I haven't been able to do a Planning List update on the forum for a few weeks because there hasn't been anything of interest to pick out but there's one this week... Greenwich West ward Land between Creek Road/Bardsley Lane, Greenwich, SE10 9SW Demolition of existing buildings and structures and redevelopment to provide a total of 83 residential units, 1,800 sq.m of flexible A1, A2, A3, D1 and D2 floorspace at ground floor level with associated access, landscaping, refuse and recycling facilities and the provision of 15 car parking spaces [link] Our notes: this is a proposal for a complete redevelopment of this area between Creek Road and Bardsley Lane with only the Lord Hood and Up The Creek being retained (the comedy club would be reconfigured internally and a ground floor extension would be demolished). Apartments and commercial space would front on to Creek Road and a row of mews properties would be in Bardsley Lane facing St Alfege Park. Unfortunately at the time of writing the full Design and Access Statement hasn't been uploaded. If making submissions on any of these applications, you may like to copy in the respective ward councillors. Greenwich West: Matt Pennycook, Maureen O'Mara, David Grant
Rob - sorry you haven't found anythng of interest! Had you thought to also look at the list of planning appeals - where the Council has refused consent and the applicant has gone to the government Planning Inspectorate and asked for a hearing. I am aware of at least one SE10 appeal which is of great interest to some residents in the last couple of weeks.
Certainly not a very environmentally friendly proposal, 5 floor structures, loss of green areas, shed loads of trees destroyed and building adjacent to St. Alfege Park. Hopefully enough people will hear about this and take action.
They'll have to get past David Herbert at "Greenwich Bookplace and Gallery" to get this development up. He fought the last plans, that fell by the wayside, and knowing him as I do, he'll fight this too. After all, this is also his home as well as business premises.
I think the big problem in Greenwich is the lack of any coherent strategy as how to develop the town. The town does need to continue to attract tourists (and not just to a world heritage site bubble) and balance this with new housing and current residents' needs to green and open spaces - which have positive impacts on the local environment, perceptions of quality of life etc. At the moment the strategy seems to be to maximise building with little thought to local infrastructure or the character of the town itself. Most long term residents will agree that there have been a number of improvements to the town - mainly led by the opening up of the ORNC and world heritage site - but new developments are predominantly 'off the peg' and bring nothing either architecturally or in facilities for the community.
