Woolwich block flat conversion approved
Plans to convert a building near Woolwich town centre from commercial use into 17 flats have been approved.
The building at 48-50 Artillery Place has sat unused for many years. Greenwich’s off-shoot developer Meridian Homestart will now convert the structure into housing.
Architects are RM_A who are also behind plans by Bexley Council’s developer BexleyCo for 70 homes in Bexleyheath covered last week.
Tenure
That site had just ten per cent affordable housing. The Woolwich scheme sees no council housing with all at rent levels around two thirds of the market rate.
The Woolwich block is estimated to have been built around 1945 according to a council see report and will have a rooftop addition. A lot of buildings around here have been demolished so its welcome to see something a bit older retained, converted and extended while retaining its character.
It’s located equidistant between Woolwich Arsenal and Woolwich Dockyard station. Woolwich Dockyard is in Zone 3 rather than Zone 4 so if heading to, say, London Bridge then tickets will be cheaper.
Alongside a two-storey rooftop extension a small addition is to be built to the rear.
The building sits opposite Woolwich Barracks which is set to see conversion into almost 2,000 homes when the Ministry of Defence vacate much of the site.
I think this building used to house the Samba Project some years back..
However, it is good to see it brought back in to use to provide new homes..keeping a lot of the original building..
Another long term empty building that desperately needs to be redeveloped is the borded up old pub on the corner of John Wilson Street with Wellington Stteet which had stood empty for about 15 to 20 years since tbe pub closed.