Royal Borough of Greenwich - Electric Works & Macbean Developments - planning application

Royal Borough of Greenwich

Notice of Planning Application
Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (As Amended)
Town & Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015
Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
(As Amended)
Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Regulations 1990
(As Amended)
Town & Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (as amended)

Proposed Development At: Land bound by Beresford Street and Macbean Street, Woolwich, SE18 6LW
Reference Number: 24/3273/F
Notice is hereby given that an application is being made to the Royal Borough of Greenwich By: Electric Works Ltd and Macbean Developments (Woolwich) Limited
For Full Planning Permission in respect of: Demolition of existing structures, alongside the partial demolition, refurbishment and extension of the Electric Works building, for the erection of a residential led mixed use development comprising residential accommodation (Class C3), shared living accommodation (Sui Generis) and student accommodation (Sui Generis), alongside commercial (Class E), community (Class F) and replacement Market Pound (Sui Generis) with associated public realm, blue-badge and cycle parking, open space, hard and soft landscaping and other works incidental to the proposed development.
Further details of the proposed development includes the following, which does not form part of the formal description of development:
• 918 student accommodation units in Blocks A and B  • 409 shared living accommodation in Block C  • 93 residential dwellings (89 affordable homes) • Reprovision of the market pound  • 551 sq m of commercial / community floor space  • 393 sq m children’s nursery
Additionally, the development will involve the construction of five new buildings: Blocks A and B (9-23 stories), Block C (11-18 stories), Block D (8-10 stories), Block F (3-5 stories), and Block E (partial demolition, refurbishment, and extension of the Electric Works building to 4-5 stories).
(This application is an EIA development and is accompanied by an Environmental Statement) 
(The development may impact on the setting of the nearby designated heritage assets including Grade I, Grade II* and Grade II listed buildings and the Woolwich Conservation Area)
A copy of the application and any plans and/or documents submitted with it is available for inspection by the public at https://planning.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/online-applications/ and by searching via the application reference 24/3273/F. Representations to the Council about the application should be made within 30 days of the date of this notice using the above link or to the Planning Department, 5th floor, Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, Woolwich SE18 6HQ stating the full reference number above. Members of the public may obtain copies of the Non-Technical Statement, the full Environmental Statement and other associated documents as either hard or digital copies from: i) https://planning.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/online-applications/ and by searching via the application reference 24/3273/F   ii) Hardcopies of the Environmental Statement can be requested from Trium by contacting hello@triumenv.co.uk or by phone  +44 (0)20 3887 7118. Printing costs for the ES would be subject to professional printing charges; however, free copies can be sent digitally by reaching out to Trium by email or phone number with the reference ‘Electric Works Environmental Statement’.

Date: 20 November 2024
Victoria Geoghegan - Assistant Director - Planning and Building Control