Old Royal Naval College
Parts of Greenwich and many of its buildings and structures have strong legal protection due to their special architectural and historical interest.
Listed buildings
Consent has to be obtained for any alterations and demolitions. It is a criminal offence to carry out work which needs consent without obtaining it first. See Listed buildings to find out more.
Conservation Areas
Building works and alterations in Conservation Areas are subject to extra planning controls. This ensures that new development proposals preserve the character of areas designated for their special architecture. See Conservation Areas to find out more.
Our World Heritage Site
The Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site – only one of three in London – has a similar status to a conservation Area though it's larger and has been designated to protect a particularly historic and internationally renowned area.
Alterations to properties within the World Heritage Site are treated like applications in Conservation Areas.
Our development plan
Every application to build something new or change the use of land within the Greenwich borough is considered against policies set out in the Unitary Development Plan.