The structure of the 30-storey Woodget Heights building has been completed, taking the Royal Borough of Greenwich another step closer to delivering much needed affordable housing.
Prime Point in Greenwich Peninsula will deliver 476 new homes as early as next year, 70% of which will be affordable housing.
Councillor Majid Rahman, Cabinet Member for Planning, Estate Renewal and Development, was joined by the
Be a part of history and help us name the new leisure centre in Woolwich, which is set to open later this year.
The new multi-million-pound venue will provide state-of-the-art facilities in the heart of the town centre, and this is your chance to choose what it will be called.
Councillor Anthony Okereke, Leader of the Royal Borough of Greenwich, said: “We are months away from the opening of our game changing new leisure centre in Woolwich. A flagship project for the council, I know that excitement isn’t lost on our residents who will soon be able to take advantage of all the fantastic facilities that will be available to them.
government’s Housing Minister and Greenwich and Woolwich MP Matthew Pennycook and London’s Deputy Mayor for Housing and Residential Development, Tom Copley, to mark the milestone with L&Q Homes, who are leading on construction.
Cllr Rahman said: “It’s one of Our Greenwich missions to ensure that residents live in safe and secure homes, and by working with housing associations such as L&Q we can help ensure we have more high-quality affordable housing.
“The new leisure centre is at the forefront of our plan to improve the quality of life and health of our residents. We’ve invested in the health and wellbeing of residents and this new venue will be used for generations to come, so it feels fitting that residents get the chance to name it.”
The three names shortlisted for residents to vote on are:
• MOVE Woolwich
• Woolwich Active
• Woolwich Waves
You have until midday on Wednesday, 30 April to cast your vote, which you can do by visiting: royalgreenwich.gov.uk/ vote-new-woolwich-leisurecentre
Once finished, the new leisure centre will be home to two swimming pools, water slides, a gym across two levels, a health suite with a spa and sauna, a five-a-side football pitch, sports courts, a creche, soft play and party space, and a cafe.
“I look forward to when residents start to move in next year and can then call Greenwich Peninsula home. Just like tenants who have already moved into 100 of our own council homes nearby at Greenwich Millenium Village last summer as part of Greenwich Builds that is delivering 1,750 new council homes borough wide.”
Read more: royalgreenwich.gov.uk/ primepoint-toppingout
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Day commemoration and market at Severndroog Castle
Severndroog Castle will be hosting celebrations for the 80th anniversary of VE day. There will be storytelling, free guided walks with a local historian, choirs and a visit from The Royal British Legion. Volunteers will all be wearing 1940s fashion so they encourage visitors to dress up too!
Date: 4th May
Time: 10am-3pm
Tickets: no need to book and the event is free
Location: Severndroog Castle, Castle Wood, Shooters Hill, London, SE18 3RT, United Kingdom https://www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/events/mayproducers-market-and-ve-day-commemoration
Opera Gala Night 2025
The Opera Gala night at Blackheath Halls is back for a glittering evening of operatic favourites. It’s all to raise money for the 2025 community opera. Performances will include: Opera Patron soprano Ailish Tynan and the Blackheath Halls Youth Choir with more to be announced. Guests will receive a glass of Prosecco on arrival and a light supper. You can book an entire table for 10 people or individual seats at a table of your choice.
Date: 4th May 2025
Time: 6:30pm-9pm
Tickets: £65
Location: 23 Lee Rd, Blackheath, London SE3 9RQ
Broadway Bingo in Catford
Broadway Theatre’s drag bingo night with THAT GIRL is back for its second year! Expect a night of bingo, live music and prizes and “the usual campery, cattiness – and added cake.”
Date: 7th May Time: 8pm
Tickets: £7.00
Broadway Bar, Broadway Theatre, Rushey Green, Catford,London, SE6 4RU
https://www.broadwaytheatre.org. uk/events/broadway-bingo
Ministry of Sound revive iconic 00s ‘Smoove’ night
See Artful Dodger, Masterstepz, Maximum and more at Ministry of Sound’s returning flagship Friday night event. The club night brings sounds of UK garage, dancehall, hip-hop, R&B, and afrobeats.
Date: Friday 2nd May
Time: 10pm-5am
Tickets: from £12.64
Ministry of Sound, 103 Gaunt Street, London SE1 6DP https://www.ministryofsound.com/ tickets/smoove
Woolwich Singers Spring Concert at The Tramshed
Community choir, Woolwich Singers, are putting on their annual spring concert. They will be performing a mixture of old and new songs, with a chance to join in, enter the raffl e and enjoy a drink at the bar.
Date: Friday 23rd May
Time: 7pm-9pm
Tickets: General admission is £10, concession is £7
The Tramshed, 51-53 Woolwich New Road, London SE18 6ES https://www.tramshed.org/ woolwich-singers
Urban Village Fete
It’s the Urban Village Fete’s 10th birthday! Celebrate at the Greenwich Peninsula with live DJs, independent markets, creative experiences, and street food. War Child is also their 2025 Fete charity partner and there will be donation opportunities on the day.
Date: 18th May
Time: 11am-7pm
Location: Greewnich Peninsula, Soames Walk, London SE10 0SQ https://www.greenwichpeninsula. co.uk/whats-on/urban-village-fete
Plans have been submitted to build a large high-rise development on the grounds of a former college on the border between Greenwich and Lewisham.
Housing developer RER London submitted the cross borough planning application to both Greenwich and Lewisham Councils last month.
The plans involve demolishing the former Deptford Campus of Lewisham College by Deptford Bridge DLR Station and using the land to build several high-rise apartment buildings, the tallest of which would be 31 storeys.
This 31-storey block would become the tallest building in the immediate Deptford area, the current one being the 27-storey Distillery Tower which is
located just opposite the newly proposed development site on the other side of Deptford Bridge road.
The new large-scale development dubbed ‘Deptford Bridge’ would contain 903 residential units, with 597 of them located in Lewisham and 306 in Greenwich. Of these 903, 840 would be private units, 40 would be social rent and 23 would be shared ownership.
