The Planning Board of Greenwich Council was scheduled to discuss planning applications for an industrial warehouse and affordable homes, as well as members' declarations of interest. The meeting was to be recorded and broadcast on the Council's YouTube channel.

The Public Information Planning.pdf document details the procedure for public involvement in planning applications, including how to request to speak at the meeting and submit additional information.

Declarations of Interest

The Planning Board was scheduled to note a list of councillors' memberships on outside bodies, joint committees and school governing bodies. Councillors were expected to declare any personal or financial interests in specific items on the agenda. According to the Declarations of Interests Report.pdf, a member has a personal interest where any business is likely to affect them, a relevant person, or a relevant body more than a majority of those in the ward they represent. A relevant person is defined as the member's spouse, civil partner, someone they live with as husband and wife or as civil partners, or a person with whom they have a close association. A relevant body is defined as any organisation, school governing body, outside committee or trust which they have been appointed to by the Royal Borough or by the Leader, or any other voluntary organisation, school governing body or commercial organisation where they are a management committee member, school governor, trustee, or director.

Plot A, VIP Trading Estate, Anchor and Hope Lane

The Planning Board was to consider a request to grant full planning permission for the redevelopment of Plot A, VIP Trading Estate, located at 50 Anchor and Hope Lane, Charlton, SE7 7TE. The proposal involves the construction of an industrial/logistics warehouse with an ancillary office, creation of a new access, associated parking, servicing, landscaping, and other associated works.

The application, reference 25/0717/F, was submitted by GLI Platform, with CBRE, Inc acting as the agent.

Key aspects of the proposal include:

• A warehouse with flexible industrial and logistics floorspace with an ancillary office, with a gross internal area of 4,838sqm and a gross external area of 5,162sqm.
• A building reaching an internal height of 12.5 metres and a maximum external height of 18 metres.
• 12 staff/visitor car parking spaces, a reduction from the existing 30 spaces.
• 24 cycle spaces, including 4 visitor/short stay cycles and 20 staff/long stay spaces.

The site is located within Charlton Riverside, an Opportunity Area and a Strategic Development Location within the London Plan and Greenwich Core Strategy. While the site itself does not fall within a Conservation Area, it is adjacent to the Charlton Riverside Conservation Area and near locally listed Atlas and Derrick Gardens.

The report notes that throughout the application process, the design was revised to incorporate a more sensitive colour palette and materials that are sympathetic to the adjoining residential dwellings.

The proposed development is expected to create between 74 and 134 jobs, a significant increase compared to the existing 9 full-time employees.

Garages Rear of 296 To 342, 2 Wricklemarsh Road, Kidbrooke

The Planning Board was asked to consider a request to grant full planning permission for the demolition of existing garages and the construction of a part 3, part 1 storey residential building at Garages Rear of 296 To 342, 2 Wricklemarsh Road, Kidbrooke, London. SE3 8ES. The proposed building (Class C3) would provide twelve affordable homes, with associated landscaping, access, cycle and refuse storage, and ancillary works.

The application, reference 25/1162/F, was submitted by Greenwich Builds, with Tibbalds acting as the agent.

Key aspects of the proposal include:

• Demolition of 37 existing garages.
• Construction of a part 3, part 1 storey residential building providing 12 affordable homes.
• Five ground floor wheelchair accessible 1-bedroom flats, and one 1-bedroom flat.
• Six 2-bedroom maisonettes over two additional floors.
• Associated landscaping, access, cycle and refuse storage, and ancillary works.

Each ground floor flat would have access to a modest garden, and all maisonettes would have access to a first-floor, external terraced area. Five of the ground floor flats would be wheelchair accessible M4(3) units, and the remaining ground floor unit will be built to M4(2) 'accessible and adaptable dwellings' standards. All twelve units would be affordable, secured through a Director's Agreement.

The development would provide twelve much needed affordable rented homes. The scheme is considered to improve the existing streetscene, which contains the now vacant garages arranged in blocks.

The proposed development would achieve a total CO2 saving (Over Part L 2021) of 70%, and would provide a contribution of £11,115 to the Council's carbon offset fund. The development achieves an Urban Greening Factor of 0.23.