Plans for two high-rise student accommodation towers, including a 27-storey building, have been submitted to Greenwich Council. The development by YourTribe would provide over 1,000 student bed spaces on the Greenwich Peninsula.
Development Details
The 27-storey tower would contain 673 student bed spaces, while a 23-storey tower would house 380 purpose-built shared living spaces. The site is located between the Silvertown Tunnel entrance and a gas holder, identified in the Greenwich local plan for redevelopment.
YourTribe cites excellent transport links, with North Greenwich Station just 0.2 miles away, and proximity to Ravensbourne University, the University of Greenwich, and Coventry University London's Greenwich campus.
Facilities and Design
Students would have studio-style flats with ensuite bathrooms, with larger rooms including basic kitchen facilities. Shared kitchen and dining areas would be on each floor. The development also includes games rooms, social lounges, study areas, a gym, and roof terraces overlooking the Thames.
The car-free development provides only four accessible car parking spaces but offers 338 long-stay cycle spaces in one tower and 190 in the other, plus 36 short-stay cycle spaces for visitors.
Planning documents describe the design as a “confident, well-ordered pair of buildings that create their own presence whilst positively contributing to the emerging character of the peninsula”.
Support from Ravensbourne University
Ravensbourne University’s vice chancellor Jon Kingsbury expressed support, noting demand for student accommodation is “extremely high”. He stated that in 2025, 485 Ravensbourne students applied for only 188 accommodation places, a “substantial undersupply against demand”.
In a letter of support, Kingsbury wrote: “The availability of affordable, high quality and well-located residential options for our students is becoming of paramount importance to us, as it is for all London higher education institutions. Student numbers are due to increase in London and without appropriate, purpose-built student housing this will both put pressure on the local housing market and reduce student satisfaction. Our view is that the proposal by YourTRIBE will benefit both the higher education sector and the local community.”
Context and Future Development
The student tower plans (reference 26/2018/F) are among several high-rise proposals for the peninsula, which is set for major redevelopment. Greenwich Council approved a 26-storey and 22-storey tower development on the other side of the gas holder in 2024, and the Greenwich Peninsula masterplan includes schemes up to 34 storeys.
