Christmas arrives in Eltham and Woolwich
We had a magical time in Eltham and Woolwich at our free town centre Christmas events! Can you spot yourself in our snaps? There’s more festive fun to be had. Follow our town centre art trails created by the local community until 5 January.
Festive
art
trail with Eltham Arts
Eltham High Street
• Download or pick up your map from Eltham Centre Library
• Follow the trail to spot artwork and gingerbread characters
• Pick up your festive prize from the library
Download the Eltham map: royalgreenwich.gov.uk/eltham-arts-map
Woodland
winter lantern
trail with Emergency Exit Arts
Woolwich Town Centre
• Download or pick up your map from Tramshed
• Follow the trail to spot the lanterns
• Pick up your festive prize from Tramshed, Woolwich Front Room or Woolwich Library
Download the Woolwich map: royalgreenwich.gov.uk/woodland-winter-trail
Walking in a Woolwich wonderland
Festive vibes will be en pointe in Woolwich this weekend. Ballet company Let’s All Dance come back to Beresford Square to sprinkle some Christmas magic with their version of The Nutcracker on 13 and 14 December. Go on an adventure with Clara and the Nutcracker Prince as they meet the Mouse King and the Sugarplum Fairy. Show times are 11:30am and 2:30pm on both days but you may also spot dancers in the crowd between performances.
This event is free so just turn up and feast your eyes on this yuletide delight. Don’t forget whilst you’re in Beresford Square to browse the market for
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gifts, grab lunch from one of the many food trucks and strike a pose in the Christmas photo booth!
You can also catch carol singing by Nepalese Christian community group NCCUK in General Gordon Square on Saturday afternoon from 1 to 4:30pm.
For more information about what’s on near you, go to: royalgreenwich.gov.uk/events
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Boppin’ Bunnies Christmas Show in New Eltham:
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by Evie Flynn
Boppin’ Bunnies are heading to the Bob Hope Theatre, led by Anna on her Violin and Claire on her Clarinet. They will be performing their unique Boppin’ Bunnies Christmas tracks and live performances from the musicians. There will also be special guests with the Bass Trio brining the festive spirit. The performance is sponsored by Winworth Blackheath and Greenwich and St Olave’s Prep School in New Eltham. They invite guests to wear Christmas
jumpers to embrace the season.
Date: Saturday 20 December.
Time: 10:45 - 11:30
Location: Bob Hope Theatre, Wythfield Road, London SE9 5TG
Tickets: £12, book here: https://www.boppinbunnies.co.uk/shows/ bobhopechristmas25 or call their Box Office on 020 8850 3702.
Vivaldi’s Four Seasons by candlelight:
Head to Blackheath for a candlelit performance of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons with world-class soloist Harriet Mackenzie.
Her recordings have received five stars from The Times and nominations for ‘Recording of the Year’ by Music Web International.
The hour long performance will also feature Surround, an ensemble of classical musicians who unite for exceptional one-off chamber performances. The programme also includes a selection of favourite carols.
Date: Saturday 20 December
Time: 18:00 - 19:00
Location: All Saints, Blackheath, All Saints Dr, Blackheath, London, SE3 0TY, United Kingdom
Tickets: General admission is £25 and children tickets are £15.
Book here: https://go.evvnt.com/32709490?pid=2087
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Christmas Candy Grotto at Woolwich Works:
Children are invited to visit Santa in his Magical Candy Grotto at Woolwich Works. The elves with have chocolate and sweet themes surprises for the whole family. Even the grotto will be sugar coated with a candle-can fence and edible garden. If you would like to bring your dog, there are dog tickets available too and they will get a doggie treat from the North Pole. Parents and carers can go in for free with a child ticket and there is a craft corner for children whilst they wait to meet Santa.
Date: Friday 19 November
Time: 16:00 - 19:30
Location: Woolwich Works, London, SE18 6HD
Tickets: Tickets for children are £12, plus a £1.50 charity donation as part of the booking fee
Woolwich Works are hosting a festive quiz in the Visitors’ Book Cafe. Categories of the quiz include: amazing picture round, music round, and mystery voices. The winner will win £50, second place will win a bottle of wine and there will be free drink prizes for the runners up. Teams can be any size, but any team with more than seven members will receive a handicap. No booking is required.
Date: Sunday 21 December
Time: 19:00
Location: Woolwich Works (Visitors’ Book Café), 11 No.1 Street, Woolwich, London, SE18 6HD
Tickets: £2.50 each on the night (card payments are accepted)
Reach Theatre Company and Woolwich Singers’ festive performance: Tramshed’s Reach Theatre Company’s “Whodunnit” is a part drama, part comedy and part musical.The performance will have a seasonal twist and requires light-hearted mystery solving skills to uncover the puzzle at hand. It is suitable for all ages, and is created specifically by Reach Theatre Company, which provides theatre opportunities for adults with learning difficulties and disabilities. They will be joined by The Woolwich Singers who will be leading the festive songs.
Date: Wednesday 17 December.
Time: 19:00 - 21:30.
