News on Royal Greenwich Planning

We’re consulting on the development of a new planning guide for Royal Greenwich.

The borough’s new Urban Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) provides detailed guidance on the design of buildings, streets and spaces, which is used to help decide planning applications. The guide will:

• encourage the design of accessible, sustainable buildings and places, which promote physical and mental health

• help to deliver net zero carbon standards for all major developments and protect biodiversity

• promote a ‘retrofit first’ approach to design, reusing existing buildings and structures wherever possible

• help residents in designing house extensions and alterations

Key proposals from the draft SPD are summarised on royalgreenwichplanning.commonplace.is or you can download a copy of the draft SPD. Once you’ve read more, you can share your views through our questionnaire. You can also find a copy of the draft SPD, paper copies of the questionnaires and more information on display at the Eltham Centre, Greenwich Centre, Thamesmere and Woolwich Centre libraries.

The consultation is open until 5pm on Tuesday 11 April 2023.