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The Ropeyards, Royal Arsenal Riverside, Plots D & K, Land between Duke of Wellington Avenue and Beresford Street, London, SE18 6NP, SE18 6NP
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The Ropeyards, Royal Arsenal Riverside, Plots D & K, Land between Duke of Wellington Avenue and Beresford Street, London, SE18 6NP, SE18 6NP
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View council mapAn application submitted under Section 96a of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 for a non-material amendment in connection with Reserved Matters Approval 24/0848/R, dated 12/06/2025, for submission of Reserved Matters (Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Design) pursuant to Condition 2 of planning permission reference 16/3025/MA, dated 17.03.2017, for residential units and non-residential floorspace within Plots D and K3, K4, K5, along with public / private landscaping details, car / cycle parking, refuse / recycling facilities and play provision, to allow changes in relation to Plots D and K for the following:? Internal layout changes, including unit layouts, unit mix and new core arrangement/location for Blocks D1, D2, D4 and D5;? Car park / semi basement rearranged (incl. car park layout, reduction in number of parking spaces, cycle stores, entrance lobbies);? Adjustment to window sizes, window locations and window numbers on the D Blocks and Podium Louvres Omission;? Building heights on all D Blocks reduced (D1 by 525mm, D2 by 525mm, D3 by 1200mm, D4 by 1050mm and D5 by 900mm);? Changes to landscaping within Podium gardens of D Blocks; and ? Plot K revisions: the K3 commercial entrance has been relocated, omission of windows on the core of K3/K4, and the vertical fins in front of the glazed and louvred openings have been removed.
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| Decision noticeDecision Notice · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| ReportsReport · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| Z429-prp01-stw-zz-dr-a-880-145 p02.Revised Drawing · PDF | 8 Jan 2026 | View |
| Zz429-prp01-stw-zz-dr-a-880-147 p02.Revised Drawing · PDF | 8 Jan 2026 | View |
| Zz429-prp01-stw-zz-dr-a-880-149 p02.pdfRevised Drawing · PDF | 8 Jan 2026 | View |
| Z429-prp01-dz-zz-dr-a-005-800 t00Drawing · PDF | 8 Jan 2026 | View |
| Z430-prp01-kz-00-dr-a-005-800 br1.Drawing · PDF | 8 Jan 2026 | View |
| Updated gateway one application form 14.11.2025Document · PDF | 19 Nov 2025 | View |
| Acknowledgement letterCorrespondence · PDF | 21 Oct 2025 | View |
| Covering letter dated 03.10.2025Document · PDF | 17 Oct 2025 | View |
| Superseded gateway one application formDocument · PDF | 17 Oct 2025 | View |
| Approved plot d building elevations - part 1 of 2BackGround Papers · PDF | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
| Approved plot d building elevations - part 2 of 2BackGround Papers · PDF | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
| Approved plot d elevations and sections - part 1 of 2BackGround Papers · PDF | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
| Approved plot d elevations and sections - part 2 of 2BackGround Papers · PDF | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
| Approved plot d floor plans - part 1 of 3BackGround Papers · PDF | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
| Approved plot d floor plans - part 2 of 3BackGround Papers · PDF | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
| Approved plot d floor plans - part 3 of 3BackGround Papers · PDF | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
| Approved plot k elevations sections floor planBackGround Papers · PDF | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
| Approved plot k floor plans - part 1 of 2BackGround Papers · PDF | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
| Approved plot k floor plans - part 2 of 2BackGround Papers · PDF | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
| Approved sitewide elevations and sections.BackGround Papers · PDF | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
| Approved sitewide floor plans - part 1 of 2BackGround Papers · PDF | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
| Approved sitewide floor plans - part 2 of 2BackGround Papers · PDF | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
| Approved unit typesBackGround Papers · PDF | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
| Landscape general arrangement plan - podiumBackGround Papers · PDF | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
| Landscape illustrative site sections - podium gardens sheet 1BackGround Papers · PDF | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
| Landscape illustrative site sections - podium gardens sheet 2BackGround Papers · PDF | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
| Landscape general arrangement plan - sheet 1BackGround Papers · PDF | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
| Landscape general arrangement planBackGround Papers · PDF | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
| Planting strategy planBackGround Papers · PDF | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
| Tree planting strategy planBackGround Papers · PDF | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
| Urban greening factor planBackGround Papers · PDF | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
| Proposed plot d elevation and sections - part 1 of 2Drawing · PDF | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
| Proposed plot d elevation and sections - part 2 of 2Drawing · PDF | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
| Proposed plot d elevations and cycle strategy - part 1Drawing · PDF | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
| Proposed plot d elevations and cycle strategy - part 2Drawing · PDF | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
| Proposed plot d floor plans - part 1 of 3Drawing · PDF | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
| Proposed plot d floor plans - part 2 of 3Drawing · PDF | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
| Proposed plot d floor plans - part 3 of 3Drawing · PDF | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
| Proposed plot k elevations sections floor planDrawing · PDF | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
| Proposed plot k floor plans - part 2 of 2Drawing · PDF | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
| Proposed sitewide elevation and sectionsDrawing · PDF | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
| Proposed sitewide floor plans - part 1 of 2Drawing · PDF | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
| Proposed sitewide floor plans - part 2 of 2Drawing · PDF | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
| Proposed unit typesDrawing · PDF | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
| Proposed plot k floor plans - part 1 of 2Drawing · PDF | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
| Proposed landscape general arrangement planDrawing · PDF | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
| Proposed landscape ilustrative site sections - podium gardens sheet 1Drawing · PDF | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
| Proposed landscape ilustrative site sections - podium gardens sheet 2Drawing · PDF | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
| Proposed landscape general arrangement plan - sheet 1Drawing · PDF | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
| Proposed landscape general arrangement planDrawing · PDF | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
| Proposed planting strategy planDrawing · PDF | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
| Proposed tree planting strategy planDrawing · PDF | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
| Proposed urban greening factorDrawing · PDF | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
| Statutory biodiversity metric calculation tool v5Document | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
| Proposed s96a schedule of accommodationDocument · PDF | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
| Design note rev p01Document · PDF | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
| Transport report.Document · PDF | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
| Approved accommodation scheduleBackGround Papers · PDF | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
| Daylight and sunlight assessment - internal138058390000.pdfDocument · PDF | 4 Sept 2025 | View |
| Fire statement138058390000.pdfDocument · PDF | 4 Sept 2025 | View |
| Letter of conformity - overheating138058390000.pdfDocument · PDF | 4 Sept 2025 | View |
| Bng reportDocument · PDF | 4 Sept 2025 | View |
| Eia letter of conformity138058390000.pdfDocument · PDF | 4 Sept 2025 | View |
| Qdr - d blocks138058390000.pdfDocument · PDF | 4 Sept 2025 | View |
| Qdr - k blocks138058390000.pdfDocument · PDF | 4 Sept 2025 | View |
| Proposed site location planDrawing · PDF | 4 Sept 2025 | View |
| Application form redactedApplication Form · PDF | 4 Sept 2025 | View |
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