Location: Tramshed, SE18 6ES.
Tickets: £8 general, £5 concession. Book here: https://www.tickettailor.com/ events/tramshed/1943197
Glenn Tilbrook of Squeeze is supporting the community’s aim of purchasing The White Swan in Charlton Village so it can reopen as an arts space and bar.
The 1840s pub has been closed since 2020 but White Swan Music and Arts (WSMA) wants to “protect its long heritage and breathe new life into the space”.
The independent arts charity hopes to raise £360,000 which would be enough for a deposit to purchase The White Swan. It has already managed to raise £40k of its £360k target, and on Wednesday, December 3, WSMA launched a music video to support its grassroots fundraising campaign.
The “Up the Junction” singer Tillbrook, who features in the video, lives in the Charlton area and was born in Woolwich. He said: “Over fifty years ago, the first gig that myself and Jools Holland got was playing in the Morden Arms in Greenwich.
“We soon had a residency there
No swan song for the white swan
The lead singer of a prominent New Wave band will perform an intimate VIP gig to some lucky donors who contribute to a South East London pub’s crowdfunding campaign, writes Cameron Blackshaw, Local Democracy Reporter...
and started getting gigs in other pubs, gradually. It was great fun and helped us to find ourselves.
“Places like this are vital for young musicians to learn their craft, playing to friends and neighbours. I hope that The White Swan will be able to host another generation of musicians soon.”
Anyone who donates £750 can
secure two tickets to the intimate gig performed by the Squeeze frontman, and that’s not the only donation incentive. There will also be the chance to own a personalised, one of a kind ceramic tankard made by local ceramicist and other rewards that can all be found on the crowdfunder site.
The White Swan campaigners ultimately hope they will be able to
raise enough money to purchase the pub and then restore the twostorey Victorian building. They believe that bringing the building into community ownership will mean that profits from the pub can be ploughed back into the Charlton creatives of the future.
The campaigners said: “This campaign is bringing together local artists, musicians,
Charlton Athletic supporters and everyone in the wider community to create a new future for this derelict building.”
WSMA wants to build a “new multi purpose community arts space” above the pub that will include digital content creation spaces and a stage for young artists in the Charlton area to perform on. The group hopes this stage will become “a vital stepping stone for experience and confidence on the road to packing out the O2 Arena, a stone’s throw away”.
WSMA chair Suzanne Hunt said: “The White Swan has been closed now for five years. To me, it’s more than just a pub; it’s where my family celebrated landmark anniversaries or simply where we could gather for Sunday lunch.
“Our plan is to restore the pub and live music venue, but also do more by investing any profits to enable young people access to the arts and provide a space for our wider community. The White Swan should be where you walk up to the bar as a stranger but walk out as a friend.”
Christmas arrives in Greenwich and Woolwich as festive markets open
Greenwich and Woolwich have launched their Christmas Markets, which will be open seven days a week and feature over 40 local traders, writesEvieFlynn...
The markets are in Beresford Square in Woolwich and Greenwich High Road, down the road from Greenwich station.
Both locations will be open seven days a week until Christmas Eve (24 December).
Stalls will feature unique gifts including handmade jewellery, Christmas hampers, pottery, cosmetics and clothing.
For food, enjoy a range of local
offerings with Greek, Italian, North Indian, Caribbean, Spanish, Turkish, Korean and Eastern European cuisines.
There will also be the new addition of wooden chalets to warm up after shopping and photo booths to remember the festivities.
On 13 and 14 December, the Let’s
All Dance ballet company will be in Beresford Square in Woolwich with a performance of The Nutcracker.
Live performances will also be coming to Greenwich High Road from 19 to 21 December:
• Marsha Kyia: Soulful, gospelinfluenced vocals with roots in church singing
• Groove 101: Award-winning party band will bring their versions of dance floor anthems
• The Loves Notes: The Five-piece band will play original songs with a mix of well-known covers
If you are a local business, it’s not too late to apply to have a market hut on the royalgreenwich.gov.uk website.
Hut hire costs £45 per day from Monday to Thursday and £55 per day on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Councillor Jackie Smith, Cabinet Member for Inclusive Economy, Business, Greenwich Supports and Environmental Services, said:
“Our popular and vibrant Christmas markets already attract shoppers far and wide, but this year they will be bigger and better than ever. The markets have had a makeover, so local sellers will now pitch up in picture-perfect festive chalets.
“We are also excited to give young entrepreneurs their first chance to trade at Beresford Square as part of our Young Enterprise Programme.
Come to have fun and be merry, pick the perfect Christmas present and support homegrown businesses.”
Times: Both markets will be open from 9am until 7pm seven days a week. Tickets: No ticket required, free to attend.
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New Woolwich Waves leisure centre to open on New Year’s Day
It will include 3 swimming pools, water slides and a splash zone plus courts and pitches for badminton, squash and football It will include 3 swimming pools, water slides and a splash zone plus courts and pitches for badminton, squash and football
Greenwich Council has revealed the opening date of the new Woolwich Waves leisure centre, writes Cameron Blackshaw, Local Democracy Reporter...
