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Sun Wharf, Creekside, London, SE8 3DZ

25/2699/KConsultation by other Borough\LDDCRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 24 February 2026

Council decision: Raise Objections

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Demolition of all existing buildings and comprehensive redevelopment to provide three new buildings, comprising residential dwellings (C3), purpose built student accommodation (sui generis) and commercial floorspace (Use Class E(b) - Cafe; and E(g) - Office/ Light Industrial), together with landscaping, public realm works, improvements to river wall and public riverside walkway, wheelchair accessible parking, cycle parking and refuse/ recycling stores and all associated works at Sun Wharf, Creekside SE8. Please Note: This is one of two concurrent planning applications for the Sun Wharf site. The second application (reference: DC/25/141007) includes the provision of a Storage unit (Use Class B8).

Received
15 August 2025
Ward
Out of Borough
  1. Received15 Aug
  2. Validated15 Aug
  3. Consult.5 Sep
  4. Target
  5. Decided24 Feb

Decided in 193 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for demolition at SUN WHARF, CREEKSIDE, LONDON, SE8 3DZ. Greenwich has handled 669 applications of this type. This one was decided in 193 days, 20 weeks longer than Greenwich's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 3 other applications at this address. We hold 385 applications in total for the SE8 postcode area.

77% of outline 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
SE8 3DZ
Application type
Consultation by other Borough\LDDC
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 August 2025
Last date for comments
5 September 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Lewisham Council
Agent address
Planning Department, 2nd Floor Civic Suite, Catford Road, Catford, SE6 4RU

Additional information

Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
  • Brownfield land register: Sun Wharf, Cockpit ArtsRegister site at or near this address

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 (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, 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 and heritage coasts.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Greenwich

Contains public sector information from the Planning London Datahub, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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