Woolwich housing & school plans approved

A couple of new developments I’d previously covered were approved by Greenwich planners this week. Firstly, a former office block in the town centre beside Lidl:

Sovereign House Woolwich proposals

28 flats will be located within this block. No ‘affordable’ housing is included. As the building currently appears:

Sovereign House Woolwich
Next in line for office to resi conversion

Over near Woolwich Dockyard a former care home is to be demolished and replaced with this:

sunbury street flats

sunbury aerial

48 flats are contained within this block on Sunbury Street. 35 per cent of flats are so-called affordable. ASRA housing association are behind this.

A new branch of Plumcroft primary school was also approved beside Woolwich Arsenal station on Vincent Road. 420 places are provided.

plumcroft school

It’s to be located on the site of a recently closed sheltered housing scheme.

woolwich housing demo plumcroft

------------------

Adverts are far from enough to cover site costs and my rent.

You can support me via Paypal here

Another option is via Patreon by clicking here

You can also buy me a beer/coffee at Ko-fi here

There's also a Facebook page for the site here

Many thanks

J Smith

I've lived in south east London most of my life growing up in Greenwich borough and working in the area for many years. The site has contributors on occasion and we cover many different topics. Living and working in the area offers an insight into what is happening locally.

0 thoughts on “Woolwich housing & school plans approved

  • What does affordable housing mean in the context of Greenwich? 20% off market prices, OR, socially rented housing? Councillors were tweeting this week that the council has passed a resolution that all viability assessments will be made public… I’m not convinced this will get any actually useful outcomes though – just more payments to consultants writing smooth reports with fudgey numbers.

    I’d like to understand what that actual council strategy is on affordable housing, rather than just bleeting that the NPPF needs to be put under a microscope – what is there ‘strategy’?

    Reply
  • God, that Plumcroft school extension is ugly!

    Reply
  • Plumcroft? So you can then walk down Burrage Road and go past three primary schools: Foxfield, Plumcroft and Heronsgate – that will do wonders for the morning traffic!

    Reply

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.