Abbey Wood tower approved on appeal at City Hall
An appeal hearing at City Hall today approved plans to construct a tower on Eynsham Drive in Abbey Wood on the site of PDSA vet surgery.
Greenwich Council initially refused the application for 272 homes and a replacement vets in the development.
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The plan was controversial given its height and massing. In addition, despite the developer paying £1.3 million to Greenwich Council through the Community Infrastructure Levy, just £50k was allocated to the adjacent Abbey Wood estate, and even that was a goodwill gesture by the developer as Greenwich Council did not allocated anything.
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Will that change? A two tier town is in danger of being created if locals do not share in wealth developments bring in, and frustrations could mount. Hardly good for community cohesion.
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Greenwich Council job agency GLLaB once again takes much funding instead – over £400k.
Revised plans after initial refusal see some alterations:
- Increase in residential ground floor frontage, through the introduction of duplex units to southern elevations;
- Amendments to the housing mix to provide; 3 fewer one bed units, 2 additional 3 bed units and the introduction of a 4 bed unit;
- Enhanced boundary treatment with the Thistlebrook Estate to provide a new masonry wall of 2.5 metres;
- Revisions to the landscaping approach at ground floor with amendments to parking area material and finish and additional planting;
- Revisions to the landscaping approach on roofscapes and playspace provision; and
- A reduction in the number of car parking spaces by 10.
Greenwich Council refused a development in Charlton at the same time, and that is also to be decided on appeal at City Hall.
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