Greenwich & Lewisham Weekender - December 7th 2021

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Christmas has arrived in Royal Greenwich We’ve been decking the halls with lights and more with Christmas markets, light switch-ons, lantern parades and across the borough.

Nearly 24,000 people attended Sparkle in the Park in Charlton last week. We turned Maryon Park into a magical winter wonderland with an immersive after dark light trail. There were glittering trees, fiery installations, live music and plenty of hot chocolate and tasty treats.

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10 to 11 December, 5pm to 9pm General Gordon Square, SE18 Globoscope, an enchanting sensory light exhibition, is set to transform the square for two nights only. Walk through a sea of over 200 illuminated spheres, the perfect picturesque winter stroll.

14 to 23 December Beresford Square, SE18 Christmas market with Santa’s photo booth, roast chestnuts, non-alcoholic mulled wine and children’s rides.

Saturday 11 December, 10am to 5pm Joyce Dawson Way, SE28 Christmas market and free children’s activities in partnership with Peabody.

Shop till you can’t stop at the Christmas Market where you can find the perfect gift for a loved one or a secret santa!

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17 December, 10am to 4pm General Gordon Square, SE18 Holiday Fun Friday. Bring your little ones along for an entire day of joyful activities including magical rides, entertainers and craft workshops.

For the council’s full event listings go to: royalgreenwich.gov.uk/christmas

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Pick of the Week

By Holly O’Mahony

Plumstead gets festive editor

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A parade, games, yoga workshops, arts and crafts, food stalls and surprise entertainment await those who venture to Plumstead this weekend. Glyndon Community Centre is hosting Plumstead and Glydon Winter Fest, a chance to soak up the festivities, have a dance and meet others from the community.

Glyndon Community Centre, 75 Raglan Road, Plumstead SE18 7LB. December 11, 11:30am - 4:30pm. Admission: FREE. www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/events/ event/8353/plumstead_and_glyndon_ winter_fest

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Churchill Theatre, High Street, Bromley BR1 1HA. December 4 - January 2, performances at 1pm and 5pm. Admission: £20 - £44. www,churchilltheatre.co.uk/Online/ bromley-pantomime-panto-kent

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The Restaurant, Bureau, C3, Design District, 13 Soames Walk, London SE10 0AX. December 10, 6pm. Admission: £7. www.eventbrite. co.uk/e/the-peninsulist-presents-winter-jazztickets-209895401797

A wicked fairy godmother, a needle prick, a princess cursed to sleep for 100 years and a prince sent along to save her – oh, and some fit-for-2021 humour thrown in for good measure. Sleeping Beauty is this year’s big Bromley panto, starring Any Dream Will Do winner Lee Mead, Britain’s Got Talent semi-finalist Myra Dubois, comedian Lloyd Hollett and former contestant of The Voice UK Claudillea Holloway. Don’t miss it!

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The Peninsulist Presents’ Winter Jazz sessions return for a second installment, this time with Ashley Henry headlining. The musician’s debut album, Beautiful Vinyl Hunter, was nominated for the BBC 6 Music Album of the Year. Supporting Ashley are some of the most exciting up-and-coming names in the UK jazz scene: trombonist Rosie Turton and 2019’s Jazz FM Vocalist of the Year, Cherise.

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Getting jazzy on the Peninsula

Make a date with Luisa Omielan Join BAFTA Breakthrough-winning comedian Luisa Omielan (What Would Beyonce Do?!) for a night of musical bingo.

Yep, that’s right: instead of shouting out numbers, you’ll be notching up power ballads and Christmas classics. Part show, part party, Luisa’s material won’t disappoint.

Expect twists and challenges, plus tunes from DJ Rapture & Jonny Unknown.

Woolwich Works, The Fireworks Factory, 11 No 1 Street, Royal Arsenal, London SE18 6HD. December 10, 7:30pm. Admission: £15.50. www.woolwich.works/events/all-iwant-for-christmas-weekender

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All aboard for the Model Railway Show Grown up locomotive enthusiasts, this one’s for you: Woolwich is hosting a model railway show, with 18 traders exhibiting and 14 intricately designed layouts to ogle over. Among those showing off their creations is Kent Garden Rail, Falconwood Books and Model Railway Signs. Look out for playfully named tracks, including: Godzilla City, Nightingale halt and Scallywag Corner. Choo Choo!

