Woolwich is characterised by georgian fragments, post-war estates, new-build, concentrated across SE18 in the
Woolwich / Plumstead area. The georgian fragments across Woolwich decides how a scheme is built, not just how it looks. Where Woolwich is concerned, georgian rear elevations here are usually the listed or locally listed face of the building, so a glazed link and a lightweight rear addition tend to fare better than a full-width box. That detail drives the SE18 construction sequence. Height on a Woolwich proposal is measured against its neighbours, not against a policy number; the Royal Arsenal terraces set that datum.
Greenwich sets no special basement rule, so a Woolwich lower-ground scheme stands or falls on the engineering and the neighbours. One visit to the Woolwich address covers building regulations drawings for SE18 properties and loft conversion drawings too.
What the Woolwich drawing pack contains
The Woolwich package covers every sheet Royal Borough of Greenwich asks for.
- existing and proposed ground-floor plans for the Woolwich property
- proposed rear elevation
- long section through the extension
- site and block plans
- party wall position drawing
Streets and landmarks we survey around Woolwich
- Old Kent Road — terraced rear elevations — the Old Kent Road party wall position is drawn first.
- Beresford Square — side returns where the 45-degree amenity test decides how far a Beresford Square extension goes.
- Shooter's Hill — gardens deep enough for the 8 weeks householder route on a Shooter's Hill plot.
- Watling Street — terraced rear elevations — the Watling Street party wall position is drawn first.
- Powis Street — front-to-back level changes that drive the Powis Street section drawings.
- Royal Arsenal — proposals within its setting are drawn with the context elevation included.
- Woolwich Ferry — schemes visible from it get closer scrutiny in Greenwich.
- Plumstead Common — the surrounding georgian fragments takes its scale from it.
- Woolwich Common — schemes visible from it get closer scrutiny in Greenwich.
- Old Royal Naval College — sightlines from here are part of the Greenwich Council character assessment.
- New Wine Church — height and massing nearby are argued against this frontage.
Getting to a Woolwich survey
Surveyors travel to SE18 addresses from the studio; the nearest stations are
Woolwich Arsenal station, File:Woolwich Arsenal Station.png, Woolwich Arsenal, Woolwich Dockyard. Appointments are booked in Woolwich on weekdays and Saturdays,
and the measured survey of a standard georgian fragments takes two to three hours.
Where Woolwich sits
on Ordnance Survey grid reference TQ435795, with the River Thames shaping drainage and flood-risk questions on lower-lying SE18 plots, inside the Greenwich and Woolwich parliamentary constituency. The SE18 block plan is set out from that grid square. Source.
Practical detail for a Woolwich submission: Woolwich is served by Woolwich Arsenal station and File:Woolwich Arsenal Station.png and Woolwich Arsenal and Woolwich Dockyard; the postal town here is LONDON; dialling code 020. Site plans are drawn to the address as Greenwich Council holds it.
Woolwich postcode coverage
Surveys run across SE18 (Woolwich / Plumstead), which Woolwich holds on its own throughout Greenwich.
Streets and stations in Woolwich
Streets we survey in Woolwich include Old Kent Road, Beresford Square, Shooter's Hill, Watling Street and Powis Street. most Woolwich sites are within walking distance of Woolwich Arsenal station or File:Woolwich Arsenal Station.png or Woolwich Arsenal.
Areas we cover around Woolwich
The surrounding patch — Stratford (E15), Forest Gate (E7), Plaistow (E13), East Ham (E6), West Ham (E15), Canning Town (E16) — is drawn by the same team, though each street answers to its own designation.
