A developer has applied for permission to knock down one of Woolwich’s last town centre pubs so seven flats and a commercial unit can be built.
The Anglesea Arms has been in Woolwich New Road since 1850, but closed at the beginning of the year. In 2022 it temporarily lost its licence after a customer was stabbed on St George’s Day, with police declaring that its operation at the time was a “danger to the public”.
Now a developer, Jayraj Shah, has submitted outline plans to bulldoze the building completely and replace it with flats. If permission is given, Shah – or anyone else that took on the site – would have to return to councillors with detailed plans for the development.
However, despite the pub’s poor reputation when it closed, Shah faces numerous obstacles: the building is on Greenwich Council’s local heritage list, and it is also counted as part of the Woolwich conservation area. The council is also likely to demand proof that Shah has attempted to keep the building open as a pub.
Documents submitted by Paradigm Architecture claim the Anglesea Arms “is surrounded by trendy bars, restaurants and independent shops”, and that the ground floor space would be “an underground ‘hip and vibrant’ commercial social space for the local residents”.
Full planning documents can be found on the Greenwich Council planning website, where comments can also be left.
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