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Former Lewisham College, 1 Deptford Bridge, London, SE8 4HH

25/0798/FAll OtherPending Decision

Proposal

Demolition of existing building and construction of buildings ranging from 1 to 30ÿstoreys for residential (Class C3) and Class E, local community (Class F2), education (Class F1), and drinking establishment (Sui Generis) use; cycle parking and facilities, landscaping and highway improvements, servicing and plant and all other ancillary and associated works.ÿ(This application is an EIA development and is accompanied by an Environmental Statement) (This is a cross borough application with the London Borough of Lewisham, their reference: DC/25/139390) [RE-CONSULTATION]Further information not forming part of the formal description of development provided for re-consultation purposes:This application is located both within the Royal Borough of Greenwich (RBG) and London Borough of Lewisham (LBL).The scheme as a whole provides 802 C3 residential homes across both boroughs (down from 903 C3 homes originally proposed)This equates to 254 C3 residential homes in RBG (down from 306 C3 homes originally proposed) and 548 C3 homes in LBL (down from 597 C3 homes originally proposed)The schemes non-commercial floorspace has lowered from 8,713m2 GIA to 8,571m2 Non-commercial floorspace made up of 5,213m2 GIA Education (Class F1), 508m2 GIA Retail (Class E (a), 841m2 GIA Food and Beverage (Class E (b)/Sui Generis), 1579m2 GIA Workspace (Class E (c/g)) and 430m2 GIA Shared Back of House(3,358m2 non-residential floorspace within RBG and 5,213m2 non-residential floorspace within LBL)The proposed buildings height and massing have been further clarified below to include the ground floors.ÿBuilding A is 30ÿstorey, Building B is 7-11 storeys, Building C is 15ÿ storeys and Building D isÿ18ÿ storeys (These are all based in LBL).Building E is 19ÿstoreys (reduced from 24 storeys originally submitted), Building F is 10ÿstoreys, Building G is 10ÿstoreys and Building H is 1 storeys (These are all based in RBG).

Submitted
31 March 2025
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This is a planning application for demolition at Former Lewisham College, 1 Deptford Bridge, London, SE8 4HH. Greenwich has handled 57 applications of this type and approves 76% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. It was submitted on 31 March 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 238 applications across GREENWICH PARK. We hold 380 applications in total for the SE8 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
25/0798/F
Address
Former Lewisham College, 1 Deptford Bridge, London, SE8 4HH
Postcode
SE8 4HH
Local Authority
Greenwich
Application Type
All Other
Decision Status
Undecided

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Submitted
31 March 2025

Planning Decision

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates
51.474926, -0.021990
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Greenwich

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Associated applications

  1. 2026
    8 Jan

    RE-CONSULTATION:- Planning application for the demolition of existing buildings and construction of buildings…

    ApprovedConsultation by other Borough\\LDDCRelated26/0104/K
  2. 2025
    31 Mar

    Demolition of existing building and construction of buildings ranging from 1 to 30ÿstoreys for residential…

    This applicationPendingAll Other25/0798/F

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Deptford CreeksidePart of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: Mumfords Grain SiloOn or next to this site

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, 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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