Shrewsbury House, Bushmoor Crescent, London SE18 3EG. December 12, 10am - 4pm. Admission: £5. www.modelrailwaysigns.com/product/01-5woolwich-model-rail-show-sun-12th-dec/

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Eltham Palace becomes a winter wonderland Enchanted Eltham returns this December, transforming the grounds of Eltham Palace into an illuminated world of colour and soundscapes. On evenings between December 9 – 30, visitors can follow a twinkling trail through the grounds, and see the trees lit up by mystical hues of purple, green, pink and blue.

The trail leads its wide-eyed guests to a winter wonderland complete with fairground rides, festive stalls, steaming cauldrons of mulled wine and sugar-dusted mince pies. Grab your winter woolies and head on over, writes Holly O’Mahony…

Returning for the fourth year running, Enchanted Eltham was cancelled in 2020 because of the pandemic. Organiser Catherine Miller-Gough is convinced there’s all the more appetite for it as a result.

“After the last couple of years, everyone is so excited to get into the festive spirit and we have some fabulous new light installations that will do just that,” she says.

Hugely popular and attracting visitors from all across London as

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well as further afield, Enchanted Eltham has welcomed around 18,000 visitors in past seasons. “The event is already proving incredibly popular this year, so we recommend anyone considering a visit to book their ticket soon, so they don’t miss out,” cautions Catherine.

Safety remains paramount to the smooth running of the event, and despite taking place outdoors in the fresh air, a number of additional health and safety measures are in

place. “We have set entrance times every 30 minutes to manage group sizes, we’re also continuing with enhanced cleaning and there are hand sanitiser stations on site,” Catherine reassures. “Our staff are continuing to wear a face covering in our busy areas and indoor spaces, and we encourage visitors to do the same.”

For first time visitors, Catherine says to expect to find “Eltham Palace’s grounds transformed into a landscape of light, colour and sound”. She

continues: “visitors will be able to enter a festive wonderland as they find their way around the historic site in a magical illuminated trail.”

After the festive adventure, guests can warm up with a mulled wine and mince pie, get the adrenaline surging on a fairground ride and pick up someChristmas presents in the gift shop.

Those who have visited Enchanted Eltham in previous years won’t find the attraction exactly as they remember it, though, because the 2021 iteration welcomes several new attractions. “We’re really excited about the new ‘paralunar’ installation,” beams Catherine. “Visitors will experience an optical illusion as they cross the palace bridge to see a rainbow river of umbrellas. We also have a ‘Carpet of Colour’ which can be viewed multiple times and provides both a visual and immersive experience for the visitors.”

Equally exciting is that for the first time in the history of the event, the entire exterior of the palace will be lit.

The route is designed to be accessible to all and suitable for

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visitors of all ages. “[It’s] around 1.5km in length, covering the entire site,” confirms Catherine.

Parts of the route ordinarily involve climbing the palace’s historical steps, but an alternative route is available to visitors with accessibility requirements.

“We would advise that this is a sensory experience and there will be moving lights as well as static lighting and sound throughout the trail,” adds Catherine, as a further caution.

Approaching the end of the trail, visitors will spot the warm glow of a fairground, where whizzing rides and games await. “There will also be the opportunity to get even more into the festive spirit by toasting marshmallows and enjoying seasonal food and drink,” grins Catherine.

Wrap up warm, wear sensible shoes and prepare to be enchanted.

Enchanted Eltham is taking place at Eltham Palace, Court Yard, London SE9 5QE. December 9 - 30, with timed entry slots every half from 4pm - 7:30pm.

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A sea of snow globes A hilly sea of 200 illuminated orbs are glowing in General Gordon Square this weekend, in an enchanting light show set to mesmerise visitors of all ages. Conceived

by French visual effects company Collectif Coin, the spectacle is shining for two nights only, so don’t miss it.

General Gordon Square, Woolwich, London, SE18 6FH. December 10 & 11, 10am - 5pm.

Admission: FREE. www.royalgreenwich.gov. uk/events/event/8343/globoscope

Baby bops to Christmas classics The whole family is invited to sing along to seasonal showtunes and festive favourites at the Christmas edition of Baby Broadway. Led by West End singers, the sing-along features hits from Mary Poppins, The Snowman, Frozen and more. Sing, dance and clap your way through the line-up. The team will be blowing bubbles, ringing bells and pulling out their best puppetry.