The borough’s new flagship leisure facility in Woolwich town centre will open its doors to the public on New Year’s Day 2026.
Last week representatives of Greenwich Council officially handed over the completed leisure centre building in General Gordon Square to charitable social enterprise Better who will be taking over its operation..
The state-of-the-art centre will be home to an eight-lane, 25m swimming pool, a training pool, a leisure pool with jets, a jacuzzi and two water slides, and a toddler splash zone. All of the aquatic facilities will be fully accessible with pool pods and hoists.
Woolwich Waves will also contain a state-of-the-art gym across two floors, a large accessible changing area, two dance studios, a 30-bike spinning studio, a bootcamp HIT
studio and a health suite with a spa, sauna and therapy rooms.
In addition to this, it will have a six-badminton court sports hall, two squash courts, a 3G, five-a-side football pitch on the top floor of the building and a creche, two soft play areas, a party space, and a café.
Greenwich Council leader Anthony Okereke said: “The start of 2026 will see the moment thousands of residents have been waiting for as they will be able to experience for the first time the leisure centre they helped to name.
“It’s not just an exemplar leisure centre any city would be proud to have which is aiming for the highest sustainability measures – it’s also what’s come with it such as the refurbishment of Tramshed Theatre, as well as what’s to come in the form of much-needed future new homes, shops, places to eat and public spaces.
“Woolwich Waves will be at the forefront of improving the quality of life and health of our residents. I can’t wait to see the look on residents’ faces when they visit for the first time. Woolwich Waves is once again proof that we not only get things done in Greenwich, but we get things done to an incredibly high standard so that residents can enjoy them for generations to come.”
January 1 will mark the start of the leisure centre’s soft launch phase with a full launch expected on January 10. This will coincide with an open weekend event. Before the full launch on January 10, Better is hoping to have all of the Woolwich Waves facilities open the entire time but it can’t guarantee it.
As part of the Woolwich Waves project, Greenwich Council is also helping to deliver hundreds of homes contained in several tower
blocks—the tallest of which will be 20 storeys—on land behind the leisure centre. Plans to increase the number of homes from 482 to 557 were approved by the council’s Planning Board on November 18. Over a third of the units will be socially rented.
A vacant pub that was originally meant to re-open following completion of the residential project will now be demolished to make way for the extra homes. The Bull Tavern on Vincent Road will now be knocked down despite its locally listed status.
Greenwich Council previously announced it would also be closing and demolishing the 30-year-old Waterfront Leisure Centre once Woolwich Waves opens. The council hopes to sell the 2.25 acre site by the Thames to a developer that will deliver 310 homes in a tower block up to 20 storeys.
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Back to our boundary walk in 1851
I think I had better get back to doing the next episode of the walk around the Greenwich boundary. If I don’t do it soon it will take them nearly a year to get right round - which is really not reasonable! One of the reasons that I have delayed it is because the next stretch looks to be quite difficult. I left the earlier section I described at the gates of what is now Rectory Field sports ground in Charlton Road and the boundary then crosses Charlton Road as it starts to go down the hill towards the river. That area is now all nice neat streets laid out in a proper order with twentieth century houses. In 1851 the walk went downhill through country house estates.
Perhaps I should also explain - if there are any new readers – that over the past year every few weeks I’ve done another episode of a walk which went round the Greenwich Parish boundary in 1851. In the 19th century these walks were undertaken quite often by the parish officials, who went in procession with various local bigwigs, parish choir boys, and a number of children from local schools - including the workhouse school, as well as the other, mainly boys’, local schools. The boundary is clearly not completely straight - to put it mildly - and has changed over the centuries. It includes a walk through industrial premises on the bank of Deptford Creek, while a boat went up the middle of the stream on the actually boundary. Also the boundary went through lots of private premises, including some people’s houses where the procession would march straight through! So, where I left it last time was in Charlton Road after a fairly easy stretch walking down the side of Rectory Field.
The newspaper report of the walk says that next to Rectory Field entrance in Charlton Road was ‘Asses Milk House’. Today that is known as ‘Poplar Cottage’; one of the oldest buildings in the area dating from around 1700 and the last Charlton example of the wooden
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houses which once proliferated in the area. Some years ago it was done up by the Blackheath Preservation Trust and is now painted bright pink. The 1860s OS map shows the boundary line and marks where boundary stones could be found. It marks one here but there is now no sign of it.
The newspaper report which we’ve been following says that it is thence ‘to the Duchess of Buckinghamshire’s brewhouse’. Now clearly there’s no sign of this and on the other side of the road are a few houses between Wyncliffe Road and the boundary of Our Lady of Grace Church. In 1851 it was the site of Eastcombe Manor, which is where the Duchess of Buckinghamshire was living. The OS map shows a big house facing the road with a semi circular garden in front of it. The boundary ran down its west side to extensive grounds to the rear. It is important to the layout of both the estate and the boundary to realise that the land falls away quite steeply from Charlton Rd down towards the Woolwich Road.
