However, after talks between Greenwich London Borough Council and developer Berkeley Homes about the £162 million required for the station, the House of Commons Select Committee recognised its inclusion in March 2007.

The Woolwich redevelopment site at Royal Arsenal is a modern waterside housing and retail development area adjacent to the station.

[10] The area is also to include a new cultural quarter known as Woolwich Works,[11] as well as infrastructural developments such as retail stores, restaurants and cafes, offices, hotels and a cinema.

[10][12] Natural light will enter through the main entrance and ceiling into the ticket hall, whilst a connection to daylight is present below ground on the platforms.

[10] Set back from the main street and surrounded by a series of heritage listed buildings and a large retail unit, the station acts as a simple portal connecting all these elements together.

[10] The station entrance opens out on to Dial Arch Square, a green space, flanked by a series of Grade I and II listed buildings.