The developer behind rejected plans for student towers next to Deptford Creek is trying again with plans for smaller buildings. Early planning documents show that Your Tribe wants to build two blocks of 13 and nine storeys on the Deptford side of the creek, next to Millennium Quay. Plans for 13 and 17-storey towers were […]
Darryl Chamberlain
Journalist and SE Londoner. Founder/editor of The Greenwich Wire (also reporter, sub-editor, features editor, membership manager, head of finance and business development manager).
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Bill for Lewisham market and library revamp grows to £30 million
The bill for revamping Lewisham market and library has grown to over £30 million – with the council’s share of the cost growing sharply. Structural issues with the library, a wartime find at the market and tough economic conditions are among the reasons for the increase, according to a council report. Lewisham Council is part-way […]
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Six Greenwich Builds projects halted after contractor stops trading
Work on six of Greenwich Council’s new housing projects has been halted after the contractor building them ceased to trade. Helix Construct Ltd, based in Newbury, Berkshire, announced that it was planning to appoint administrators two weeks ago. The trade website Construction Enquirer reported that Helix, which worked on schemes across London and the Home […]
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‘Inspiring’ one-woman show about Israel-Palestine conflict comes to Greenwich
A one-woman show about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict comes to the Greenwich Theatre this week, telling the true story of an American woman killed by an Israeli bulldozer while trying to defend a home in Gaza. My Name is Rachel Corrie stars Cassie Bradley and is directed by James Haddrell, the theatre’s artistic director. Haddrell said […]
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Lewisham Council rejects Deptford Bridge tower over fears for houseboats
Plans for a development with a 30-storey tower block at Deptford Bridge have been thrown out by Lewisham councillors because of worries about the effect on nearby houseboats. Planning officers had already recommended that the scheme, on the old Lewisham College site, be rejected because of the effects on heritage views, its design and the […]
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Catford cinema’s return delayed as no lease has been signed
No lease has been signed for return of a cinema to Catford – seven months after Lewisham Council announced an independent operator would be taking over the site. Castle Cinema was identified as the new operator of the old Catford Mews site in February, less than three months before the council elections. But while negotiations […]
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‘No ifs, no buts’: Greenwich Council will oppose Charlton data centre
Greenwich Council has said it is opposed to plans to build a data centre on the Charlton riverside, with a senior councillor branding the scheme “a nuisance” for existing and future residents. A 100,000-square metre centre, the size of 14 football pitches, is planned for land off Anchor and Hope Lane, near the Thames and […]
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Lime and Forest warned over abandoned bikes in Greenwich Foot Tunnel
Lime and Forest have been warned over the number of hire bikes abandoned by their customers in the Greenwich Foot Tunnel. Greenwich Council’s cabinet member for transport, Calum O’Byrne Mulligan, said that if they did not address the situation, it would “bring into question whether or not they are fit to operate in our borough”. […]
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