Woolwich Works, The Fireworks Factory, 11 No 1 Street, Royal Arsenal, London SE18 6HD. December 11, 9:45am and 11:30am. Admission: £10.50. www.woolwich.works/events/baby-broadway-christmas

Bust some moves with Santa At AvoCuddle Playroom, little ones can meet and greet Santa, take some pictures with him and even bust some disco moves together before settling down for storytime. You’ll be able to decorate some yummy gingerbread while you’re there to take home with your gift from Santa.

Timed 5 - 7 minute entry sessions must be booked in advance.

AvoCuddle Playroom 228-232 Trafalgar Road, Greenwich SE10 9ER. December 11, 1pm - 2pm. Admission: £20. www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/ events/event/8362/avosanta_experience More events on page 9

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FAMILY Sugar plum enchantment Let’s All Dance, proprietors of creating magical, accessible ballets for children, are back with their production of the ultimate Christmas ballet: The Nutcracker. See Clara, her Nutcracker Prince, the Mouse King and Sugar Plum Fairy brought to life in a show which prioritises ‘crystal clear storytelling’, but doesn’t scrimp on the lavish costumes, aweinspiring dancing and evocative music.

Blackheath Halls, 23 Lee Road, Blackheath, London SE3 9RQ. December 11, 1:30pm & 4pm; December 12, 11am & 1:30pm. Admission: £15. www.blackheathhalls.com/whats-on/the-nutcracker-9/

Greenwich grotto Father Christmas is back in his Greenwich grotto and this week, he’s inviting kids to come and reveal their Christmas wishlists in return for a special gift. In the event of new lockdown restrictions, grotto visits will be held on Zoom. All proceeds go to Greenwich and Bexley Community Hospice.

Advanced booking is essential. Greenwich Grotto, 22 Nelson Road, Greenwich, London SE10 9JB. December 9 - 12, 10am - 5pm. Admission: £11.37 per child. www.greenwichmarket.london/

Rudy the jazz-prone reindeer Swap Rudolf for Rudy and a red nose for a penchant for music and what do you get? The Ballad of Rudy. Set in the North Pole Jazz Lounge, this sparky, alternative Christmas tale by children’s theatre company Goblin Theatre tells the story of a reindeer set apart from his peers by his musical talent. In a quest to meet other like-minded souls, he befriends a magical jazz penguin, a blues-singing polar bear, jamming puffins and a beat-boxing arctic fox. A fusion of live music, storytelling and puppetry bring this story to life.

Canada Water Theatre, 21 Surrey Quays Road, London SE16 7AR. December 10 - 12, performances at 10am, 1pm and 3pm. Suitable for ages 3+. Admission: £10. www.thealbany.org.uk/shows/theballad-of-rudy/

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news from charlton athletic community trust

CACT’s 2020-21 Annual Report showcases a challenging year full of achievements

On 24 November, Charlton Athletic Community Trust (CACT) published its Annual Report for 2020-2021, celebrating CACT’s achievements over the past year.

This year’s Annual Report shows CACT worked with over 20,000 people across its seven strands of work in 2020-2021 and committed over £5.3 million of expenditure on charitable activities.

During this period, many people were significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdowns. CACT are proud to have actioned 16,570 referrals through The Royal Greenwich Community Hub during this time by providing an emergency service such as food and prescription delivery. The Community Hub received 248,000 calls from the local community and offered additional support to vulnerable people throughout the pandemic.

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the Easter and Summer holidays.

Over 850 young people eligible for free school meals benefitted from the camps which gave them a chance to get involved in active learning, creative arts and physical activities, whilst also supplying them with a healthy breakfast and a hot meal every day.

CACT offers 1-1 and group mentoring sessions to young people who are at-risk of becoming involved in crime as part of our Early Help and Prevention strand. Although in-person sessions were put on hold, CACT still delivered over 5400 hours of mentoring to 400 young people through phone consultations and, lockdown-permitting, inperson sessions in 2020-2021.