As well as the residential offering, the proposal also includes plans for several retail and leisure units at the ground and first floor levels of the site, many of which would be located along the waterside of Deptford Creek. Developers have said that a key objective of the Deptford Bridge development is to promote public access to and use of the creek.
Some parts of the former Lewisham College buildings on the application site are currently used for educational purposes by Goldsmiths College of Fine Arts, which has a temporary lease until January 2027. The new proposal includes provision for Goldsmiths if the university wishes to make use of space within the new Deptford Bridge development.
Developer RER London hopes that Deptford Bridge will be both “an exciting new destination for local people” and that it will make “a significant contribution to housing shortfall in the area”. The proposal, which was submitted and validated by both councils at the end of March, has garnered 12 objections from residents across both boroughs as of April 16.
Whether you’re spectating or running, here’s a comprehensive guide to this year’s TCS London Marathon and how it will affect Southwark and surrounding areas, writes Evie FLynn...
This year’s marathon is on Sunday 27th April and is expected to bring more than 50,000 runners and tens of thousands of spectators to the streets of London.
It’s the world’s biggest annual one-day fundraising event and has raised more than £1 billion for charity since it was founded in 1981.
The 26.2 mile route stretches across five boroughs: Greenwich, Southwark, City of London, Tower Hamlets, and Westminster.
Starting in Blackheath / Greenwich Park, the route passes through Charlton, Woolwich and Greenwich town centre towards Deptford.
The course then travels through Rotherhithe and Bermondsey before, crossing Tower Bridge to Canary Wharf and Isle of Dogs.
Passing through the City of London, runners cross the finish line 26.2 miles (or 42.2km later) on The Mall in Westminster.
ROAD AND TRANSPORT CLOSURES IN SOUTH EAST LONDON:
There are road and travel restrictions in place on the 27th April to protect the public and runners.
Spectators are warned that parts of the route are extremely busy, and you may have to wait for up to 90 minutes to board trains at certain stations.
Charlton:
At the beginning of the course, runners will take one of three routes: Charlton Way (red start), Shooters Hill Road (blue start), and St. John’s Park (pink start). Charlton Way and Shooters Hill Road are
are due to close at 4am and due to re-open again at 2:30pm.
St John’s Park will close a bit later, at 7am and open again at 2:30pm.
Other roads closed from 7am in Charlton are as follows:
• Charlton Park Road (7am-2:30pm)
• Shooters Hill Road (7am-2:30pm)
• Old Dover Road (7am-2:30pm)
• Little Heath (7am-2:30pm)
• Charlton Park Lane (7am-2:30pm)
• Artillery Place (7am-2:30pm)
• John Wilson Street (7am-2:30pm)
Woolwich:
• Woolwich Church Street (7am-3pm)
• Woolwich Road (7am-3pm)
• Trafalgar Road (7am-4pm)
Greenwich:
• Creek Road (7am-4pm)
RoadsinGreenwichwillbeclosedfrom 7am-4pmonSunday27thApril
Foot Tunnel:
The Greenwich Foot Tunnel will be open south to north on Marathon day, but it will be busy with queues anticipated. It will be closed north to south between 10:30 and 12:30.
Alternative arranagements are in place on the DLR services from Island Gardens.
Cutty Sark DLR:
Cutty Sark Docklands Light Railway (DLR) station will be entry only on Sunday 27th April. Passengers will not be able to get off trains or leave the station.
Only northbound services will operate.
Deptford:
• Evelyn Street (8am-4pm)
Rotherhithe:
• Surrey Quays Road (8am-4pm)
• Salter Road (8am-4pm)
• Brunel Road (8am-4pm)
Residents of the Rotherhithe Peninsula will be able to exit the area whilst event road closures are in place.
This is in conjunction with Bacon’s College on Timber Pond Road, who will provide free, secure, overnight parking on its premises for local residents.
This car park will operate from 4pm on Saturday 26th April to 6:30pm on Sunday 27th April.
Residents can leave their vehicle parked and return on foot at any time during the closure period to collect the vehicle and exit the peninsula. When exiting the college, the route out is via Timber Pond Road, Poolmans Street, Needleman Street, Surrey Quays Road and Lower Road.
Bermondsey:
• Jamaica Road (8am-4pm)
• Tower Bridge (8am-8:30pm)
Parking restrictions:
If your car is parked somewhere on the route on the 27th April, it will be removed. Organisers have asked drivers to assist
them by parking your vehicle off the route on the evening of Saturday 26th April. Removals will start at 4am on Sunday 27th April.
If your vehicle is relocated by contractors, visit trace.london to find it.
River services:
Thames Clippers will be running services from central London to Greenwich Pier. It’s just a short walk from Greenwich Pier to the start of the race at Blackheath / Greenwich Park/
For more information on transport and road closures, visit http:// londonmarathonevents.co.uk/londonmarathon/road-closures
WHERE TO WATCH:
Lower Road, SE16 (mile 8-9): Lower Road, in between Canada Water and Surrey Quays station has no barriers. It’s easy to spot people and to get close up.
Jamaica Road, SE1 (mile 11-12): From Surrey Quays station, you can quickly make your way to Jamaica Road, by taking a left at the top of Lower Road.
Although it is only 800m for spectators to walk, it’s another 3 miles away on the runners course so it’s a great way to see people twice in 30 minutes.
Tower Bridge, SE1 (mile 12-13): If you head to Tower Bridge early enough, you will have a great spot on the bridge for photo opportunities.
An amazing group of South East London runners will be running for incredible charities on the 27th. We wish them the best of luck!
Jane Lindsey (Millwall Lions Food Hub):
Jane has been an avid Millwall supporter for over 25 years and will be taking on the marathon to raise funds for the Millwall Lions Food Hub, where she also volunteers.
