Urban Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) Consultation

Have your say on our draft Urban Design Guide SPD

The Royal Borough of Greenwich is updating key planning guidance to ensure new development in the borough is well designed, sustainable and inclusive. The borough’s new Urban Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) will provide guidance to help preserve Royal Greenwich’s unique natural and historic environment and improve its neighbourhoods and high streets. The SPD will provide useful design advice for all stakeholders, including residents, developers, design professionals, statutory and non-statutory consultees.

The Urban Design 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

Have your say

We want feedback from residents, businesses and community groups to help shape our Urban Design Guide SPD. 

Key proposals from the draft SPD are summarised over the next 5 pages and you can share your feedback through our questionnaire. 

The full draft SPD can also be downloaded below.

You can also find this information and a paper copy of the draft SPD at Eltham Centre, Greenwich Centre, Thamesmere and Woolwich Centre libraries during the consultation period.

Supporting evidence base

Alongside national and regional guidance, the draft Urban Design Guide SPD is supported by the following documents. These documents will be subject to public consultation as part of our upcoming review of our Local Plan. Visit the news page to register for updates on future consultations.