelchair users, and every address will still be accessible by car, though some drivers may need to take alternate routes.”
“The council remains committed to working closely with the community throughout the trial period and beyond to assess its impact and make necessary adjustments.”
Some organisations and those who meet the exemption criteria can pass through the new restrictions without getting a PCN. Full details on exemption criteria and how to apply can be found at royalgreenwich. gov.uk/traffic-management-scheme
How to give your feedback:
We want residents, local businesses and stakeholders in west and east Greenwich to share their feedback throughout this trial. This input, along with traffic data, will inform us whether to keep, remove, or make changes to the scheme.
Here’s how:
Consultation : To share your thoughts and experiences during the trial visit: royalgreenwich.gov.uk/greenersafer-greenwich
You can also sign up to receive updates on the project and upcoming events.
Paper consultation: Pick one up at West Greenwich or Greenwich Centre libraries or request a paper survey by emailing traffic.management@ royalgreenwich.gov.uk
Roads with restrictions:
East Greenwich
• Westcombe Hill (junction with Station Crescent) - bus gate
• Halstow Road - Camera-enforced traffic filter
• Vanbrugh Hill (junction with Dinsdale Road) - bus gate
• Maze Hill (junction with Tom Smith Close) - Camera-enforced traffic filter
• St Johns Park (junction with Vanbrugh Park) - Camera-enforced traffic filter
• Langton Way (junction with Old Dover Road) - Camera-enforced traffic filter
West Greenwich
• Crooms Hill (junction with Burney Street) - Camera-enforced traffic filter
• Circus Street (junction with Royal Hill)Camera-enforced traffic filter
• Royal Hill (junction with Royal Place)Camera-enforced traffic filter
• Royal Hill (junction with Point Hill)Camera-enforced traffic filter
• Winforton Street (junction with Point Hill) - Camera-enforced traffic filter
• Maidenstone Hill (junction with Point Hill) - Camera-enforced traffic filter
• Lindsell Street (junction with Greenwich South Street) - no entry (into Lindsell Street)
View trial area: greenersafergreenwich. commonplace.is
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HOW DO I APPLY?
Get on the list
First, you’ve got to be on the housing waiting list to join the scheme. If you’re not, register an application online at royalgreenwich.gov.uk/homes
Find your applicant number
It will be on the letter you’ve already had from the Royal Borough of Greenwich about the new scheme. You’ll need that number and the reference number of the property you’re after, which will be on the advert.
Pick out your ideal property by looking in Greenwich Info or regularly checking the website: royalgreenwich.gov. uk/homes. Click on your preference on the website. If you don’t have a computer, you can always use one for free at either The Eltham or Woolwich Centre or a local library.
Apply in one of three ways
• Text bidding is now available and the number to use is 07786207913. For further information please see page 2, or
• Via the Royal Borough of Greenwich’s website royalgreenwich.gov.uk/homes or
• Phone the 24-hour hotline 020 8921 4340. It’s an automatic push-button system and calls will be charged at the normal local ratell be charged at the normal local rate
HOW TO BID FOR ADVERTISED PROPERTIES BY TEXT
If you would like to bid by text, please use the following Text Bidding Number: 0778 620 7913 and type:
CBL, the property reference number and your applicant number.
The property reference will be on the advert and your applicant number is on the letter we sent to you when you registered for housing.
A successful bid will look like this: CBL 179104 12191
You will need to do a separate text for each property you wish to bid for and the text is charged at your mobile provider’s standard rate. You will receive a text response to confirm your bid within 5 minutes.
If you are unable to bid for advertised properties and have no one that can do so for you please contact the Allocations team on 020 8921 2941 and we will help you with bidding or will bid on your behalf. If you are in temporary accommodation, then please contact your Temporary Accommodation Officer for help with this.
CBL BIDDING
Please be aware that users must now enter the date of birth of the main applicant when logging into this site. royalgreenwich.gov.uk/homes
BIDDING FOR PROPERTIES
People on the Housing register are able to bid for all properties, regardless of their banding. You must be eligible for the size of property and bids will be considered in the following order:
First Band A, followed by Band B1/B2 both in priority date order. Those in Band C will then be considered in registration date order.
Please note that there will still be some properties with age restrictions so only people of this age group can apply for these.
Ref Number: 657880
Alwold Crescent SE12
3 Bed Hse
1 Dbl 2 Sgl room
Rad C/H No Pkg
Garden Incl
£181.45 pw
A is for applicants in unsatisfactory housing, including people moving due to demolition and those under occupying their homes.
BAND
B1 or B2 is for applicants the Royal Borough of Greenwich must prioritise according to the law, particularly homeless people, and others with an urgent need to move for medical or welfare reasons.
C is for all applicants on the housing register, including those that are in priority bands A and B1/B2.
SEASIDE & COUNTRY SCHEME
This scheme offers one and two bedroom flats and bungalows on the Coast and in the countryside, in the South East and West of England. In order to be considered you must be:
• A Council or Housing Association tenant
• At least 55 years old. If you intend to add a household member under the age of 55 they must be either your spouse, current joint tenant, registered carer or dependent adult child.
Your removal costs will be met if you are a Council tenant and you do move to a Seaside and Country home.
To register, or find out more about the scheme, contact the Access and Allocation section on: 020 8921 2941.
If you are a Housing Association tenant you need to contact your landlord to register. Further information is available from the scheme management organisation at housingmoves.org
The next printed edition of Greenwich Homes will be available on 18 December at midday. The closing date for all applications for this issue is midnight on 8 December 2024.
ALL households can bid for all types of property subject to meeting the bedroom size and any medical requirements.
MOVE TO A SMALLER PROPERTY
If your property is now too big for you, you can apply for the Small is Beautiful scheme.
To be eligible, your current property must:
• be a council or housing association property
• have 2, 3, 4 or 5 bedrooms
• be in the Royal Borough of Greenwich
The scheme can help you move to a smaller home that better meets your needs. We can then use your property to help another family who need it. For example, those in an overcrowded property or who are homeless.
WHAT YOU’LL GET
We’ll help you with costs and finding a new home that better meets your needs.
Financial benefits
We’ll pay:
• £1,000 for each spare room you give up
• an extra £500 if you downsize by mutual exchange
• your moving costs
• your disturbance costs, for example, for packing, disconnecting and reconnecting your appliances
Priority to find a new home
We’ll put your household in the highest priority band on the housing register so you can find a new home as soon as possible.
An Under Occupation Adviser will support you throughout the downsizing process.
Extra support for households with adult children
If you have non-dependant adult children living with you, we can offer them their own flat, if we can get a bedroom back. This means you and your adult child will each get a one-bedroom flat.
Extra support for older tenants
If you’re Pension Credit age you can downsize to a home with one extra bedroom to allow for caring or support needs.
We can visit you and support you with everything you need to downsize.
WHO CAN APPLY
You can apply if you’re under-occupying your home by at least one bedroom.
When we decide if a tenant is under-occupying, we count a second living room (or parlour) as a bedroom.
APPLY
For information or assistance Contact our Allocations Team on: 020 8921 2941 or email: housing-allocations@royalgreenwich.gov.uk
If you are unable to bid for advertised properties and have no one that can do so for you please contact the Allocations team on 020 8921 2941 and we will help you with bidding or will bid on your behalf. If you are in temporary accommodation, then please contact your Temporary Accommodation Officer for help with this.
Email: Housing-Allocations-Downsizi@ royalgreenwich.gov.uk
OTHER DOWNSIZING OPTIONS
If you’re 55 or over, you could also consider moving to the seaside or countryside.
This could be for you if you’re:
• in poor health
• struggling to cope in your current home
• keen to move nearer to friends, family or amenities
You can also contact us if you know other tenants who might benefit from this scheme.
Find out about moving to the seaside or country.