One of her lifetime goals has been to complete a marathon, entering the ballot every year but always receiving a ‘not this time.’ However, last June she received the long awaited ‘your’e in!’
She said: “Not being a runner, I was absolutely terrified by the thought of what I had been offered. However, since June I have trained, starting with the Couch to 5K and continuedwith the running so that when the time came to actually ‘train’, I would be ready!”
Kevin Downey (Homes 4 Heroes):
The 66 year old from Bermondsey is on his 36th London Marathon this year.
He’ll be raising money for Homes 4 Heroes, a charity that helps veterans who have found themselves homeless or with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
He’s raised over £3,000 already this year
Lambros Siolos (Bede Foundation): 44-year-old firefighter, Lambros Siolos, is a keen marathon runner and will be raising money for Bede Foundation in Bermondsey. Running London marathon will mean he will have completed his goal of running all six of the major marathons.
He’s already run Berlin, Chicago, Boston, New York and Tokyo and found the Bede foundation as a way to participate for London.
He said: “I’m less than two weeks away and the hard preparation is almost over. Obviously I feel a bit tired but that’s normal. I’m looking forward to the start. I always think positive.”
To support Lambros, visit his JustGiving page.
Martin Allchurch and Kay Kapsalis (Backcare):
Martin Allchurch is a 41-year-old lifeguard and swimming instrcutor who works at Forest Hill Pools in Lewisham.
He is running the marathon alongside an old
friend Kay Kapsalis, from Dartford. Kay has pancreatic cancer, which has spread to her back, but running the London Marathon “has always been on her “bucket list”.
Martyn said that “when she (Kay) got offered a place to take part, I started training with her to give her moral support... a slot came up for me so now i’m running too!” They are both raising money for Backcare.
Jack Sammoutis (Baller’s Academy and Southwark Mayor Charities): Jack, a footballer and coach at the Baller’s Academy, is running to raise funds for community programmes for families in Southwark, in partnership with the Southwark Mayor’s chosen charities.
These initiatives include sessions for young people, inclusive sports for individuals with disabilities, and mobility and walking sports for older adults.
As part of their fundraising efforts, Coach Jack will be running the London marathon this year to help them reach their goal.
James Bell (Guy’s Cancer Charity): A dad from Camberwell, James is running and raising money for Guy’s Cancer Charity, in memory of his younger brother Tom. Tom died from bowel cancer on 27 August 2023 after being cared for by staff at Guy’s Cancer Centre, aged 41.
Bowel cancer is the third most diagnosed cancer and the second most common cause of cancer death worldwide. Early diagnosis is crucial, as is recognising the early-onset symptoms.
Kehinde and Leeanne (Black Women Rising):
Kehinde and Leeanne are running this year to raise funds for Black Women Rising. Black Women Rising UK is the flagship pr gramme for charity The Leanne Pero Foundation, based in Peckham, which offers culturally sensitive support, information and advice, for women of colour who have had a cancer diagnosis.
Leeanne said: “This incredible organisation offered me unwavering support throughout my own breast cancer journey in 2020 and 2021, providing a safe space to share, heal, and connect with others who truly understood what I was going through.”
Kehinde’s said: “When I got cancer in 2022, I just wanted to be healthy. I made a vow that if I survived, I wanted to be the strongest version of myself I could be and I would be the voice I didn’t have.”
Our new express bus route makes cross-river journeys to Grove Park more convenient
Download the free TfL Go app for real-time bus arrivals
Applies to entire bus route. Touch in as usual with your contactless card or device, or Oyster card. Until at least 7 April 2026.
Take the yellow brick road down to Eckington Gardens for an outdoor viewing of the colourful screen adaptation of the highly popular stage musical.
A hit with people of all ages, bring a blanket and picnic for this event!
When: Saturday 3rd May – 8pm
Where: Eckington Gardens
Duration: 160 minutes
Info: https://freefilmfestivals.org/ event/wicked/
New Cross and Deptford film festival returns this year from April 25th and aims to bring neighbours together to watch films for free, writes Lily Erwood...
For over ten years the annual festival has been utilising local churches, pubs, and parks to put on free films. Whether you’re looking to head downtown with Priscilla, or to Peru with Paddington, the nine-day event caters for everyone.
Most of the viewing venues are fully accessible and where possible all films will have subtitles, but seats will go on a first-come first-serve basis so you are best to come early. In fact some require pre-booking as they have events liked to them like a drag disco after a show of Priscilla Queen of the Desert.
HERE ARE OUR TOP PICKS:
DEBÍ TIRAR MÁS FOTOS, BAD BUNNY (2025)
Puerto Rican reggaetón phenomenon
Bad Bunny’s 13-minute short film explores themes of culture change, loss, and aging through the lens of his native country. This is in Spanish with subtitles.
When: Friday 02 May- 5pm
Where: Armada Court Community
Centre
Duration: 13 minutes
Info: https://freefilmfestivals.org/ event/short-film-night-debi-tirar-masfotos/
THE ADVENTURES OF PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT, STEPHAN ELLIOT (1994)
To kick off the festival, head downtown for a dazzling journey through the Australian outback.
This gay cult classic follows the journey of three friends and their pink bus Priscilla, featuring fabulous costumes and an incredible soundtrack.
The opening night viewing is followed by a drag ball disco afterparty at Little Nan’s – make sure you book!
When: Friday 25th April – 7pm
Where: Deptford Lounge
Duration: 104 minutes
Booking required: www. deptfordlounge.org.uk/whats-on More info: https://freefilmfestivals. org/event/the-adventures-of-priscillaqueen-of-the-desert-and-drag-balldisco/
THE OLD OAK, KEN LOACH (2023)
From veteran director Ken Loach, The Old Oak tells the story of an unlikely friendship between the landlord of a County Durham failing pub and a
Syrian refugee. Housing is a central theme in this ‘sobering’ film.
The viewing includes a Q&A.