I should quickly say that several histories of the area say there were two Eastcombe Manor houses, the other later and posher on the site which is now Sheringham School. I can see no
point at
sign of this building on any available map and what is on the 1860s OS makes sense in terms of the newspaper report narrative of the procession, and which only mentions one building.
So, the Duchess of Buckinghamshire - and we need to be clear about the difference between our aristocratic ‘Buckingham’ and ‘Buckinghamshire’. This lady was Eleanor Agnes, the widow of Robert Hobart, Duke of Buckinghamshire and a major politician. She was believed to have been engaged as a young woman to William Pitt himself. The procession went through
her grounds and I hope she looked out of the window and enjoyed watching them come past - she had only a few months to live and died in the October.
The newspaper report of the procession’s walk through her grounds can clearly be followed on the 1860s Ordnance Survey map. It begins by saying that they crossed the road to the ‘Duchesses’ brew house’ - and this is clearly visible on the map as a small building facing onto Charlton Road – I assume that this is some sort of functional outbuilding from her house –but it has crossed my mind that it could
have been a pub – or perhaps not. The procession then went diagonally through the corner window of a laundry. This is, I assume, the Duchesses’ laundry and a report of an 1889 walk makes it clear that they went into the building and then out through the window - and that should have been something to see! The OS map marks a boundary stone, which is also mentioned in the newspaper report. So far so good.
The area covered by the Eastcombe Manor house fronting on Charlton Road and its grounds is now covered with early 20th century housing which
Eastcombe House at the rear - the boundary went down the left hand side
The
which the boundary line crossed Charlton Road
bears no relation to the layout of the estate. Following the Duchess’s death the estate passed through a number of hands and in the 1880s there were attempts to sell the house and its grounds. It was eventually acquired by the Norwich Union Insurance Society, and got consent for housing from the London County Council around 1900 and was laid out accordingly. The house was demolished in 1904.
The boundary line appears to go down the right hand – west - side of the Duchesses’ grounds. There is a print of the house looking up the hill towards its rear, across the gardens. It is easy to see how a boundary line could run down the hillside on the east side of the house. The newspaper report says that the line goes to ‘a boundary stone on the lawn near a yew tree’ near where there used to be a pond, and this stone too is marked on the map. The next stone is described as being ‘beneath an apple tree on the edge of the lawn’.
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The line then goes through an iron archway, passes a greenhouse and then exits through a gate in the fence.
The whole area is now early 20th century houses and the only way down the hill is on Wyndcliffe Road. My guess is that this boundary line follows the eastern edge of Our Lady of Grace Church and the school which stands behind it, and also goes roughly down the backs of the houses in Wyndcliffe Road. This road was built and named by the housing developer with a made up word apparently meaning ‘steep downhill road face’.
I wonder what happened to all those boundary stones – and there were a lot more to come. Are any of them still somewhere down that boundary line; perhaps built into garden walls or just lying about unnoticed? Apparently one house near the route has a stone built into its doorstep.
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The gate out of the Duchess’s garden must have been roughly where Highcombe Road runs east West and which the boundary has to cross. Today it goes into the site of the allotments where we once grew some amazing beans and lamb’s lettuce.
The boundary continues down to the Woolwich Road, going straight down the hill and eventually following a long curve – it must once have been a footpath. Compare the 1860s Ordnance map with the satellite view on your laptop above the area and you can see only too clearly how it follows a downhill route between properties with a modern road system superimposed. I also think that is very interesting that on the satellite view you can see that there is a line of mature trees going along the ends of the gardens in Wyndcliff Road, which seem to back on to the boundary. I’m sure it’s accidental, but it says something about the relative stability of the area.
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Having left the Duchess’s gardens the path turns to the north and the report tells us that we must ‘stick close to the hedge on the left hand side of the next two fields’. At the end of the second field was another boundary stone beside an elm tree on which a cross had been carved in 1835. I guess – and this is all guesses anyway as I try to match the newspaper report to the map and the aerial photograph - that this elm tree was somewhere near what is now the junction of Wyndcliff Road with Eversley Road. The procession continued to reach another boundary stone also marked on the map and the report says there are three trees - two oaks and an elm – with crosses carved on them.
The newspaper report gives no more detail but just says that the procession continued on this route until it reached Woolwich Road. This is a pity since it is a very interesting area, but it is quite difficult to be clear where the path went. On the 1860 map the path can be seen
gradually curving round and following the line of Victoria Way and getting ever closer to it. Past the railway it straightens as it nears the Woolwich Road.
Before reaching the railway a sand pit is marked on later maps. There is no bridge marked by which to cross the railway – did they just stumble across the lines? In 1851 this stretch of railway was only two years old. It came from the Blackheath tunnel on a curving route to Charlton Station across what had been fields of Combe Farm in Westcombe Hill. The link through to Greenwich was still some years away.
On the other side of the railway a sawmill is marked. This is an interesting area and one I think I should come back to. I had thought that this might be the last episode but it’s clearly going to run on and on and next time we will see the procession go towards the River.
