Planning application
Riverside House East, Beresford Street, Woolwich, London, SE18 6BU
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Request for an EIA Screening Opinion in accordance with Regulation 6 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (as amended) for the development of 42 Affordable Residential Homes (Use Class C3) and circa 320 room Purpose Built Student Accommodation (Use Class Sui Generis) of up to 15 storeys in height, along with student amenity space, cycle parking, refuse/recycling storage, plant and landscaping.
As published by the council, reference 26/0909/EIA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0909/EIA
- Type
- Screening Opinion (EIA)
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 6 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 6 Mar 2026
- Ward
- WOOLWICH ARSENAL
- Parish
- Woolwich & Thamesmead
- Postcode
- SE18 6BU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Mar 2026
Received by Greenwich
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 1 May 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Greenwich took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
What happens while it is decided
This application is with Greenwich for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Greenwich decided outline applications in a median of 21 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About outline applications
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RIVERSIDE HOUSE, WOOLWICH HIGH STREET, LONDON, SE18 6BU
Application submitted under section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 in respect of planning permission 24/2813/F dated 13 October 2025 for: "Demolition of link structure and removal of external staircase, refurbishment and extensions of existing buildings, comprising Purpose Built Student Accommodation (Sui Generis) with ancillary spaces, external amenity space, basement cycle store with plant and ground floor commercial/café floorspace (Use Class E), and comprising Hotel (Use Class C1) with ancillary spaces and ground floor commercial/retail floorspace (Use Class E), public realm works, along with associated plant space, refuse/recycling store, landscaping, servicing zones, disabled car parking, cycle parking and associated works" to vary Condition 2 (Approved Drawings) and Condition 3 (Maximum Floor Space Restrictions) and to add a new condition regarding development phasing. The proposed variations comprise: alterations to the approved drawings to provide an additional storey; revisions to the PBSA western building including a curtain wall treatment to the north-east corner, amended internal escape route with omission of external steps, relocation/reconfiguration of cycle/refuse/plant accommodation from basement to ground floor with associated ground floor/mezzanine reconfiguration and minor southern ground floor projection; relocation of the access ramp to the north-east with consequential amendments to the raised terrace, trees and landscaping; provision of additional green roofs; a chamfered garden wall to facilitate access; relocation of one blue badge parking space; amendments to refuse storage capacity (85L per unit basis); and amended cycle parking provision including additional stands and e-bike spaces. (Re-consultation)
Granted Amendments Extension Demolition +1 39 docs -
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