When: Sunday 27th April – 7pm
Where: The Brookmill Pub
Duration: 113 minutes I nfo: https://freefilmfestivals.org/ event/the-old-oak-qa/
FREE PARTY: A FOLK HISTORY, AARON TRINDER (2023)
Director Aaron Trinders 2023 feature documentary follows the birth of the free party movement in the late 80s and early 90s, exploring the impact it has had on the rave scene today.
Includes a Q&A with Director Aaron Trinder.
When: Sunday 27th April – 7pm
Where: Rising Sun
Duration: 107 minutes
Info: https://freefilmfestivals.org/ event/free-party-a-folk-historydirector-qa/
DR STRANGELOVE, STANLEY KUBRICK (1964)
Kubrick’s classic anti-Cold War black comedy features the fallout of a US general’s plans of nuclear attack against the Soviet Union.
The satire is as relevant today as ever, critics say it is improving with age.
When: Wednesday 30th April – 7:30pm
Where: Villages Taproom
Duration: 94 minutes
Info: https://freefilmfestivals.org/ event/dr-strangelove-or-how-i-learnedto-stop-worrying-and-love-the-bomb/
A comedy drama following the road trip taken by three women, motorbiking across Africa, with the goal of delivering a motorcycle to a wildlife ranger.
Embellished with an East African soundtrack, the film promises to inspire and empower.
This viewing includes an actor Q&A and drinks at the Villages Taproom bar!
When: Tuesday 29th April – 7:30pm
Where: Villages Taproom
Duration: 80 minutes
Info: https://freefilmfestivals.org/event/ boda-babes-ride-qa/
I realised that it’s some time since I wrote up a railway station and that the last one I did was Woolwich Dockyard. So, this week I’m going to do Woolwich Arsenal station which has had many rebuilds – I’m rather afraid that this whole article is just going to be a list of building changes.
Obviously a station at Woolwich was discussed from the start of plans for a railway into Kent via Greenwich. As various proposals were made it emerged that Woolwich itself was not particularly grateful and in fact was quite hostile to the railway. Vincent in ‘Records of the Woolwich District’ quotes at length a report of a meeting held in 1836 in which “a respectable private meeting of proprietors and other inhabitants of Woolwich ..... adopted measures in opposition to the project for a railroad from Greenwich to Gravesend’. They objected that the railway would be in a cutting through the centre of the town and that “no such excavation or cut has ever been attempted through a town so densely
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populated’. A leader in this protest was Lewis Davis - who we’ve met before in connexion with water and gas supplies in Woolwich. It was resolved that the line would be a nuisance and prevent proper drainage and cause difficulties in the supply of gas and water -and they agreed to oppose any legislation.
As late as 1841 The Woolwich Commissioners were voting never to address Colonel Landmann again.
The railway was eventually built in the late 1840s as part of the South Eastern Railway’s North Kent Line with trains running through the Blackheath Tunnel to Charlton. They then ran from Charlton to Woolwich
and then proceeding to Kent - thus avoiding Greenwich entirely.
Woolwich Arsenal Station was opened in 1849. The North Kent line had only settled on this route and location in 1846, wanting it principally because it was at the eastern edge of the parish, where it could serve the Arsenal. It was built on the site of Pattison’s chalk pit. Vincent gives a great deal of detail about the location of this pit and includes maps – which are unintelligible in terms of what would it is like today. He points out that several of the stations built on the North Kent Line in this area were constructed in various gravel or chalk pits which proliferated along the route of the line. The station was the primary one on the North Kent route serving the Woolwich as the largest town.
The Kent Rail web site (https://www. kentrail.org.uk/) reports the state of works on the line in the Woolwich area before opening. Interestingly line inspections for the Board of Trade were carried out by Royal Engineers. From reports from June 1849 it appears that work on the Woolwich section was lagging behind.
A second inspection in July revealed that the section of line through Woolwich was covered in rubbish and building materials and it was not recommended for opening. Later it was reported that although major works were essentially finished, heavy rain had caused cuttings to flood. It was suggested that trains should be restricted to a moderate speed.
When the line opened it was in an open cutting and on the corner of Woolwich New Road and what is now called Vincent Street. It did not face onto the main New Road but was on the north side of Vincent Street, opposite the Bull public house. It was designed to plans by the company engineer, Peter William Barlow, with elevations by the company architect, Samuel Beazley and it was built by John Kelk. It had a five bay single-storey front and steps down to two platforms on the lowerlevel rail lines in their cutting. These original buildings survived into the 1970s. The station was first called just ‘Arsenal’, then ‘Royal Arsenal’, then ‘Woolwich Arsenal Station’.
The South Eastern Railway used the area around the Station as an
important place to keep locomotives when they were not being used as an extension of the complex at Bricklayers Arms. This was on the ‘’up’’ side and included an engine shed and, later, a turntable. On the ‘’down’’ side were three sidings, with a shed used for goods. Although Plumstead was the main hub for traffic to and from the Royal Arsenal there were a number of other sidings at Woolwich. These lines were controlled by a signal box in the style of the South Eastern Railway, with their trademark clapboard with sash windows.
By 1867 over 3,000 passengers a day were travelling from Arsenal station to London, and it was also busy on Sundays with trippers bound for Gravesend.
In 1905 all this infrastructure was removed and in 1905, W Patterson & Sons Ltd rebuilt the layout to a complete transformation. The ‘up’ side main offices were enlarged and the ticket office shifted to street level and above the lines. It now faced onto Woolwich New Road and was set back behind a canopy with a carriage forecourt. Access became easier by
the installation of iron staircases. The goods shed was single-storey and had a pitched roof, curved to match the platforms. The platform surfaces were lined with single-storey yellow brick walls, with canopies – and they still remain. Buildings which had been adjacent to the first station were replaced with a single-storey brick range and that still survives as 3 Vincent Road, now mainly storage and offices for local businesses. The opening of the of Slade Green Depot in 1899 meant the end for Woolwich Arsenal’s shed and turntable – both were taken out of use in 1905.