Map of the area covered by the walk today
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The Greenwich (Charged-For Parking Places) (Amendment No. 146) Order 2025
The Greenwich (Free Parking Places, Loading Places and Waiting, Loading and Stopping Restrictions) (Amendment No. 154) 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 Order under sections 6, 45, 46, 49 and 124 of and Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended. The Order will come into operation on 11th December 2025.
2. The general effect of the Order will be to amend The Greenwich (Charged-For Parking Places) Order 2018 ”the Charged-For Order” and the Greenwich (Free Parking Places, Loading Places and Waiting, Loading and Stopping Restrictions) Order 2018 “the Free Parking Order” as follows:
(a) Append the charges for administration, suspensions and dispensations into Schedule 6 of the Charged-For Order as shown in Schedule 1 to this Notice and introduce Articles setting out the provisions of these charges in the Charged-For Order and the Free Parking Order.
(b) Append a new Schedule 5K after Schedule 5J of the Charged-For Order introducing a new All Zones Permit as shown in Schedule 2 to this Notice and introduce Articles setting out the provisions of these charges. This Permit will be issued to members of the Council and anyone authorised by the Council to allow them to park in any CPZ.
(c) Introduce a charge for Carer Permits to Schedule 5C of the Charged-For Order as shown in Schedule 3 to this Notice and amend Articles setting out the provisions of these charges.
(d) Add a Diesel Surcharge and Multi Vehicle Charge for Business Permits to Schedule 5B of the Charged-For Order as shown in Schedule 4 to this Notice.
(e) Introduce Business Visitor Vouchers for Eltham North (EN) to Schedule 5H of the Charged-For Order as shown in Schedule 5 to this Notice.
3. Copies of the Orders, which will come into operation on 11th December 2025, the statement of reasons for proposing to make the Order and plans showing the proposals, along with a copy of the Consolidation Orders can be inspected during normal office hours on Monday to Fridays inclusive at the Woolwich Centre Library, The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, London SE18 6HQ.
4. Further information may be obtained from Traffic Team, Floor 3, The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, London SE18 6HQ or email to parking-design@royalgreenwich.gov.uk (quoting reference 09-25 Fees&Charges Amd).
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.
Director of Communities, Environment and Central
Royal Borough of Greenwich
Dated 10th December 2025
SCHEDULE 1 - Introduce charges for administration, suspensions and dispensations into Schedule 6 of the Charged-For Order
The charge of the type specified in column (2) of the following table shall be the amount specified in relation thereto in column (3) of that table.
SCHEDULE 2 - Append a new Schedule 5K after Schedule 5J of the Charged-For Order introducing a new All Zones Permit All Zones Permit Charges
(a) The charge referred to in paragraph (3) of Article 33A for an All Zone Permit valid for a period of 12 months, 6 months or 3 months shall be, subject to the provisions of Article 41 and any other relevant provisions of this Order, the amount specified
depending on the number of Vehicles as specified in Column (1).
SCHEDULE 3 – Carer Permits
The charge referred to in paragraph (4) of Article 26 for a Carer permit valid for a period of 12 months shall be, subject to the provisions of this Order, £15.00.
SCHEDULE 4 – Business Permits including the new charges for Diesel Surcharge and Multi Vehicle Charge
Business permit charges
(a) The charge referred to in paragraph (3) of Article 25 for a business permit valid for a period of 12 months, 6 months or 3 months shall be, subject to the provisions of Article 41 and any other relevant provisions of this Order, the amount specified in the following table in column (5), (6) or (7) depending on the Vehicle emissions (gCo2/km) specified in column (3), in relation to the controlled parking zone specified in column (1) in respect of which the business permit is issued.
Note: Unregistered vehicles will be charged at DVLA Band 13
SCHEDULE 5 – Business Visitor Vouchers including the new charges for Eltham North Business visitors’ voucher charges
The charge referred to in paragraph (3) of Article 31 for a business visitors' voucher valid only on the day, date and month indicated on the voucher after it has been validated, shall be, subject to the provisions of Article 42 and any other relevant provisions of this Order, the amount
following table in column (2) in relation to the controlled parking zone specified in column (1) in respect of which the business visitors' voucher is
Order 202* The Greenwich (Charged For-Parking Places) (Amendment No. *) Order 202*
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the Royal Borough of Greenwich (hereinafter referred to as “the Council”) proposes to make the above-mentioned Orders under sections 6, 45, 46, 49, 124 and Part IV of Schedule 9 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended.
