Below is a list of major housing projects expected across the borough in the next 12 months. The schemes have all been previously approved by the local authority and are envisioned to make significant progress in the coming months. More details on each scheme can be found online via the council’s planning portal.
News broke early in 2024 that the immense Morden Wharf scheme in Greenwich Peninsula was set to be redesigned by Jo Cowen Architects following the site being purchased. The ambitious project plans to deliver 1,500 new homes to the area in blocks up to 36 storeys tall.
The land was bought by Galliard Homes and City Developments Limited (CDL) late in 2023, marking the first partnership between the companies. The scheme was originally approved in September 2021 and would see 12 tower blocks being built along with updates to the nearby Thames Path and 50,000 square feet for shops and restaurants.
East Greenwich will see 564 new homes being built on a site on Telcon Way. The scheme from Criterion Capital will consist of three blocks stretching up to 33 storeys following approval from Greenwich Council last September.
The developer had originally asked for the blocks to reach 35 storeys, but agreed to redistribute the top two floors of the tallest block to the other two towers in the scheme following concerns from the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site Executive. Tim Bystedt, head of design at Criterion Capital, said the new scheme stood as an opportunity to fulfil the potential of a site which had been empty for ‘way too long’.
The upcoming year is expected to reveal the fate for residents living in Mast Quay Phase II. The Woolwich blocks made headlines at the end of 2023 after Greenwich Council announced it had taken enforcement action against developer Comer Homes, with the authority claiming at least 26 main planning deviations were present on the structures when compared to the original approved planning permission.
A public inquiry on the dispute was carried out throughout July and August 2024, with the outcome expected in the coming months. A Comer Homes spokesperson previously told the Local Democracy Reporting Service that it was disappointed and surprised to see its dispute with the council come to an inquiry and it has sought to engage constructively with the authority since the notice was issued.
A new 36 storey tower block will be joining Peninsula Square beside North Greenwich Tube station. The development will include 820 student rooms, 35 per cent of which will be ‘affordable’, alongside space for shops, communal gardens and shared spaces for students.
The structure is planned to serve as a gateway between Tube and bus services in the area beside the busy O2 Arena. The scheme is reportedly intended to support students at Ravensbourne University and University of Greenwich, with council officers claiming last February that there were over 11,000 full-time students living in Greenwich.
Greenwich Council’s former town hall is set to be converted into a set of 80 flats following approval last March. Alongside the new homes, the scheme will bring the iconic clock tower of the structure back into public use, offering ‘unparalleled views across London’ to the public for free.
The Grade II listed building was constructed in 1939 and served as the council’s town hall until 1965. The structure was then used by the Greenwich School of Management before it entered administration in 2019, with the building remaining empty ever since.
Developer Fairview New Homes will be moving forward with plans to deliver 352 new homes to Boord Street in Greenwich Peninsula, alongside 340 student rooms. The flats will be distributed throughout three residential blocks stretching up to 26 storeys, while an 18 storey block on the opposite end of the site will include the student accommodation.
Greenwich Council approved the project last September, with the scheme set to include a new public square, nursery and communal garden. The developer has also stated that 35 per cent of the units in the buildings will be ‘affordable’.