Greenwich Council (in foyer)
6 Mitre Passage, Greenwich Peninsula, London SE10 0ER
Greenwich Theatre
Crooms Hill, London SE10 8ES
West Greenwich House
141 Greenwich High Road London SE10 8JA
West Greenwich Library
146 Greenwich High Road, London SE10 8NN
Royal Standard
67 Pelton Road, London SE10 9AH
Forum@Greenwich Trafalgar Road, London SE10 9EQ
Greenwich University
Cooper Building, Students Union, King William Walk, London SE10 9JH
Greenwich Communications Centre
164 Trafalgar Road Greenwich, London SE10 9TZ
Maze Hill Station
Tom Smith Close, London SE10 9XG
Blackheath Library
Old Dover Road, Blackheath SE3 7BT
Westcombe Park Station
Station Crescent, Westcombe Park, London SE3 7EQ
Blackheath Newbridge Working Mens Club
22 Charlton Road, Blackheath SE3 7HG
Waitrose
Dreadnought Wharf, Victoria Parade, 1 Thames Street, Greenwich, London SE10 9FR
Greenwich Square Health Centre 12 Lambarde Square SE10 9GB
Woodland Surgery
Woodland Walk SE10 9UB
Vanbrugh Dental Centre
Vanbrugh Hill SE10 9HQ
Greenwich Launderette
174 Trafalgar Road SE10 9TZ
Slade Library
Erindale SE18 2QQ
Woolwich Community Centre
Leslie Smith Square SE18 4DW
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Station Road, London SE18 4QH
Clockhouse Community Centre
Defiance Walk, Woolwich Dockyard Estate SE18 5QL
Waterfront Leisure Centre
Woolwich High Street SE18 6DL
McDonald’s
56-58 Powis Street SE18 6LQ
Greenwich University 54-58 Powis Street SE18 6NL
Woolwich Centre
35 Wellington Street SE18 6PW
Post Room Woolwich Service Centre Wellington Street SE18 6PW
Town Hall
Wellington Street SE18 6PW
Woolwich Centre Library 21 Love Lane SE18 6QT
Brookhill Children’s Centre
130 Brookhill Road SE18 6UZ
Charlton Athletic Football Club
Reception The Valley, Floyd Road SE7 8BL
Time Court
Woodland Terrace SE7 8DD
Charlton Library
Charlton House, Charlton Road SE7 8RE
Gllab Work and Learn Centre
Old library Calderwood Street SE18 6QW
The Point
47 Woolwich New Road, SE18 6EW
Smile With Pride Dental Care Ltd 81A Powis Street SE18 6JB
Equitable House
General Gordon Place SE18 6AB
St.Marks Medical Centre 24 Wrottesley Road SE18 3EP
Plumstead Library Plumstead High Street SE18 1JL
Greenwich Community College 95 Plumstead Road SE18 7DQ
Glyndon Community Centre 75 Raglan Road SE18 7LB
Abbey Wood Community Group 4 Knee Hill, SE2 0YS
Abbey Wood Library Eynsham Drive SE2 9PT
Thamesmead Leisure Centre
Thamesmere Drive SE28 8RE
Gallions Housing Association 90 Titmuss Avenue SE28 8HL
Conway Medical Centre 44 Conway Road SE18 1AH
Basildon Road Surgery
111 Basildon Road SE2 0ER
Heronsgate Medical Centre
Goosander Way SE28 0ER
Middle Park Community Centre
150 Middle Park Avenue SE9 5SD
Vista Childrens Centre
Middle Park Avenue SE9 5SD
City Point Concierge Suite
Campbell Court, Meadowside, Kidbrooke SE3 9XT
Kidbrooke Dental Centre
Telemann Square SE3 9YR
Briset Corner Surgery 591 Westhorne Avenue SE9 6JX
Eltham Centre & Eltham Library
2 Archery Road SE9 1HA
Cold Harbour Library
Wiliam Barefoot Drive SE9 3AY
Cold Harbour Leisure Centre
Chapel Farm Road SE9 3LX
New Eltham Library
Southwood Road SE9 3QT
Eltham Community Hospital
30 Passey Place SE9 5DQ
52 Well Hall Road
52 Well Hall Road SE9 6SH