New business park built to attract businesses to Woolwich.
Undoubtedly the flagship development for Woolwich, the Royal Arsenal is a key waterfront site which used to be derelict and inaccessible. The site is approximately 30 hectares.
Recent development
A large mixed use development combining new builds with the renovation of several listed buildings has given the area a new lease of life.
The development has so far provided:
- 1,248 new homes, of which 328 are affordable units
- a new heritage quarter housing the Greenwich Heritage Centre and Firepower, The Royal Artillery Museum
- Woolwich Pier and a new park
- a new business centre with a raft of employment uses.
The business centre is known as Start Woolwich, and provides support to new and growing businesses.
Start Woolwich on the Start International website.
Future development
The Council granted outline planning permission for a Masterplan for the redevelopment of land at the Royal Arsenal and Warren lane. The Masterplan proposes a new commercial and leisure quarter in Woolwich and includes:
- 2,517 new homes
- retail uses
- restaurants and cafes
- drinking establishments
- offices
- a hotel
- community health care, nursery, leisure and museum uses
- a cinema
Proposals also include a combined heat and power plant, open space and car parking.
View Royal Arsenal planning documents online
Berkeley Homes is revising the Masterplan. We expect to receive the revised application in summer 2008.
More information
For further information please email regeneration@greenwich.gov.uk, and include the words "Royal Arsenal" in the subject header.
You can also find out more on Berkeley Homes' Royal Arsenal apartments website.