In 1926 the Southern Railway installed electrification as far as Dartford. Steam trains remained in use for Kent Coast excursions and goods traffic, and were still used in the sidings.
In 1926 following electrification the ‘Smoke Hole’ was removed and the space filled. It had been the source of protests from local traders and the public for nearly 80 years. When the railway was built the earlier fears that it would go through the town in a cutting became a reality and in fact happened. In order to allow for the smoke to be vented from the locomotives running below ground level an area of street which was left open and grated over. This was in the road in what is now
General Gordon Square - in front of the old Woolwich Equitable building - and in those days there was no General Gordon Square. Just a street with shops and houses and so on.
In 1965, under British Railways goods traffic ended and by then steam trains had vanished in this area. The goods shed was demolished, but its southern elevation was kept. In the 1970s the original Arsenal station building was still standing in Vincent Road, with a causeway running down to the railway tracks and there was a car park on the site of the locomotive sheds and sidings. The signal box lasted until 1970 when control was transferred to a temporary panel at St John’s station.
The station was replaced again in 1992–3 with a high-tech pavilion, commissioned by Network SouthEast and designed by British Rail’s Architecture and Design Group, led by Nick Derbyshire and Alastair Lansley. It has a thin wing-like canopy roof, supported on reconstituted Portland stone with steel columns on Cornish-granite bases and floors. A steel and glass beacon rises above the booking hall, which was cited in Architectural Review as ‘a lighthouse of urbanity’. There are railings and stairs, but these are apparently never used, nor is the beacon ever lit.
On the up platform there is a 1993 terracotta relief mural, ‘Workers of Woolwich’, by Martin Williams, depicting work in the Arsenal, and funded by British Rail’s Community Unit with the University of Greenwich and Greenwich Council.
On 20th May 2005 the ‘’down’’ side platform was closed to passengers, to allow more major modification work. The South Eastern Railway designed canopies were replaced and there were new toilets, lifts, and an additional platform. The original ‘’down’’ side retaining wall was demolished and a new one built. Passengers wanting to alight at Woolwich had to travel down to Plumstead, then return on a London-bound train until the ‘’down’’ platform re-opened in August 2006.
I’m sorry if this article has just been a list of building changes to the station - these seem to have been endless. It is an important station and some of the facilities which have come and gone have been equally important. So I’m sorry if I’ve had no space for any human interest stories or events which have happened at the station - nor indeed has there been space to record the addition of the Docklands Light Railway - another time perhaps?
ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH
The Greenwich (Free Parking Places, Loading Places and Waiting, Loading and Stopping Restrictions) (Amendment No. 140) Order 2025
The Greenwich (Charged For-Parking Places) (Amendment No. 147) Order 2025
The Greenwich (No Entry, Prohibited Turn, Prohibited Access and One-Way) Order 2025
The Greenwich (Prescribed Route) (No. 212) Traffic Order 2025
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the Royal Borough of Greenwich (hereinafter referred to as “the Council”) has made the abovementioned Orders under sections 6, 45, 46, 49, 124 and Part IV of Schedule 9 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended. The Order will come into operation on 24th April 2025.
2. The general effect of the Orders would be to:
a) Introduce No waiting at any time restrictions at the following locations:
i. Tunnel Avenue, northeast side, from a point 55 metres northwest of its junction with Morden Wharf Road for a distance of approximately 250 metres in a north-westerly direction to its junction with the Tunnel Avenue Slip Road;
ii. Tunnel Avenue, southwest side, from a point 70 metres northwest of its junction with Morden Wharf Road for a distance of 160 metres in a north-westerly direction to a point 12 metres northwest of the northwestern property boundary of No. 217 Tunnel Avenue;
b) Replace the No waiting at any time restrictions with new No waiting at any time restrictions at the following locations:
i. Tunnel Avenue, southwest side, from a point 55 metres northwest of its junction with Peterboat Close to a point 60 metres northwest of its junction with Morden Wharf Road;
ii. Tunnel Avenue, southwest side, from a point 18 metres northwest of the northwestern property boundary of No. 217 Tunnel Avenue, northwest to a point 12.5 metres southeast of the southeastern property boundary of No. 243 Tunnel Avenue;
c) Remove the No waiting at any time restriction on Tunnel Avenue, northeast side, for its full length around the former traffic island at its southern most junction of the Tunnel Avenue slip roads with Blackwall Tunnel Southern Approach;
d) Remove the No waiting at any time restriction on the Tunnel Avenue slip road, both sides, from its junction with Tunnel Avenue for a distance of 16 metres to its junction with Blackwall Tunnel Southern Approach;
e) Prohibit Entry except for buses at the following locations:
i. Tunnel Avenue slip road towards Blackwall Tunnel Southern Approach Northbound at its junction with Tunnel Avenue;
ii. Pavilion Lane at its junction with Blackwall Tunnel Southern Approach Northbound;
f) Prohibit Entry at the following locations:
i. Pavilion Lane at its junction with Silvertown Tunnel Southern Approach Northbound;
ii. The southbound carriageway of Millennium Way at a point 84 metres northwest of its junction with Edmund Halley Way;
g) Prohibit the Right Turn into:
i. Tunnel Avenue slip road from Tunnel Avenue for all vehicles;
ii. Pavilion Lane westbound carriageway from Millennium Way southbound carriageway for all vehicles;
h) Prohibit the Left Turn into:
i. Tunnel Avenue slip road from Tunnel Avenue for all vehicles;
ii. Pavilion Lane access road westbound carriageway from Pavilion Lane southbound carriageway for all vehicles;
iii. Pavilion Lane from the Silvertown Tunnel Southern Approach Northbound for all vehicles;
iv. Pavilion Lane westbound carriageway from Millennium Way northbound carriageway for all vehicles except for buses;
i) Remove the No Entry except for Buses and Taxis on Tunnel Avenue located 70 metres northwest of its junction with Morden Wharf Road;
j) Remove the One-Way restriction on Tunnel Avenue from a point 55 metres northwest from the northwestern property boundary of No. 217 Tunnel Avenue for a distance of approximately 25 metres;
k) 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) to (d).