2. The general effect of the Orders would be to:
a) Introduce 6.6 metre ‘Disabled Badge Holders Only’ bays at the following locations:
i. Bowater Place, east side, outside No. 34 Bowater Place, replacing ‘free parking’ places.
ii. Plum Lane, west side, outside No. 52 Plum Lane.
iii. Erebus Drive, south-east side, outside No. 69 Erebus Drive.
iv. Rippolson Road, south-east side, outside No. 6 Rippolson Road.
v. Piedmont Road, south-east side, outside No. 75 Piedmont Road.
vi. Revell Rise, south side, outside No. 29 Revell Rise.
vii. Bebbington Road, east side, outside No. 9-11 Bebbington Road, replacing ‘Permit Holders Only Mon-Sat 9am-5.30pm Zone PC’ parking bays.
viii. Tuskar Street, north-west side, outside Nos. 1 to 3 The Hatcliffe, replacing ‘Permit Holders or Pay and Display 9am-6.30pm Max Stay 2
Hours Zone EG’ parking places.
ix. Wrottesley Road, east side, from the northern property boundary of No.1b Wrottesley Road for 6.6 metres in a northerly direction.
x. Plumstead Common Road, south-west side, outside No. 274-276 Plumstead Common Road.
xi. Carnation Street, west side, from a point 13 metres north of the junction with Bevan Road for 6.6 metres in a northerly direction.
xii. Swingate Lane, west side, outside No. 22-24 Swingate Lane, replacing ‘free parking’ places.
b) Revoke the ‘Disabled Badge Holders Only’ bays on Woodbrook Road, south-west side, outside No.24 Woodbrook Road.
c) Extent the existing ‘Disabled Badge Holders Only’ bays on:
i. Timbercroft Lane, south-west side, outside Nos. 126-128 Timbercroft Lane for 0.5 metres in a north-westerly direction.
ii. Plumstead Common Road south-west side, outside No. 276-278 Plumstead Common Road for 0.5 metres in a south-easterly direction.
d) Introduce ‘No waiting at any time’ restrictions at the following locations:
i. Edge Hill for its entirety, replacing all ‘Permit holders only past this point area Mon-Sat 8.30am-6.30pm Zone WB’ restrictions and ‘Disabled Badge Holders Only’ bay.
ii. Kidbrooke Park Road fronting Nos. 171-185, north side, from a point 10 metres east of its junction with Kidbrooke Park Road to a point 2.6 metres west of the eastern property boundary of No. 171 Kidbrooke Park Road, replacing ‘Resident & Business Permit Holders Only Mon-Fri 10.30am-12.30pm Zone KN permit zone’.
iii. Kidbrooke Park Road fronting Nos. 203-225, south side, from a point 10 metres east of its junction with Kidbrooke Park Road to a point 2.8 metres west of the common boundary of Nos. 219 and 221 Kidbrooke Park Road, replacing ‘Resident & Business Permit Holders Only Mon-Fri 10.30am-12.30pm Zone KN permit zone’.
iv. Kidbrooke Park Road, east side, from the common boundary of Nos. 187 and 189 Kidbrooke Park Road for 2.6 metres in a northerly direction, replacing ‘No Waiting Mon-Fri 10.30am-12.30pm’.
v. Kidbrooke Park Road, east side, from the southern property boundary of No. 165 Kidbrooke Park Road to the common boundary of Nos. 167 and 169 Kidbrooke Park Road, replacing ‘No Waiting Mon-Sat 9am-6.30pm’.
vi. Kidbrooke Park Road, east side, from a point 2 metres north of the northern property boundary of No. 201 Kidbrooke Park Road for 5 metres in a southerly direction, replacing ‘No Waiting Mon-Fri 10.30am-12.30pm’.
vii. Kidbrooke Park Road, east side, from a point 1.5 metres north of the common boundary of Nos. 227 and 229 Kidbrooke Park Road for 1.4 metres in a northerly direction, replacing ‘No Waiting Mon-Fri 10.30am-12.30pm’.
e) Introduce ‘No Waiting Mon-Sat 9am-6.30pm’ restrictions at the following locations:
i. Highcombe, north-west side, outside No.29 Highcombe, replacing ‘free parking’ places.
ii. Kinveachy Gardens, south-west side, outside Nos. 65-67 Kinveachy Gardens, replacing ‘free parking’ places.
f) Introduce ‘No Waiting Mon-Fri 9.30am-11am’ restrictions at the following locations:
i. Hainault Street, north-west side, opposite Nos. 1-5 Hainault Street, replacing ‘Limited Waiting 30 Mins No Return 1 Hour Mon-Fri 9.30am-11am’ parking places.
ii. Parkview Road, west side, opposite Nos. 33-35 Parkview Road, replacing ‘free parking’ places.
g) Introduce ‘No Waiting 9am-6.30pm’ restrictions on Trenchard Road outside Nos. 9-11 Trenchard Road, replacing ‘Permit Holders or Pay and Display 9am-6.30pm Max Stay 2 Hours Zone EG’ bays.
h) Introduce ‘No Waiting Mon-Fri 9am-5pm’ restrictions at the following locations:
i. Kingsman Street, east side, outside No. 107 Kingsman Street, replacing ‘Permit Holders Only Mon-Fri 9am-5pm Zone WD’ parking places.
ii. Belson Road, south side, outside No. 16 Belson Road, replacing ‘Permit Holders Only Mon-Fri 9am-5pm Zone WD’ parking places.
