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ISLAND SITE, WELLINGTON STREET, WOOLWICH, SE18

Decided Greenwich 21/1752/EIA Screening Opinion (EIA)

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

Environmental Impact Assessment Screening Opinion under Regulation 6(1) of The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (the 'EIA Regulations') for redevelopment of the site to provide circa 660 co-living units, leisure and entertainment (Class D2), a dance school (Class D1) and a mix of shops, restaurants and office (Class E) uses with associated parking and servicing arrangements, amenity and open space.

As published by the council, reference 21/1752/EIA

Application record

Reference
21/1752/EIA
Type
Screening Opinion (EIA)
Status
Decided
Decision
IS Required
Received
10 May 2021
Validated
10 May 2021
Decided
14 Jun 2021
Ward
WOOLWICH RIVERSIDE - NO LONGER EXISTS
Parish
Woolwich & Thamesmead
Decision by
Delegation

Site history

Applications at this address on the Greenwich register

This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 22/3163/L Granted

    Island Site, Wellington Street, Woolwich SE18

    Internal and external alterations, demolition, repair and refurbishment works to the Grade II listed University of Greenwich, Woolwich Campus: Original Building, Gymnasium to Rear and Corner Entrance Range to facilitate the change of use of the building to twenty residential dwellings (Use Class C3(a)), together with community uses (Use Class E(d) and F2(b)) at the basement level and co-living communal space (within the Gymnasium) (Use Class Sui Generis)

    Decided 22 Dec 2025 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 22/3162/F Granted

    Island Site, Wellington Street, Woolwich, SE18

    The redevelopment (together with demolition and part demolition of existing buildings) and refurbishment of the Island Site to provide co-living accommodation (Use Class Sui Generis), residential dwellings (Use Class C3(a)), community uses (Use Class E(d) and F2(b)), retail (Use Class E(a)), restaurants and cafes (Use Class E(b)) and offices (Use Class E(c)), new public realm with hard and soft landscaping, highways works, car parking, cycle parking, refuse and recycling storage, plant, external amenity space and associated works.

    Decided 22 Dec 2025 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 May 2021

    Received by Greenwich

  2. 14 Jun 2021

    Decision issued: IS Required

  3. 29 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

4 documents on file for this application

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After the decision

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