3. Copies of the Orders, which will come into operation on 24th April 2025, the statement of reasons for making the Orders and plans can be inspected during normal office hours on Monday to Fridays inclusive for a period of six weeks from the date on which the Orders were made at the Woolwich Centre Library, The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, London SE18 6HQ.
4. Further information may be obtained from Parking Design Team, Floor 3, The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, London SE18 6HQ or email to ben.murphy@royalgreenwich.gov.uk (quoting reference Tunnel Avenue 03-2025).
5. 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, Transport Communities, Environment and Central Royal Borough of Greenwich
Dated 23rd April 2025
=ROYAL BOROUGH of GREENWICH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1) NORMAN ROAD PLANNED ROAD CLOSURE (ORDER)
1. The Royal Borough of Greenwich intends to make this Order in exercise of powers under section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. This is to facilitate works by Tideway East who need to carry out maintenance on the DLR.
2. The Order will come into operation on 6th May 2025 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However, the works are expected to take 4 days. The duration of the Order can be extended with the approval of the Secretary of State for Transport.
3. The effect of the Order would be to temporarily prohibit vehicles from entering, exiting, proceeding, or waiting (including waiting for the \ purposes of loading or unloading), in Norman Road at the rails bridge.
4. Whilst the Order is in operation traffic will be diverted via the placing of the appropriate signage. Prohibitions remain in force; pedestrians are not affected, and vehicle access will be maintained wherever possible.
5. Nothing in this Notice will apply to anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or traffic warden, to emergency service vehicles, or to vehicles being used in connection with the works.
6. The restrictions described above will apply only during such times and to such extent as shall be indicated by traffic signs as prescribed by the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016.
7. Queries concerning these works should be directed to the Royal Borough of Greenwich’s Directorate of Regeneration, Enterprise & Skills on 020 8921 6340.
Ryan Nibbs Assistant Director, Transport.
The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, SE18 6HQ
Dated: 07/02/2025
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The Greenwich (Free Parking Places, Loading Places and Waiting, Loading and Stopping Restrictions) (Amendment No. 141) Order 2025
The Greenwich (Charged For-Parking Places) (Amendment No. 148) Order 2025
The Greenwich (Pedestrian and Cycle Zone and One-Way) Order 2025
The Greenwich (Prescribed Route) (No. 213) Order 2025
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the Royal Borough of Greenwich (hereinafter referred to as “the Council”) has made 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 Order will come into operation on 24th April 2025.
2. The general effect of the Orders would be to:
a) Revoke the No waiting at any time restrictions at the following locations:
i. Powis Street, from its junction with Hare Street and Barnard Close to its junction with Greens End and Beresford Square, except for the laybys where Loading only restrictions are being introduced;
ii. Macbean Street, from its junction with Powis Street to its junction with Creton Street;
iii. Calderwood Street, from its junction with Powis Street to its junction with Thomas Street;
b) Introduce Loading only 7pm-10am restrictions at the following locations:
i. Powis Street, in a layby on the southwest side, from a point 4 metres east of the property boundary between Nos. 13 and 15 Powis Street to a point in line with the property boundary of Nos. 17 and 19 Powis Street;
ii. Powis Street, in a layby on the southwest side, from a point 5 metres west of the property boundary between Nos. 41 and 43 Powis Street to a point 5 metres east of the property boundary between Nos. 49 and 51 Powis Street;
iii. Powis Street, in a layby on the northeast side, from a point 3 metres west of the property boundary between Nos. 50 and 52 Powis Street to a point in line with the property boundary of Nos. 58 and 60 Powis Street;
iv. Powis Street, in a layby on the southwest side, from a point 12 metres west of the eastern building line of No. 65 Powis Street to a point 3 metres east of the property boundary between Nos. 81 and 83 Powis Street;
v. Powis Street, in a layby on the southwest side, from a point 3 metres east of the property boundary between Nos. 95 and 97 Powis Street to a point 2 metres east of the property boundary between Nos. 101 and 103 Powis Street;
c) Revoke the Restricted Parking Zone restrictions at the following locations:
i. Beresford Square, in its entirety, from Greens End to Woolwich New Road and Beresford Street;
ii. Greens End, for its whole length, from Beresford Square to Thomas Street;
d) Revoke the Pedestrian Zone No Vehicles 10am-7pm No Waiting At Any Time restriction on Powis Street from its junction with Hare Street to its junction with Greens End;
e) Introduce a new Pedestrian and Cycle Zone where there will be a prohibition of motor vehicles 10am-7pm and No waiting at any time restrictions at the following locations:
i. Greens End, for its entire length from Powis Street and Beresford Square to Thomas Square;
ii. Powis Street, from its junction with Hare Street and Barnard Close to its junction with Greens End and Beresford Square, except for the laybys where Loading only restrictions are being introduced;
iii. Macbean Street, from its junction with Powis Street to its junction with Creton Street;
iv. Calderwood Street, from its junction with Powis Street to its junction with Thomas Street;
v. Beresford Square, in its entirety;
f) Revoke the Prohibition of motor vehicles restriction on Greens End at its junction with Thomas Street;
g) Revoke the Prohibition of left turn restriction on Powis Street towards Beresford Square;
h) Replace the existing One Way restriction on Powis Street between Calderwood Street and Greens End and introduce a One Way except cycles restriction on Powis Street, in an eastbound direction, from its junction at Hare Street to its junction with Greens End;
i) Introduce a One Way except cycles restriction on Greens End, in a southbound direction, from its junction at Powis Street to its junction with Thomas Street;
j) 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) to (e).
3. Copies of the Orders, which will come into operation on 24th April 2025, the statement of reasons for making the Orders and plans can be inspected during normal office hours on Monday to Fridays inclusive for a period of six weeks from the date on which the Orders were made at the Woolwich Centre Library, The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, London SE18 6HQ.