i) Introduce ‘loading at any time’ at the following locations:
i. Kidbrooke Park Road fronting Nos. 171-185, north side, from its junction with Kidbrooke Park Road to a point 2.6 metres west of the eastern property boundary of No. 171 Kidbrooke Park Road.
ii. Kidbrooke Park Road fronting Nos. 171-185, south side, from its junction with Kidbrooke Park Road for 10 metres in an easterly direction.
iii. Kidbrooke Park Road fronting Nos. 203-225, north side, from its junction with Kidbrooke Park Road for 10 metres in an easterly direction.
iv. Kidbrooke Park Road fronting Nos. 203-225, south side, from its junction with Kidbrooke Park Road to a point 2.8 metres west of the common boundary of Nos. 219 and 221 Kidbrooke Park Road.
v. Kidbrooke Park Road, east side, from the southern property boundary of No. 165 Kidbrooke Park Road to the common boundary of Nos. 187 and 189 Kidbrooke Park Road.
vi. Kidbrooke Park Road, east side, from a point 2 metres north of the northern property boundary of No. 201 Kidbrooke Park Road to a point 1.5 metres north of the common boundary of Nos. 227 and 229 Kidbrooke Park Road.
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 (i).
3. Copies of the proposed Orders, the statement of reasons for proposing to make the Orders and plans showing the proposals, along with a copy of the Consolidation Orders can be inspected during normal office hours on Monday to Fridays inclusive 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 parking-design@royalgreenwich.gov.uk (quoting reference Minor Works Batch5 25-12).
5. Any person who wishes to object to or make other representations about the proposed Orders, should send a statement in writing by 14th January 2026, specifying the grounds on which any objection is made by email to parking-design@royalgreenwich.gov.uk (quoting reference Minor Works Batch5 25-12).
6. Persons objecting to the proposed Orders should be aware that in view of current access to information legislation, this Council would be legally obliged to make any comments received in response to this notice, open to public inspection and all data will be handled according to GDPR regulations.
Director of Communities, Environment and Central
Royal Borough of Greenwich
Dated 10th December 2025
Licensing Team, 1st Floor, Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, London SE18 6HQ.Tel: 020 8921 8018; Fax: 020 8921 8380; Email: licensing@royalgreenwich.gov.uk
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A PREMISES LICENCELICENSING ACT 2003
Notice is given that: Ms Shan Qin has applied for the Grant of a Premises Licence for the following premises: “0086 Market Woolwich Ltd”, Unit A4, 91 Woolwich High Street, SE18 6XX.
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 Thursday 18 December 2025 (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 or more of the four licensing objectives, namely:
• Prevention of Public Nuisance
• Prevention of Crime and Disorder
• 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 an unlimited fine.
It is proposed that the following licensable activity will take place at the premises: Off-Sale and Supply of Alcohol between 11:00 and 21:00 hours Monday to Saturday and 11:30 to 20:00 on Sunday. There shall be no on-sales.
Royal Borough of Greenwich
Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (AS AMENDED)
Town & Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015
Planning (Listed Buildings & Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (AS AMENDED)
Planning (Listed Buildings & Conservation Areas) Regulations 1990 (AS AMENDED)
Town & Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) Regulations 2007 (AS AMENDED)
Notice is hereby given that application(s) have been made to The Royal Borough of Greenwich in respect of the under mentioned premises/sites. You can see the submissions and any plans at http://www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/planning.
If development proposals affect Conservation Areas and/or Statutorily Listed Buildings under the Planning (Listed Building and Conservation Area) Act 1990 (As Amended) this will be shown within the item below.
Anyone who wishes to comment on these applications should be made in writing to Development Planning within 23 days of the date of this notice.
Please quote the appropriate reference number.
Date: 10/12/2025
Victoria Geoghegan
Assistant Director - Planning and Building Control
List of Press Advertisements - 10/12/2025
Publicity for Planning Applications
Applicant: Ms Mishali Patel Roundstripes Ltd. 25/3384/F
Site Address: 193A GREENWICH HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SE10 8JA
Development: Proposed loft conversion with roof dormer extension and associated external alterations.
Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH
Applicant: Mrs Helen Kinsman 25/3403/F
Site Address: FLAT A, 7 ST JOHNS PARK, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7TD
Development: Replacement of existing single-glazed timber windows and door in a basement flat with like for like double-glazed timber windows and door.
Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH
Applicant: Miss Natalie Hall 25/3657/HD
Site Address: 28 CARADOC STREET, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 9AG
Development: Demolition of existing external WC at the rear. Blocking up of existing side/rear door of rear extension and infill of opening with matching materials. Installation of existing rear sash window to wooden French doors. Remedial repair to existing brick lintel to front elevation and repainting of the front and rear woodwork in colour in keeping with conservation area.
Conservation Area: EAST GREENWICH
Applicant: Mr Kensley 25/3800/HD
Site Address: 55 CRAIGERNE ROAD, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 8SN
Development: Replacement of windows to the front with associated works.
