Decision Maker: Planning Board

Outcome: Recommendations Approved

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: No

Date of Decision: June 17, 2025

Purpose:

Content: Resolved that full planning permission be granted for the Comprehensive mixed-use redevelopment of the site comprising the demolition of the existing commercial unit and provision of new buildings and basement comprising residential (Use Class C3), flexible commercial and community uses (Classes E, F1 and Sui Generis), new public square, car parking, cycle parking, private and communal amenity space, access and servicing arrangements, plant, and other associated works.   Subject to: -       Referral of the application to the Mayor of London as required under the terms of The Town and Country Planning (Mayor of London) Order 2008; -       The satisfactory completion of a Section 106 (S106) Legal Agreement (obligations set out in Section 26) with an update for the Transport Contribution towards “improving pedestrian and cyclists connections within the vicinity of the site” which shall also seek to contribute to the removal of the Angerstein Roundabout, if considered feasible.  and ·      Conditions set out in Appendix 2 and its addendum and the following amendments Condition 21 (Updated Active Travel Zone Assessment) -     That the penultimate bullet point be amended to read: o    An assessment of the route to Westcombe Park Station, the A102 overbridge, and the connection to Cycleway 4, identifying and recommending public realm and safety improvements such as enhanced lighting, CCTV, and activation of underused spaces;  -     That a new bullet point be added to read: an assessment of the potential impact of removing the Angerstein Roundabout, in accordance with the Royal Borough of Greenwich’s transport policy objectives, on active travel opportunities in the local area. This should include consideration of how its removal could help reduce vehicular dominance, alleviate congestion, and enhance conditions for walking and cycling. The assessment must also evaluate the existing roundabout’s role as a barrier to active travel and explore the benefits of its reconfiguration or removal, in consultation with TfL and other relevant stakeholders.   Condition 62 (Community Use Management Plan) -       Add additional requirement to read:  h.      Proposed opening hours for community use of the Pavilion building, demonstrating how these have been informed by local community needs and ensuring flexibility to accommodate evening and weekend activities. The hours should enable broad and inclusive access, particularly for working individuals, families, and community groups requiring out-of-hours use, subject to any necessary management or safeguarding arrangements.   That the Assistant Director (Planning & Building Control) be authorised to: (i)        Make any minor changes to the detailed wording of the recommended conditions as set out in the report (Appendix 2), its addendums and the minutes of this Planning Board meeting, where the Assistant Director (Planning & Building Control) considers it appropriate, before issuing the final decision notice; (ii)      Finalise the detailed terms of the Section 106 agreement (including appended documents) and form of the planning obligations as set out in this report (Section 26), its addendums and the minutes of this Planning Board meeting; and (iii)     Consider, in the event that the Section 106 Agreement is not completed within three (3) months of the date of this Planning Board resolution, whether consent should be refused on the grounds that the agreement has not been completed within the appropriate timescale, and that the proposals are unacceptable in the absence of the recommended planning obligations; and if the Assistant Director (Planning & Building Control) considers it appropriate, to determine the application with reasons for refusal which will include the following:   ·      In the absence of a legal agreement to secure the necessary obligations regarding affordable housing, health infrastructure, transport and highway works, sustainable transport enhancements, public realm improvements and employment and training, the development would fail to mitigate its impact on local services, amenities and infrastructure, environmental sustainability and open space contrary to Policies H1, H4, H5, H7, H15, S2, SI 2, SI 3, T1, T2, T4, T9 and DF1 of the London Plan (2021) and H3, EA(c), E1, CH2, IM1, IM4, IM(a) and IM(b) of the Royal Greenwich Local Plan: Core Strategy with Detailed Policies (Adopted July 2014), and the Planning Obligations (s106) Guidance SPD (July 2015).