1570 young people participated in the activities run by CACT’s youth service, Young Greenwich, across the four youth hub locations. CACT also offers volunteering opportunities for young people through Young Greenwich and NCS. Over the past year, young people volunteered for 1700 hours across the Young Greenwich provision, whilst over 7000 hours of Social Action through the NCS programme was completed across London and Kent.

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Brookmill Park and on towards Deptford Bridge

Mary Mills This series of articles, which are about what lay on the banks of Deptford Creek and the River Ravensbourne, has followed the Greenwich bank and, having got within sight of Lewisham town, has started going down the Lewisham bank towards the Thames.

Last week I covered the Century Works, home of the big electronics and instrumentation company, Elliott’s, and I am now about to go down a longish stretch which is now mainly through Brookmill Park. However this article is also a continuation of the piece I did about the DLR and the Greenwich Park Line in Greenwich Weekender on 27th October (https:// issuu.com/southwark.news/docs/ glw232). This described the Greenwich Park Railway line – a railway which ran from Greenwich to Nunhead and which closed over a hundred years ago. The railway line crossed the Ravensbourne at what is now Elverson Road Docklands Light Railway Station and, as I said in the last article, there was a mysterious church nearby.

Today a footbridge crosses the river and goes from Bliss Crescent and Ravensbourne Place. It connects to a series of walkways and bridges between the station and the Lewisham bank. This particular bridge crosses the river and arrives at an entrance into Brookmill Park and then follows a series of footpaths on a gradually rising piece of land.

This area of the park is known ‘The Hill’ and is the remains of the

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Eastern Railway Company’ the ground had been let to The Metropolitan Public Gardens Association – a body which saved old churchyards and similar smallish spaces from developers. It was later passed to the Greenwich Board of Works. It was planted with trees and flower beds and there are newspaper stories of work done or not done and sacked gardeners. We can learn a bit about this little park from these newspaper reports - in 1893 the United Temperance Brass Band played there on alternate Thursday evenings and nearly thirty years later Deptford Council wanted to destroy ‘the captured German Gun’ which was kept there (there has to be a story about that!). The entrance to the Recreation Ground was probably the Brookmill Park gate at the Lewisham end near the derelict toilet block in the road. I would also note that there are a number of very substantial trees, some of them conifers, at that end of the park and I wonder if they are survivors from the recreation ground and the church.

embankment which carried the Greenwich Park Railway line from its bridge across the Ravensbourne.

The paths from ‘The Hill’ eventually lead down to Brookmill Road but there is something else of interest before we get there– that’s another park and a church. Maps from the late 19th century show the Greenwich Park Railway line and the area to the north of it, now Brookmill Park, but then still part of the waterworks. Close up against the railway embankment, between the railway and the works, there was a recreation ground and a church. The river here was extensively realigned when the Docklands Light Railway was built and it is probable that much of this area is now under the river on its new course.

Brookmill park main entrance and nature sign

So what was this recreation ground?

Press reports from 1886 tell us that on June 24th the Ravensbourne Recreation Ground was opened by H.R.H. Princess Mary of Teck - who, completely incidentally, I saw in Hamley’s Toy Shop when I was about seven and she was known as ‘Old Queen Mary’. The report says that ‘through the kindness of the Rev.G.F.Widborne and the South

In 1888 there is a report of a new church built in the recreation ground and opened by the Bishop of Rochester. This, it turns out, was called Emmanuel Church. It has not proved easy to find out very much about this church and I am aware from comments on various websites that I am not the only person to be frustrated about this. It appears to

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have been some sort of mission or daughter church of Trinity Church which was on the corner of Blackheath Hill and Maidenstone Hill where there is now a block of flats. Emmanuel Church seems to have had seats for 250 worshippers but was lost in Second World War bombing. In the few newspaper references I have found there are sometimes mentions of events held in the ‘Bennett Street Hall’. In what is now Bennett Grove there is a building which describes itself as The ‘Holy Trinity Centre’ and looks much like a church built in the 1890s. However its web site insists it had nothing to do with the Trinity Church which was in Blackheath Hill – so I remain confused.

