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26/1595/PN7 - Demolition Withdrawn
DemolitionCommercial premises

Proposal

Application for Prior Notification under Schedule 2, Part 11, Class B (Demolition of Buildings) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the proposed demolition of all existing buildings�related to�WATERFRONT LEISURE CENTRE, 30 WOOLWICH HIGH STREET, SE18 6DL. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Validated
15 May 2026
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Received
28 May 2026
✓
Consultation
2 Jun 2026
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Withdrawn
23 Jun 2026

Withdrawn on 23 Jun 2026 · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Documents 6

Statements & assessments 2

PDF Planning statement Document · 29 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Site notice compliance statement Document · 29 May 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Site plan Drawing · 29 May 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application form (redacted) Application Form · 29 May 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF Correspondance Correspondence · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Site notice Document · 29 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Archaeological priority area
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
Air quality management area: Greenwich AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Town centre: Woolwich
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
Inside the Greenwich built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Greenwich
Application type
Demolition
Postcode
SE18 6DL
Received
28 May 2026
Validated
15 May 2026
Ward
WOOLWICH ARSENAL
Parish
Woolwich & Thamesmead
Case officer
Show
Decision
Withdrawn
Decision date
23 Jun 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Martin Arnold Ltd

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14689580
Consultation
2 Jun 2026
Comments by
23 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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2017 Approved
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Greenwich
Planning Authority Score
5.4/10
Average
#123 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Greenwich is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #76 out of 296. Only 29% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Greenwich is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 78% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 78% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Greenwich decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
77%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #278 of 296
78%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #287 of 296
75%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #76 of 296
29%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #49 of 296
60%
Minor dwellings approved
114 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
13 decided (10+ homes)
66%
Change of use approved
195 decided
1,468
Total decisions
331 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings