Greenwich is characterised by georgian terraces, listed buildings, concentrated across SE10 in the
Greenwich area. The georgian terraces across Greenwich decides how a scheme is built, not just how it looks. Translated to the georgian terraces here: applications on Georgian stock here almost always need a heritage statement alongside the drawings. On Greenwich stock it changes the party wall position. A Greenwich proposal that breaks the prevailing eaves line invites a refusal.
Lower-ground schemes in Greenwich answer to neighbours and groundwater. If the SE10 job later needs house extension drawings for SE10 properties or architectural drawings, the existing drawings already carry the measurements.
What the Greenwich drawing pack contains
The drawing schedule for a Greenwich project runs as follows.
- site location plan for the Greenwich property
- block plan
- existing and proposed floor plans
- existing and proposed elevations
- Design & Access Statement
Streets and landmarks we survey around Greenwich
- Westcombe Park — frontages visible from the highway, so Charlton materials detail governs the Westcombe Park elevation.
- Shooter's Hill — shared flank walls, so Shooter's Hill party structure notices go out before work starts.
- Island Gardens — closet wings that change how a rear extension meets the Island Gardens back addition.
- Greenwich Park — gardens deep enough for the 8 weeks householder route on a Greenwich Park plot.
- Maze Hill — side returns where the 45-degree amenity test decides how far a Maze Hill extension goes.
- Greenwich Church Street — side returns where the 45-degree amenity test decides how far a Greenwich Church Street extension goes.
- Croom's Hill — closet wings that change how a rear extension meets the Croom's Hill back addition.
- Watling Street — frontages visible from the highway, so Charlton materials detail governs the Watling Street elevation.
- Royal Observatory — schemes visible from it get closer scrutiny in Greenwich.
- Cutty Sark — schemes in view of it attract closer officer scrutiny.
- Old Royal Naval College — it fixes the local datum a Greenwich roof extension is judged against.
- Woolwich Common — nearby georgian terraces takes its scale from this frontage.
- Morden College — proposals within its setting are drawn with the context elevation included.
- Greenwich Market — a Greenwich roof extension is judged against the datum it sets.
- St Alfege Church — massing on adjoining SE10 plots is tested against it.
Getting to a Greenwich survey
Surveyors travel to SE10 addresses from the studio; the nearest stations are
Deptford pumping station, Greenwich Power Station, North Greenwich, File:Greenwich. Appointments are booked in Greenwich on weekdays and Saturdays,
and the measured survey of a standard georgian terraces takes two to three hours.
Where Greenwich sits
Greenwich lies 5.5 miles (8.9 km) east-south-east of Charing Cross, on Ordnance Survey grid reference TQ395775, inside the Greenwich and Woolwich parliamentary constituency. Greenwich Council checks the Greenwich location plan against that reference before registering it. Source.
Practical detail for a Greenwich submission: residents use Deptford pumping station and Greenwich Power Station and North Greenwich and File:Greenwich; SE10 addresses are written to LONDON; dialling code 020; Grade II Joseph Kay (architect) sit within the Greenwich setting and are listed. Site plans are drawn to the address as Greenwich Council holds it.
Greenwich postcode coverage
We survey and draw across SE10 (Greenwich), which Greenwich holds on its own. The SE10 boundary decides which Greenwich designations apply to your Greenwich address.
Streets and stations in Greenwich
Around Greenwich that means Westcombe Park, Shooter's Hill, Island Gardens, Greenwich Park, Maze Hill, Greenwich Church Street, Croom's Hill and Watling Street. most Greenwich sites are within walking distance of Deptford pumping station or Greenwich Power Station or North Greenwich. and Grade II Joseph Kay (architect) is listed, which pulls neighbouring SE10 proposals into a setting assessment.
Areas we cover around Greenwich
We survey across Blackheath (Greenwich) (SE3), Thamesmead (SE28), Kidbrooke (SE3), New Eltham (SE9), Brockley (SE4), Forest Hill (SE23) as well as Greenwich itself, plus the Bromley side of the boundary.
