Premier Inn applies to remove combustible cladding from building

By Joe Coughlan, Local Democracy Reporter

A hotel in Greenwich is to remove the cladding from its building following assessments made after the Grenfell Tower fire.

Premier Inn in Greenwich High Road has sent an application to the council to have the combustible materials on its building removed.

Planning documents from Axiom Architects said the application was sent on behalf of Whitbread PLC, the owners of Premier Inn. 

The plans involve replacing the seven-storey building’s existing outer coating with a new mineral wool insulated render.

The application for the hotel follows another application last month to replace combustible cladding on a tower block in Woolwich town centre. 

Comer has sent plans to remove ‘high risk’ materials from Maritime House on the corner of Thomas Street and Greens End.

The 12-storey building, including 86 flats, was converted from offices to a residential block in 2002, which saw steel and glass balconies being added to each flat on the structure. 

Materials to be replaced include timber decking on the balconies and panels on the building’s elevations.

Pictured top: Maritime House, as seen from General Gordon Square in Woolwich (Picture: Google Earth)