Maryon Grove estate
Number of homes: 172
Landlord: Greenwich Council
Ballot Status: Required
Planning Status: Approved
Developer: Lovell
Architect: Pollard Thomas Edwards
172 homes on Greenwich's Maryon Grove estate in Charlton have been earmarked for demolition by Greenwich Council and its development partner Lovell.
The estate comprised 172 homes in 16 4-storey blocks. It overlooked Maryon park to the West and the Thames barrier to the North and is adjacent to the Morris Walk estate which is has also been demolished.
Outline permission granted in 2015 for 165 new homes, with just 35% affordable of which 70% affordable rent. The estate is being redeveloped in a joint venture between Greenwich Council and developer Lovell
The Mayors report approving the application acknowledges that there will be a net loss of 108 social rented units.
It also acknowledges that the replacement 'social' housing will be 'affordable rent' in tenure - i.e. up to 80% market rents.
Despite being granted outline planning in 2015, detailed applications for the scheme are still pending and the estate is still fully occupied.
Greenwich Council's website says that it has no date for commencing the scheme and that it is 'continuing to put pressure on the developer' to bring the scheme forward.
Meanwhile, the last few homes on the estate are being demolished, having been left in a derelict state and subject to vandalism, as reported here and here.
The Maryon Grove estate is the last of Greenwich's 'Three estates' schemes, in which 1,064 homes on three estates (The Connaught, Morris Walk and Maryon Grove estates) are being demolished and replaced with 1,600 new homes of which just 278 council homes.
Shortly after demolishing the estate, in September 2024 the developer pleaded poverty and said that unless the number of council homes to be reprovided was reduced the scheme would not move forward because it wasn't viable.
The committee report approving the reduction claims that refusing the application would result in the developer Lovell walking away from the scheme.
In March 2025, the scheme went back to the planning committee for further changes.
June 2025, the Maryon Grove estate remains an empty hoarded-up building site.
Links:
Greenwich Council's website page with information about the scheme.