Conservation Area: RECTORY FIELD
Applicant: Shurgard UK Ltd 25/3822/MA
Site Address: 260 ELTHAM HIGH STREET, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 1AA
Development: An application submitted under Section 73 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 for a minor material amendment in connection with planning permission 24/1225/F, dated 23/03/2025 for "Demolition of existing buildings and construction of a multi-storey plus basement building to be used as self-storage (Class B8), and associated landscaping, vehicle manoeuvring and car parking, and refurbishment of the Locally Listed Building to the front of the site." to allow:
- Variation of Condition 14 (Hours of opening) to extend the permitted opening hours on Monday to Saturday by one hour in the morning.
Applicant: Wilkins Estates Company Limited 25/3885/F
Site Address: 31 ST JOHNS PARK, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7JW
Development: Demolition of the existing lower ground and ground floor rear extension; erection of new lower ground and ground floor rear extensions;
reconfiguration of six flats (Use Class C3), with alterations and the addition of like-for-like timber fenestrations on the lower and ground floors; provision of a new stairwell at the rear, along with private terraces and balconies for the flats on the lower and ground floors. Additionally, alterations to the existing rear landscape and other associated works.
Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH
Applicant: Criterion Greenwich Limited 25/3895/F
Development: Installation of two internally illuminated advertising screens on either side of the double sided display unit, and all associated works.
Conservation Area: Woolwich Conservation Area
ROYAL BOROUGH of GREENWICH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1) BENNETT PARK PLANNED ROAD CLOSURE (ORDER)
1. The Royal Borough of Greenwich makes this Order in exercise of powers under section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. This is to facilitate works by CIRCET UK Ltd who need to clear a blockage in the carriageway.
2. The Order will come into operation on 15th December 2025 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However, the works are expected to take 3 days. The duration of the Order can be extended with the approval of the Secretary of State for Transport.
3. The effect of the Order would be to temporarily prohibit vehicles from entering, proceeding, or waiting (including waiting for the purposes of loading or unloading), in Bennett Park at the junction of Lee Road.
4. Whilst the Order is in operation, no traffic diversions will be required, as this is a dead-end road. Prohibitions remain in force; pedestrians are not affected, and vehicle access will be maintained wherever possible.
5. Nothing in this Notice will apply to anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or traffic warden, to emergency service vehicles, or to vehicles being used in connection with the works.
6. The restrictions described above will apply only during such times and to such extent as shall be indicated by traffic signs as prescribed by the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016.
7. Queries concerning these works should be directed to the Royal Borough of Greenwich’s Directorate of Communities, Environment and Central on 020 8921 6340.
Ryan Nibbs Assistant Director, Transport. The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, SE18 6HQ
Dated: 26/09/2025
Prevent burglaries over winter
Unfortunately, we often see an increase in burglary in the weeks running up to Christmas. Take the below precautions to prevent residential burglaries and theft:
• Make sure all your windows, doors, sheds and outside storage cupboards are closed and locked.
• Keep valuables out of sight and away from windows or cat flaps as a thief could hook keys or valuables through even a small opening.
• If you’re going out or going away for Christmas, be careful about publicising where you are on social media. Leave a light on – or using a timer or motion sensor so it looks like someone is still home.
• If you’re having parcels delivered and won’t be in, make sure you redirect them to a local shop, a parcel locker or neighbour. Be mindful of where your tree is, as you don’t want to advertise wrapped gifts.
• Consider installing a video doorbell or CCTV to help you know who’s outside your property.
• Never leave a spare key outside of your house – burglars know the usual hiding spots.
If you see any suspicious activity on your street, report it to the police by calling 999, or in a non-emergency you can call 101.
Contacting the council over Christmas
The Woolwich Centre will be open as normal apart from bank holidays and weekends.
The Eltham Centre will be closed on Monday 22 December and Wednesday 31 December, and on Wednesday 24 December it will close early at 2pm. On other weekdays, it will be open as usual, excluding bank holidays and weekends. When closed, an out of hours service will be available by calling 020 8854 8888
Home condition survey reminder
Council tenants should have received a letter from us about upcoming surveys, and we need you to respond as soon as you can so we can book in a quick check. These quick, 20-minute visits help us assess your home’s condition and plan any future works needed. They are not about your tenancy or your rent. If we can’t access your home, it could lead to legal action - which we want to avoid.
Read more: royalgreenwich.gov.uk/stock-condition-survey
Foxfield Primary School give birds and bats a helping hand for National Tree Week
Pupils at Foxfield Primary School marked National Tree Week by decorating and installing bird and bat boxes around their school grounds.
The boxes will offer warm nesting spots through winter and safe spaces for birds to raise their chicks in spring, while giving students the chance to observe local wildlife up close.
Pupil Pearl said: “We’re putting up bird and bat boxes in the trees so they can have a home
to live in. And in spring, the birds will have babies and create a family.”
The Royal Borough of Greenwich has more than 100 parks and open spaces, including 16 with Green Flag Awards.
National Tree Week 2025 runs from 22 to 30 November and is the UK’s biggest annual tree celebration, encouraging communities to plant new trees as planting season begins.
Find your nearest park or open space: royalgreenwich.gov.uk/parks