Planning Potential secured a resolution to grant planning permission for Mast Pond Wharf, Woolwich at Planning Committee last night!

Mast Pond Wharf

LOCATION:   London Borough of Greenwich
CLIENT:   Mast Pond Wharf Ltd
SECTOR:   Residential
PERIOD:   2009-2012
STATUS:   Recommended for approval

Project Description

Planning Potential was instructed to submit a planning application for the redevelopment of Mast Pond Wharf, located on the south bank of the River Thames. The scheme proposed a comprehensive redevelopment of the site to provide a purpose built facility for the Woolwich Dockyard Angling Club and a 16 storey residential tower. The site contains two Grade II Listed docks that are used by the angling club. 

Notable Features

This unique site presented a number of challenges, which have all been considered in detail and overcome, to provide for a high quality, attractive and sustainable development.  One of the major tests of this scheme was to create a development on the riverside of the flood defences, on a strip of land between the two listed docks and on a site that had been designated by the Council as Community Open Space.  

The scheme has evolved through detailed pre-application discussions with Greenwich Council Officers, the Greater London Authority (GLA), the Environment Agency and English Heritage. Community consultation events were held, which were well attended by the local community in February 2010 and March 2011. All subsequently led to amendments to the scheme to address the concerns of the local community and the Council, such as the height of the building, views, impact on daylight and flood risk. 

Following the initial submission in July 2011, the scheme was revised in October 2011 to allow for a higher proportion of affordable units through increasing the number of dwellings from 93 to 100.  This benefited both our client and the Council.  The revised scheme also provided for a larger area of children's play space. 

Through working closely with the Council and relevant stakeholders, such as English Heritage, Members resolved to grant planning permission for the development on 12 January 2012, subject to the completion of a Section 106 Agreement.

Planning Potential Responsibilities

  • Acting as lead consultant on the project
  • Providing planning advice and preparing Planning Statement
  • Project managing the consultant team
  • Co-ordination of the planning application and resubmission
  • Detailed negotiation with the Council leading to the recommendation for approval
  • Detailed negotiation relating to the Section 106 Agreement
  • On-going provision of planning advice

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