UK: Developer JMH Group has submitted plans for 487 coliving rooms and a 110-bedroom hotel in Abbey Wood.
Greenwich Council has received plans for the project, which includes three new blocks of up to 17 stories. The application also includes a gym and roof terraces, as well as plans to relocate the existing animal hospital on the site.
Planning documents from Assael Architecture, on behalf of JMH, said that a previous application for the site was approved by the Greater London Authority in 2018. The revised plans have since added the hotel to the scheme and replaced projecting balconies with inset features. The massing and heights of the buildings in the previous scheme are said to remain largely the same.
Planning documents said: “The scheme will encourage pedestrian flow within the public realm and improve the pedestrian experience, provide a range of new high quality co-living accommodation, maximise views outwards and create new commercial opportunities at street level that will activate the streetscape.”
The coliving rooms in the project would include an en-suite bathroom, small kitchenette and television. Every floor in the residential blocks would also have access to a communal area with extra kitchen facilities. Several shared spaces in the buildings are also planned to be available to be used by local businesses and community groups.
The current scheme has undergone several rounds of public consultation and pre-application meetings with Greenwich Council.
