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Mortgramit Square, 154-172 Powis Street and 125-129 Woolwich High Street, London, SE18 6DR

24/4088/FFull planning permissionAwaiting decision
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Proposal

The phased demolition and redevelopment of buildings fronting Powis Street, excluding the Victorian House (170-172 Powis Street) and Woolwich High Street, along with the partial demolition and refurbishment of the existing garage building and replacement workshop building on Dog's Yard, to enable a mixed-use development with residential dwellings and non-residential floorspace. The development will comprise four buildings (including the existing garage building to be retained and extended) and includes associated landscaping, public realm improvements, accessible car parking, cycle parking, refuse and recycling facilities.Further details of the proposed development includes the following, which does not form part of the formal description of development:Residential Units: 269 Build-to-Rent dwellings (Use Class C3).Non-Residential Floorspace: 1,246.8 sqm of commercial and community use (Use Class E, F1 and F2), including 737.2 sqm of affordable workspace in Block A2.The development consists of four blocks: Block A1 (Powis Street Building) 6 storeys and a height of 21.6 m (24.98 m with the ASHP roof structure); Block A2 (Garage Building) 4 storeys and a height of 17.7 m, including the lower ground and existing roof; Block B (Furlongs Landmark Building) 23 storeys and a height of 74.3 m; and Block C (Workshop Building) 5 storeys and a height of 21.22 m.(This application is an EIA development and is accompanied by an Environmental Statement) (The development may impact on the setting of the nearby designated heritage assets including Grade II* and Grade II listed buildings and the Woolwich Conservation Area) - (REVISED DESCRIPTION)

Submitted
3 January 2025
  1. Received3 Jan
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

About this application

This is a planning application for demolition at Mortgramit Square, 154-172 Powis Street and 125-129 Woolwich High Street, London, SE18 6DR. Greenwich has handled 577 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 3 January 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 118 applications across WOOLWICH ARSENAL. We hold 1,521 applications in total for the SE18 postcode area.

71% of full planning permission applications at Royal Borough of Greenwich were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
SE18 6DR
Application type
Full planning permission

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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