From Brookmill Park go across Brookmill Road roughly where the railway crossed the road on a bridge. On the other side of the road is another embankment and an area which has been a nature reserve for many years. When the railway closed the land used for the line to Lewisham Road Station was abandoned and lay derelict for 50 or so years. In 1979 Lewisham Council bought the freehold and created the Council’s first Nature Reserve here working with local groups. The Lewisham Wildlife Trust prepared a management plan and regular working parties began to clear the sycamore trees and allow them to be replaced with hornbeam and hazel, but leaving a large plum tree with lots of fruit as well as a North American staghorn sumac with a dense stand. Undergrowth was encouraged with native plants - for instance cow parsley, archangel and birds foot trefoil and like everywhere there are foxes and birds. The site includes three ponds where there are frogs, newts and dragonflies.

This little nature reserve is not open to the public except via bookings through Lewisham Council and is mainly used by school groups.

So – the idea is to get to Deptford Bridge and so we need to continue down Brookmill Road. The western side of the road is nearly all housing

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and is part of what is called Deptford New Town. This has been studied in a number of articles – for example an article by Len Reilly in Greenwich and Lewisham Antiquarian Society Transactions (Vol,X vi 1990). It is also now a conservation area. This area was once farmland and the Ravensbourne Farm buildings are still shown on maps in the mid-19th century and remained while houses were built all around them. They were

near the corner with Strickland Street – about opposite where the pavement widens on the edge of Brookmill Park.

Since the building of the Docklands Light Railway Brookmill Park covers most of the east side of the road taking in land which was once part of the water works - and we need to look hard to find relics of the works there. Today the Park has an active ‘friends’ group which produces information via a face book page and a web site. They also put on talks and social events. https:// brookmillpark.deptfordcreek.net/ Brookmill Park was originally a small recreation ground opened in the www.weekender.co.uk

1880s, enlarged and improved in the 1930s. Following bomb damage in the Second World War it was reopened in 1953 to celebrate the coronation and renamed Ravensbourne Park. When the London Borough of Lewisham took it over in the 1970s it was rerenamed Brookmill Park to stop it being confused with Ravensbourne Park Gardens further south past Catford. So when the Docklands Light Railway extension was built in the

1990s and the Ravensbourne was partly re-routed, some of the park was used for the track and the new river channel became a boundary for the park. It was then landscaped

by Atkins and some parts of the water works were included. The park was re-re-reopened in 1998.

The old main entrance to the park is roughly opposite the bottom of Bolden Street. Confusingly there is a metal arch over the original entrance announcing that this is ‘Ravensbourne Park’. This was erected in 1953 and there is a flagpole alongside proudly flying a flag to announce the park’s Green Flag status. There is perimeter road just inside the park parallel

to Brookmill Road which is a cycle track with a meadow strip. Flower beds along here have been used for attempts to grow the Deptford Pink – a famous, and obviously local, flower which is now rare and found mainly in Devon. The perimeter road also represents the line of the back gardens of the 19th-century houses which once stood along the stretch and which were destroyed by a V1 in July 1944. The rocket fell opposite the end of Lind Street and 8 houses were demolished along with two other buildings. Twenty houses suffered severe damage and another 60 were slightly damaged along with buildings in surrounding streets.

Some features from the water works remain although most have gone.

Maps show that at the Lewisham end of the park was a waterworks engine house and an Artesian well. This was near to where Emmanuel Church stood but divided from it by a wall – and probably also underneath the re-aligned river. In the park is a pond on part of the site of a much larger reservoir - a residents’ group prevented it from being completely destroyed when the park was remodelled.

The plane trees which surround it remain from the water works. Near the northern end of the park is a formal garden which belonged to the waterworks and it includes a copper beech tree which is at least 150 years old. There are also formal flowerbeds with a fountain and pergolas.

The park stretched towards Deptford Bridge until the bend in Brookmill Road and the first building is the new Stephen Lawrence Centre. This seems to be roughly on the site of the original entrance to the waterworks – and is at the same angle as the waterworks offices which preceded it here. Brookmill Road was originally Mill Lane and ran from Deptford Bridge to the waterworks entrance.

This was the oldest part of the water works and also the site of the mill which stood here before it. Here there was a lodge, a bridge crossed the stream and the path led to an entrance set back from the road.

The Stephen Lawrence Centre was designed and built by David Adjaye, architects, and replaced a two storey office building used by Thames Water with a basement which was full of pipes and pumps. These gave numerous problems to the builders of the Centre but this underlying chamber could not be altered and the building had to be designed specially to accommodate them and see that no weight was resting on them.

