Former Lewisham College, 1 Deptford Bridge, London, SE8 4HH
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
- Council
- Royal Borough of Greenwich
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- ReceivedSubmitted31 Mar
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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.
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- 20268 Jan
RE-CONSULTATION:- Planning application for the demolition of existing buildings and construction of buildings…
ApprovedConsultation by other Borough\\LDDCRelated26/0104/K - 202531 Mar
Demolition of existing building and construction of buildings ranging from 1 to 30ÿstoreys for residential…
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Planning constraints
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- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: Deptford CreeksidePart of the site
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