Greenwich Pumping Station

Completed Shaft

Slurry Treatment Plant

Aerial view

Our Greenwich Pumping Station site is being used to drive the Greenwich connection tunnel to Chambers Wharf using our TBM 'Annie'. It will help tackle the problem of sewage overflow into the River Thames.

TBM Annie blessed at Greenwich

Tunnel Boring Machine Annie

Greenwich Pumping Station update

Greenwich update Jan ‘18

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Site info

Works update

North of the two railway lines, at the Phoenix Wharf area of our site, we are removing the mooring and sheet piles, as well as the pontoon in Deptford Creek. This work will take place in March and April 2024 ahead of the ecological enhancement works that will take place later in the Spring. Some of this work may also be noisy and cause vibration, however it will mainly be happening during daytime working hours. As the work is in the river, tidal conditions mean that we may need to occasionally start as early as 4am or finish as late as 9pm. On most tidally-affected days however, we will endeavour to either start around 6am or finish around 8pm. We will not be starting early and finishing late on the same day.

Read more in our latest information sheet here - March 2024.

If you have any questions about our works at Greenwich Pumping Station or would like information on the Independent Compensation Panel process please get in touch with our helpdesk at [email protected]

Our working hours

Standard hours: Monday to Friday: 8am to 6pm, Saturday: 8am to 1pm
Extended hours: Monday to Friday: 6pm to 10pm, Saturday: 1pm to 5pm (in the Combined Sewer Overflow)
Tidal hours for marine works: 4am to 9pm as work is tidally dependent
Up to one hour start up and shut down periods before & after these times

In March and April 2024 in the Phoenix Wharf area of our site, we will be removing the mooring, sheet piles and the pontoon in Deptford Creek. Some of this work may be noisy and may cause vibration, however it will mainly be happening during daytime working hours. As the work is in the river, tidal conditions mean that we may need to occasionally start as early as 4am or finish as late as 9pm. On most tidally-affected days however, we will endeavour to either start around 6am or finish around 8pm. We will not be starting early and finishing late on the same day.

Community Liaison Working Groups

The last Deptford Church Street and Greenwich Pumping Station meeting was on 6 November 2023. If you would like to join the next meeting email [email protected]

You can see minutes and presentation from our previous meetings below.

Previous minutes are available upon request, please contact the Tideway Helpdesk on 08000 30 80 80 or email [email protected]

Our commitments

Want to know more or get involved?

Call our 24 hour Tideway Helpdesk 08000 30 80 80 or email [email protected]
Read the latest updates on the noticeboards on our hoardings.
Email our Community Relation team to answer your questions or meet with you, via [email protected]
Join our Community Liaison Working Group meetings, to attend the meetings or receive the minutes and presentations from past meetings, email [email protected].

You can also sign up to receive information updates and newsletters via [email protected].

You can also follow our progress and see what we're doing in our local communities on:

Future of the site

Thames River Watch

Active Row

Thames Discovery Programme

Creekside Discovery Centre

Important Site Documents - Greenwich Pumping Station

Submissions to the Council
These works will be undertaken with the same controls identified in the Development Consent Order and Code of Construction Practice. We will notify anyone living near the site in advance of any works taking place. We are making a number of submissions to the London Borough of Greenwich as part of the consents we need to secure before starting different phases of work at the Greenwich Pumping Station site. These submissions are available to view on the London Borough of Greenwich's planning portal by searching for 'Thames Tideway Tunnel'. Please click here to be redirected. If you are interested in commenting on these submissions, please ensure you respond directly to the London Borough of Greenwich.