The Stephen Lawrence building itself is a memorial to Stephen Lawrence, the school student who wanted to be an architect, but who in 1990 was murdered in Eltham. It offers a memorial and a place of inspiration to the general population of Lewisham and aims to add to the life chances of young black people from Africa and the Caribbean. It works to tackle underachievement and to increase motivation in young people.

Finally, there is another small piece of recreational ground between the Centre and the site of the Deptford distillery.

This is Broadway Fields, a relatively small space which includes a ball court. It also provides access bridges across the river and links to foot paths the buses at Deals Gateway. Earlier the area was an area of market gardening known as Broadway Fields which became Deptford Municipal Playing Fields in 1932. Deptford Broadway is of course the road which extends westward away from Deptford Bridge.

From Broadway Fields you can pick up the Water Link Way. This is a walking and cycle route which runs from the Thames through the area alongside Deptford Creek - which will be the future route of these articles.

Water Link Way goes on through all the parks and open spaces until it eventually gets to Lower Sydenham.

This piece has been a bit short on industries along the river and I am sorry about that– but as a final note, in the early 19th century there was a rope walk on the edge of Broadway fields on Mill Lane – perhaps the start of maritime Deptford.

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public notices 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) 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: 08/12/2021

Victoria Geoghegan Assistant Director - Planning and Building Control List of Press Advertisements - 08/12/2021 Publicity For Planning Applications.

Applicant: Mr Barnes 21/3507/F Site Address: MACARTNEY HOUSE, CHESTERFIELD WALK, GREENWICH, SE10 Development: To install an iron work safety hand rail to the entrance steps to Macartney House Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH Applicant: Site Address:

Royal Borough of Greenwich 21/3741/F 37A DEVONSHIRE DRIVE, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8JZ Development: Demolition of existing balcony, support walls, small outdoor store and external staircase to the rear of the property; construction of replacement new balcony and staircase Conservation Area: ASHBURNHAM TRIANGLE Applicant: Site Address:

E Scholes 21/3759/F BASEMENT FLAT, 66 SHOOTERS HILL ROAD, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7BG Development: Alterations to provide access to the basement flat at No. 66 and refurbishment of the rear terrace, including: Installation of a set of double doors in place of a current sash window and lower single brick/timber panel; Replacement of concrete slabs to lightwell with York stone slabs; Replacement of walls surrounding the lightwell; Replacement of existing set of steps; Installation of a stainless steel handrail; Relaying and repaving the terrace surface and re-setting a manhole cover.

Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH Applicant: Site Address: Development:

Mr Makarov 21/3915/HD 32 GIBSON STREET, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 9AD Construction of single storey wraparound extension at rear and associated external alterations Conservation Area: EAST GREENWICH

Applicant: Site Address:

Roofoods Ltd (T/A Deliveroo Editions) 21/3929/F Unit 218d, Westminster Industrial Estate, 7 Aldington Road, Woolwich SE18 5TS Development: Installation of external plant, including 6no. extract ducts, 3no. air intake vents, 3no. extract vents and 2no. air condenser units, together with minor works to the front elevation.

Conservation Area: ADJACENT TO THAMES BARRIER & BOWATER ROAD Applicant: Site Address: Development:

Mr Dixon James Dixon Architects Ltd

21/4080/HD

46 DEVONSHIRE DRIVE, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8JZ Loft conversion including construction of side and rear dormer extensions, insertion of 1 rooflight into front and rear roofslope’s and replacement of roof covering together with construction of single storey side and rear extensions with rear terrace.

Conservation Area: ASHBURNHAM TRIANGLE Applicant: Site Address:

21/4096/F Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL, STADIUM ROAD, WOOLWICH, LONDON, SE18 4QH Development: Proposed demolition of existing structures/fencing and installation of new oxygen tank and plant including associated works, landscaping, walkways and crossing points at Shrapnel Close and Stadium Road Junction, between Ranken House and the Block B Children’s Unit Entrance.

Conservation Area: ADJACENT TO WOOLWICH COMMON

Applicant: Site Address: Development:

Mr Ali 21/4142/HD 67A SHOOTERS HILL ROAD, BLACKHEATH, SE3 7HS Construction of a single storey ground floor side extension and installation of 2 rooflights to the side roof slope.

Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH Applicant: Site Address:

21/4146/HD G. Bognolo 76 ST JOHNS PARK, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7JP

Development:

Demolition of existing rear extension and construction of a part 1/part 2 storey rear extension, construction of a single storey side extension and removal of existing chimney stack within the rear addition.

Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH Applicant: Site Address: Development:

B Woolwich Limited 21/4216/F 81-88 Beresford Street, Woolwich SE18 6BG Formal Description: Demolition and redevelopment of the former Woolwich Catholic Club site for a new building comprising purpose built student accommodation and associated amenity space (Sui Generis) and flexible community use (Use Class F1/F2) at part ground floor level, together with ancillary plant and servicing; and associated enabling works.

Description for Consultation Purposes: Demolition and redevelopment of the former Woolwich Catholic Club site for a new part 9/part 11/ part 14 storey building comprising purpose built student accommodation (298 Rooms) and associated amenity space (Use Class Sui Generis) and 76 sqm (GIA) of flexible community use (Use Class F1/F2) at part ground floor level, together with ancillary plant and servicing; and associated enabling works.

The development may impact on the setting of the nearby Grade I, Grade II* and Grade II listed buildings. In addition, the development may also impact on the setting of the nearby Royal Arsenal Conservation Area and Woolwich Conservation Area Conservation Area: ADJACENT TO ROYAL ARSENAL & WOOLWICH TOWN CENTRE Applicant: Site Address: Development:

21/4226/HD Mr & Mrs Delahunty 13 GLENLUCE ROAD, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7SD Removal of existing dropped kerb and demolition of front boundary wall to facilitate the provision of a new dropped kerb for vehicular access, together with the

construction of associated hardstanding within the front garden and new front boundary treatment.

Conservation Area: WESTCOMBE PARK Applicant: Site Address: Development:

Mrs Walsby 21/4234/HD 130 LAKEDALE ROAD, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 1PS The construction of a single storey rear extension including internal alterations Conservation Area: PLUMSTEAD COMMON Applicant: Site Address:

CK Hutchison Networks (UK) Ltd 21/4275/T3 FOOTPATH OPPOSITE 276 BROAD WALK, KIDBROOKE, SE3 Development: Installation of 17m high street pole with associated transmission and equipment cabinets Conservation Area: WOOLWICH COMMON Publicity for Listed Building Consent.

Applicant: Site Address:

Mr Barnes 21/3508/L MACARTNEY HOUSE, CHESTERFIELD WALK, GREENWICH, SE10 Development: To install an iron work safety hand rail to the entrance steps to Macartney House Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH Listed Building: Grade 2 Applicant: Site Address:

Mr / Ms Moy 21/3975/L THE JUNK SHOP, 9 GREENWICH SOUTH STREET, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8NW Development: Listed Building Consent for the removal of 2 chimney breasts, removal of internal partitions, new doors and windows to rear, enlargement of an existing infilled light well with internal alterations to facilitate the creation of ancillary residential accommodation for the existing shop.

Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH Listed Building: Grade 2

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2. The Order will come into operation on 13th December 2021 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However the works are expected to take 1 week. 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, West Parkside Southbound between Edmund Halley Way and John Harrison Way between 06:00 and 18:00 daily and cannot be in place while the Northbound closure is in place.

4. Whilst the Order is in operation traffic will be diverted via Edmund Halley Way, Millennium Way and John Harrison Way. 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.

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ROYAL BOROUGH of GREENWICH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1) [West Parkside Northbound] 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 Riverlinx who need to carry out Installation of dewatering pipe.

2. The Order will come into operation on 8th December 2021 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However the works are expected to take 1 week. 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, West Parkside northbound between John Harrison Way and Edmund Halley Way between 06:00 and 18:00 daily.

4. Whilst the Order is in operation traffic will be diverted via John Harrison Way, Millennium way and Edmund Halley Way. 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.

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ROYAL BOROUGH of GREENWICH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1) [Westcombe Hill] 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 Network Rail who need to carry out Bridge Works.

2. The Order will come into operation on 8th December 2021 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However the works are expected to take 1 night. 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 Westcombe Hill at the railway Bridge.

4. Whilst the Order is in operation traffic will be diverted via Westcombe Park Road, Vanbrugh Hill, Woolwich Road Combedale Road and vice versa. 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.

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