Blackheath Bus Estate Plans Blackheath residents are deeply concerned about plans to build blocks of flats near a brain injury hospital. The planning application for the Blackheath Business Estate, from GS8 and Vabel, is set to go before Lewisham’s strategic planning committee on Wednesday (December 16). Planning officers have recommended the proposals, which include two residential blocks of nine and seven storeys, be approved. The development is set to include 63 homes, 14 London Affordable Rent, six shared ownership, and 43 private, along with a four-storey office building. But locals say it will have a detrimental impact on a nearby hospital, disabled neighbours, and small businesses.