Plumstead police station’s front counter has been saved from closure – but will no longer be open 24 hours a day after the Metropolitan Police partially rolled back its plans for cuts. The Met announced plans to close the counter in August as part of a proposal to save £7 million from a Metropolitan Police […]
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City Hall approves 25-storey tower close to Abbey Wood station
Plans for a 25-storey tower across the road from Abbey Wood station have been approved by City Hall, three months after Bexley Council threw out the project. The block, between Sedgemere Road and Harrow Manorway, will include 228 new homes. None will be for social rent – instead 34 would be on offer for between […]
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Bexley Council’s leader to stand down after 17 years
Bexley Council’s leader Teresa O’Neill is to step down in November after 17 years in the role. The Conservative councillor – who became Baroness O’Neill of Bexley when she was appointed to the House of Lords three years ago – will also step down from the council at the next elections in May. Bexley Council […]
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Come clean on buried ‘LTNs don’t cut traffic’ report, Sadiq Khan told
London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan has been urged to say whether or not he was involved in a decision to suppress a TfL-funded study which found that low-traffic neighbourhoods do not reduce car use. The schemes, which have been backed by the mayor, have led to an increase in cycling, according to the University of […]
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Cash setback for plan to build twisty bridge in Royal Docks
Developers will need to find another £6 million towards a new bridge in the Royal Docks after Newham Council cut its funding by almost half. The twisty bridge would link the Excel centre and Custom House station with the major new development at Silvertown Quays across Royal Victoria Dock, which includes the transformation of the […]
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We’re not moving, Thamesmead residents tell Peabody in Lesnes Estate row
Residents in the Lesnes Estate in Thamesmead are refusing to leave so it can be demolished and replaced with 1,950 new homes, with one branding the redevelopment scheme “pure evil”. Bexley Council approved the plans for the 600-home estate, off Yarnton Way, in 2022. Most residents have found new homes elsewhere, but campaigners who remain […]
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Lewisham Council starts again with Ladywell Playtower redevelopment
Lewisham Council has reversed its planning permission for abandoned swimming baths to be redeveloped after the company that was due to deliver the scheme said it could not afford the project. The Ladywell Playtower was one of London’s first public pools when it was built in 1884, although it stopped being used as baths in […]
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More than 1,300 student flats to be built opposite the O2
The view across the Thames from the O2 could change again soon after more than 1,300 student rooms and 208 homes at Orchard Wharf were approved by Tower Hamlets councillors. Property developer Regal also plans to build a facility to process parcels delivered by river on the site, which faces the Greenwich Peninsula and is […]
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