Planning application
Island Site, Wellington Street, Woolwich SE18
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
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)
As published by the council, reference 22/3163/L
Application record
- Reference
- 22/3163/L
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 22 Aug 2022
- Validated
- 6 Mar 2023
- Decided
- 22 Dec 2025
- Ward
- WOOLWICH ARSENAL
- Parish
- Woolwich & Thamesmead
- Decision by
- Planning Board
Site history
Applications at this address on the Greenwich register
This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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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.
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21/1752/EIA Decided
ISLAND SITE, WELLINGTON STREET, WOOLWICH, SE18
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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Aug 2022
Received by Greenwich
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6 Mar 2023
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Approve
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31 Aug 2026
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PPM Planning Limited Agent, a planning consultancy registered in London
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Greenwich granted permission on 22 December 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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