4. Further information may be obtained from Programme Delivery Team, Floor 3, The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, London SE18 6HQ or email to ben.murphy@royalgreenwich.gov.uk (quoting reference Powis Street 2025).
5. 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, Transport Communities, Environment and Central Royal Borough of Greenwich
Dated 23rd April 2025
ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 16A VE DAY TEMPORARY CLOSURE – MONDAY 5th MAY 2025
1. NOTICE IS HEARBY GIVEN that the Council of the Royal Borough of Greenwich has made an order under the provisions of Section 16A of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to facilitate VE Day events on Monday 5th May 2025.
2. The effect of the Order will be to temporarily on Monday 5th May 2025 prohibit all vehicles from entering in, proceeding in, or waiting
(including waiting for the purposes of loading or unloading) in:
(a) Abbey Grove, both sides, between Nos. 42 and 73 Abbey Grove between the hours of 12:00pm-6:00pm.
(b) Churchfields, both sides, for its entire extent between the hours of 1:00pm-6:00pm.
(c) Congreve Road, both sides, between Nos. 41 and 77 Congreve Road between the hours of 12:00pm-5:00pm.
(d) Davern Close, both sides, between Nos. 1 and 16 Davern Close between the hours of 12:00pm-8:00pm.
(e) Dumbreck Road, both sides, between Nos. 1 and 33 Dumbreck Road between the hours of 11:00am-6:00pm.
(f) Elibank Road, both sides, between its junctions with Grangehill Road and Westmount Road between the hours of 11:00am-7:00pm.
(g) Elliscombe Road, both sides, between its junctions with Coombe Lodge and Nadine Street between the hours of 11:00am-9:00pm.
(h) Elstow Close, both sides, for its entire extent between the hours of 2:00pm-9:00pm.
(i) Everest Road, both sides, for its entire extent between the hours of 12:00pm-5:00pm.
(j) Eversley Road, both sides, for its entire extent between the hours of 12:00pm-9:00pm.
(k) Foxcroft Road, both sides, between its junctions with Cleanthus Road and Eaglesfield Road between the hours of 12:00pm-5:00pm.
(l) Gurdon Road, both sides, between its junctions with Hardman Road and Rainton Road between the hours of 2:00pm-6:00pm.
(m) Heathwood Gardens, both sides, between Nos. 54 and 84 Heathwood Gardens between the hours of 12:00pm-9:00pm.
(n) King George Street, both sides, between its junctions with Point Hill and Hyde Vale between the hours of 2:00pm-9:00pm.
(o) Lovelace Green, both sides, between Nos. 2 and 6 Lovelace Green between the hours of 10:00am-9:00pm.
(p) Mayhill Road, both sides, for its entire extent between the hours of 2:00pm-6:00pm.
(q) Plum Lane, both sides, between its junction with Plumstead Common Road and No. 20 Plum Lane between the hours of 11:00am-5:00pm.
(r) Siebert Road, both sides, for its entire extent between the hours of 12:00pm-7:00pm.
(s) Ulundi Road, both sides, between Nos. 5 and 35 Ulundi Road between the hours of 11:00am-8:00pm.
(t) Vambery Road, both sides, between its junction with Vernham Road and No. 2 Vambery Road between the hours of 2:00pm-6:00pm.
(u) Woodbrook Road, both sides, between its junction with Waterdale Road and Littledale Road between the hours of 2:00pm-5:00pm.
3. The above prohibitions will only apply to such times and such extent as shall be indicated by the placing of appropriate traffic signs and alternative routes for diverted vehicles would be available via local roads.
4. Nothing in this Order shall apply in relation to emergency vehicles or any person causing any vehicle to enter a road referred to in this Order for the purpose of gaining access or egress to premises fronting upon that road or accessible only therefrom.
5. Queries concerning the closure should be directed to transportation-admin@royalgreenwich.gov.uk quoting reference 05-25 VE Day.
Assistant Director, Transport, Communities, Environment and Central, Royal Borough of Greenwich
Dated 23rd April 2025
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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 22 days of the date of this notice.
Please quote the appropriate reference number.
Date: 23/04/2025
Victoria Geoghegan
Assistant Director - Planning and Building Control
List of Press Advertisements - 23/04/2025
Publicity for Planning Applications
Applicant: Mr Adeleke Eden Group Operations Ltd 25/0580/F
Site Address: BOROUGH HALL, ROYAL HILL, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8RE
Development: Retrospective planning permission for a Change of Use of first floor from Dance Studio and Event Space (Use Class Sui Generis) to a Mixed-use Dance Studio and Event Space and Place of Worship (Use Class Sui Generis) and proposed change of use of ground floor and first floor from Dance Studio and Event Space to a Mixed Use Dance Studio and Event Space and Performing Arts College (Sui Generis)
Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH
Applicant: Hamid Khawaja 25/0721/HD
Site Address: 38 FOXES DALE, LONDON, SE3 9BQ
Development: Demolition of existing conservatory with new rear extension, enlargement of the existing side extension, conversion of garage into habitable space and all associated works.
Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH PARK
Applicant: Blackheath Preparatory School 25/0771/F
Site Address: JUBILEE BLOCK, BLACKHEATH PREPARATORY SCHOOL, 4 ST GERMANS PLACE, LONDON, SE3 0NH
Development: Refurbishment of the Jubilee Block, which includes the reconstruction of the existing facades with render and timber composite cladding, addition of air conditioning condensers, rooflights, access hatches and entrance door canopies, amendments to window fenestration and entrance doors, and partial internal reconfiguration for two WCs and bag storage room.
Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH
Applicant: Mrs Andrulioniene 25/0850/HD
Site Address: 5 BUSHMOOR CRESCENT, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 3EG
Development: Demolition of existing garage and construction of a new detached garage, front driveway, new gates, new landscaping. Single storey rear extension, internal & external alterations and all associated works.
