Subject to Cabinet approval on 18 March, the Council's ambitions to deliver nearly 2,000 homes and commercial and community space on the Woolwich Barracks site could take a step closer to becoming a reality.
Following the Ministry of Defence’s decision to sell the site, last year we asked residents, local businesses and community groups to tell us what they thought of possible future development.
We found that most residents were in support of proposals outlined in a draft Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) to develop the site.
Subject to Cabinet approval, the SPD, which sets out our vision for the site and will act as guidance for any developer, will be formally adopted by the Council.
Our ambition is for 1,920 high quality homes to be built through a mixture of sizes and tenures, with 50 per cent affordable housing delivered across the site.
To support the new housing, the site has capacity for 4,500sqm of commercial and community space which could include shops, cafes, gyms, nurseries as well as other facilities.
Further to the potential adoption of the Barracks SPD, Cabinet will also decide on 18 March whether the Climate Resilience SPD will be taken forward. The proposed Climate Resilience SPD, which residents were also spoken to about last year, puts the climate front and centre of development across our borough.
Six years ago, we declared a climate emergency and started to plan how the council can become carbon neutral by 2030.
Developed to help residents, developers and businesses shape a more sustainable future for the borough, the SPD sets out practical measures to prepare for the rising risks of extreme heat, flooding, and pollution which are already affecting London.
If adopted, our council would become among the first to bring forward a planning document focused on climate resilience, rather than only carbon reduction.