A Lewisham Council meeting descended into chaos last night, with all members of the public kicked out and police called. Angry residents were not satisfied with councillors’ responses to questions relating to chief executive Ian Thomas, who has left the council after just a few months in charge; the Tidemill development, which saw the council spend […]
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Cray Wanderers: London’s oldest football club finally gets go-ahead for Flamingo Park ground
London’s oldest football club has finally been given the go-ahead to build a new stadium and 40 homes at Flamingo Park, off the Sidcup by-pass. Cray Wanderers are celebrating after London Mayor Sadiq Khan backed their scheme to move to the site close to the borders of Bromley, Bexley and Greenwich boroughs. Bromley councillors voted 11-3 […]
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John Roan School academy approval deferred by Greenwich Council
The rubber-stamping of a controversial academy order for John Roan School in Blackheath has been deferred by the council. The decision to sign the school over to University Schools Trust (UST), the body that was nominated to take it over, has been pushed back for “further due diligence”. The school was given an academy order […]
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Greenwich planners recommend knocking down Thames pub for flats
Greenwich Council planners are recommend developers get the go-ahead to knock down the old Thames pub in west Greenwich – but objectors have dubbed its proposed replacement an “eyesore”. Cobalt Equity Management has proposed knocking down the former public house in Thames Street to build a seven-storey block of flats and shops. Plans emerged earlier […]
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Councillors throw out plans for 13-storey block next to Greenwich ecology park
Campaigners cheered in a packed town hall as a plan for a controversial tower overlooking Greenwich Peninsula Ecology Park was thrown out by councillors. Dozens of concerned environmentalists, councillors and users of the park turk turned out to watch the council’s planning board block developers from building a 13-storey tower off Peartree Way. Developers Taylor […]
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John Roan School: Greenwich Council cabinet poised to approve academy plan
Greenwich Council’s cabinet is poised to rubber-stamp plans to turn John Roan School into an academy at its meeting next week. The council is compelled to assist the process by law, and next Wednesday’s decision will allow officers to make arrangements for the switch to happen on 1 February. The school, in Blackheath, is due […]
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‘We don’t want gentrification in Greenwich borough’, council leader says
Fears of social cleansing in Greenwich borough have been played down by council leader Danny Thorpe, who says gentrification is “not wanted”. Hundreds of new homes are planned for the borough and controversial developments such as Rockwell’s Charlton Riverside scheme have sparked campaigns across the area. Huge towers in Woolwich as well as Rockwell’s proposals […]
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