Brownfield land in Greenwich: 123 sites on the register
Part of development land in Greater London — 6,119 sites across 33 councils.
Royal Borough of Greenwich has published 123 brownfield sites in Greenwich on its statutory land register — land the council itself has assessed as suitable for housing. Together they cover about 141.8 hectares with an estimated capacity of 22,883 dwellings.
Rank these sites with constraints netted off →
Largest sites on the Greenwich register
| Site | Hectares | Max dwellings | Planning status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ōKnight Dragon site, Edmund Halley Way Greenwichō | 46.11 | 5000 | permissioned |
| ōWarren Masterplan, Beresford St Woolwichō | 14.98 | 2032 | permissioned |
| ōGreenwich Millennium Village, Peartree Way & West Parkside Greenwichō | 8.01 | 1746 | permissioned |
| ōKidbrooke Village Phase 2, Kidbrooke Park Rd Kidbrookeō | 5.04 | 595 | permissioned |
| ōKidbrooke Village Phase 5, Kidbrooke Park Rd Kidbrookeō | 4.78 | 1144 | permissioned |
| ōKidbrooke Village Phase 3, Kidbrooke Park Rd Kidbrookeō | 4.73 | 1238 | permissioned |
| ōThe Academy (former Royal Military Academy), Academy Rd Woolwichō | 4.41 | 328 | permissioned |
| ōMorris Walk (South) Estate, Prospect Vale & Maryon Rd Woolwichō | 4.30 | 52 | permissioned |
Source: Royal Borough of Greenwich brownfield land register, published via planning.data.gov.uk under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are the council’s own. 3 of the 123 sites (2%) state no dwelling capacity, so the capacity figure covers the 120 that do — the real total is higher.
What a brownfield register actually is
Every local planning authority in England is required to keep a register of previously-developed land it considers appropriate for residential development. Part 1 lists all such sites; Part 2 sites carry permission in principle.
What it is not: an entry is not planning permission, and it is not an offer to sell. The council assessing a site as suitable says nothing about whether the owner wants to sell it or what a scheme would actually get approved. England has no zoning — the Local Plan and the Use Classes Order decide what is achievable.
The registers are public and free. They are underused mainly because each authority publishes its own separately, in its own format, so comparing more than one area by hand is painful.
Working the Greenwich register properly
- Net off the constraints first. Green belt, Flood Zone 3 and listed buildings kill more register sites than anything else. Check before you fall in love with a line on a map.
- Treat the dwelling figure as the council’s opinion. 22,883 is what the council thinks Greenwich’s register could take — your scheme, your design and the Local Plan will move it.
- Price it off recorded sales. HM Land Registry Price Paid gives you what actually sold nearby; work the residual land value from there rather than from an asking price.
- Find the owner. Register sites are rarely advertised. Ownership status is listed, and Land Registry title records do the rest.
Questions this page answers
- Brownfield land register Greenwich
- Development land in Greenwich
- How much brownfield land is there in Greenwich?
- Where can I build houses in Greenwich?
- Greenwich land availability assessment
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