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The Observatory Building, Green Hill, Off Repository Road, Woolwich, SE18 4BN

Refused Greenwich 25/1216/L Listed Building Consent

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Change of use of the property to be used as a registered children's nursery, undertake minor internal alteration to the layout for the proposed use and refurbish the asset.

As published by the council, reference 25/1216/L

Application record

Reference
25/1216/L
Type
Listed Building Consent
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse
Received
14 Apr 2025
Validated
30 Apr 2025
Decided
22 Jul 2025
Ward
WOOLWICH COMMON
Parish
Woolwich & Thamesmead
Decision by
Delegation
Postcode
SE18 4BN

Site history

Applications at this address on the Greenwich register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 2 refused.

  • 25/1417/F Refused

    The Observatory Building, Green Hill, Off Repository Road, Woolwich, SE18 4BN

    Change of use from a vacant secure residential institution (Use Class C2A) to a registered children's nursery (Use Class E(f)), including internal alterations and all other associated works

    Decided 22 Jul 2025 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Apr 2025

    Received by Greenwich

  2. 30 Apr 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 22 Jul 2025

    Decision issued: Refuse

  4. 25 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

13 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Greenwich refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About heritage and listed building applications

Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.

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