Conservation Area: SHREWSBURY PARK ESTATE
Applicant: Mr Wasilewicz 25/0915/HD
Site Address: 42 WESTCOMBE PARK ROAD, BLACKHEATH, SE3 7RA
Development: Construction of a single storey rear extension, boundary treatment works, installation of new rear roof dormer extensions, rear rooflights and associated landscaping and external works.
Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH
Applicant: Mr Christian Mawson 25/0988/F
Site Address: 104A WESTCOMBE HILL, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7DT
Development: Replace ground floor flat side bedroom and rear kitchen windows, with timber like for like frames, double glazed units.
Conservation Area: WESTCOMBE PARK
Applicant: Mr Matthew Evans 25/1024/HD
Site Address: 59 ASHBURNHAM GROVE, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8UJ
Development: Installation of new timber box sash windows to the front and rear of the property, designed to match the style of existing windows.
Conservation Area: ASHBURNHAM TRIANGLE
Applicant: The Pointer School Limited 25/1082/F
Site Address: THE POINTER SCHOOL, 19 STRATHEDEN ROAD, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7TH
Development: Removal of existing safety rail on first floor roof terrace and replacement with glass safety balustrade.
Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH
Applicant: Mrs Clare Woodcock 25/1085/HD
Site Address: 2 CHAUNDRYE CLOSE, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 5QB
Development: Demolition of existing rear conservatory and existing single storey rear extension element, construction of a new part 1, part 2 storey rear extension with rear terrace at first floor level, installation of rooflights to side and rear roof slopes, installation of replacement windows and doors and associated landscaping and external alterations.
Conservation Area: ELTHAM PALACE
Publicity for Advertisements
Applicant: Euronet Worldwide 25/0863/A
Site Address: 279-283 GREENWICH HIGH ROAD, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8NB
Development: Proposed installation of an ATM through the shopfront window to the left of the entrance door as a through glass installation. ATM fascia only with fascia sign. Illuminated ATM Fascia sign with blue lettering "ATM" out of a white background.
Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH
Celebrate the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe at events across the borough.
Victory in Europe (VE) Day commemorates the end of World War II in Europe on 8 May 1945. Beyond Royal Greenwich, national celebrations will take place in central London from 5 to 8 May, including a parade, flypast and concert.
The market will commemorate VE Day 80 with activities including family storytelling, free guided walks with a local historian (booking required), choirs singing and a visit from The Royal British Legion. Stall holders and volunteers will wear 1940s fashion –why not dress up too?
Flag Raising
Thursday 8 May, 10:30am, free, no booking required
Woolwich Town Hall, Wellington Street, SE18 6HQ
Join the Mayor of Royal Greenwich to raise the VE 80 flag above the Town Hall.
Remembrance Service
Thursday 8 May, 1pm, free, no booking required
Abbey Wood Memorial Gardens, Rosedale Close, SE2 0JO
A service of commemoration and thanksgiving on the 80th anniversary of the declaration of Victory in Europe, hosted by St Alfege Church and Greenwich Ecumenical Borough Deans and Royal British Legion Branches.
Baby Knees Up: VE Day Special
Friday 9 May, 11am, adult £13.20, child £11, under six months go free Woolwich Works, SE18 6HD
A good old-fashioned knees-up for families with young children marking 80 years since Victory in Europe. Tom Carradine, of Carradine’s Cockney Singalong, will be on piano, getting you and your little ones singing along to wartime classics, marching round the room, waving flags and enjoying bubbles.
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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 pushbutton system and calls will be charged at the normal local rate
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.
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
Ref Number: 183636
ANYONE ON THE HOUSING LIST CAN APPLY
AGE RESTRICTED
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.
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.
A is for applicants in unsatisfactory housing, including people moving due to demolition and those under occupying their homes.
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.
Address Bedrooms Property Type No of Bids Reg date of successful app Band
Terry Court Tamar Street SE18 5BP 2 FLAT 883 18/02/2025 A
Terry Court Tamar Street SE18 5BP 1 FLAT 1080 17/12/2024 A
Terry Court Tamar Street SE18 5BP 2 FLAT 873 29/03/2023 B1
Terry Court Tamar Street SE18 5BP 2 FLAT 664 26/12/2019 B1
Terry Court Tamar Street SE18 5BP 1 FLAT 949 01/09/2022 B1
Terry Court Tamar Street SE18 5BP 2 FLAT 641 15/05/2023 B1
Terry Court Tamar Street SE18 5BP 2 FLAT 526 02/02/2024 B1
Terry Court Tamar Street SE18 5BP 1 FLAT 847 21/06/2022 B1
Terry Court Tamar Street SE18 5BP 2 FLAT 576 10/10/2022 B1
Terry Court Tamar Street SE18 5BP 2 FLAT 668 07/08/2023 B1
Terry Court Tamar Street SE18 5BP 2 FLAT 587 18/09/2023 B1
Terry Court Tamar Street SE18 5BP 1 FLAT 842 28/02/2024 B1
Terry Court Tamar Street SE18 5BP 1 FLAT 781 01/02/2022 B1
Terry Court Tamar Street SE18 5BP 2 FLAT 559 06/07/2023 B1
Terry Court Tamar Street SE18 5BP 2 FLAT 661 05/05/2023 B1
Godstow Road SE2 9AT 0 BUNGALOW 313 30/10/2022 B1
Aylmer House Eastney Street SE10 9NU 1 FLAT 978 03/03/2025 A
Holburne Gardens SE3 8JD 3 HOUSE 1368 27/12/2019 B1
Edington Road SE2 9JS 1 FLAT 866 28/03/2022 B1
Besant Court Titmuss Avenue SE28 8BL
Hawksmoor Close SE18 1BL 1
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
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.
We’ll help you with costs and finding a new home that better meets your needs.
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.
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
Email: Housing-Allocations-Downsizi@ royalgreenwich.gov.uk
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