The developers of Greenwich Millennium Village have appealed against Greenwich councillors’ refusal to allow them to build a 13-storey block overlooking the Greenwich Peninsula Ecology Park. Volunteers at the ecology park fear the block would overshadow the green space, killing off wildlife in a cherished feature of the peninsula. Councillors agreed with them at a […]
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Polluters to cough up as Lewisham Council introduces £60 idling fines
Drivers who leave their vehicles idling for more than three minutes in the borough of Lewisham are to be stung with a £60 fine, a move which councillors hope will improve air quality. Lewisham Council’s cabinet gave the green light to the new fine at a meeting last week, which will be enforced by December […]
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Every little helps: Woolwich Tesco tower campaigners launch £1,000 legal crowdfunder
Campaigners against the against a 27-storey tower block planned for Woolwich town centre have launched a crowdfunding appeal so they can have legal representation at a public inquiry into the development. A six-day hearing will be held from 19 November into Meyer Homes’ proposals for the tower, which would be entirely for private sale, in […]
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No-deal Brexit puts most vulnerable at risk, Greenwich Council leader warns
Greenwich Council leader Danny Thorpe told councillors last night that the borough’s most vulnerable residents were most at risk from a no-deal Brexit – and that detailed contingency plans will come into effect next month. Speaking at a specially-convened meeting of the council at Woolwich Town Hall, Thorpe said he could not reassure residents about […]
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Nine-day closure planned for Eltham and Bexleyheath rail line to fix Barnehurst landslips
A key SE London rail line will be closed for nine days during February in an attempt to end landslips that have crippled services four times in the past decade. The Bexleyheath line will be closed between Blackheath and Dartford between 15 and 23 February so engineers can remove thousands of tonnes of soil and […]
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Woolwich campaigners rally support ahead of Tesco tower inquiry
Campaigners against a 27-storey tower block planned for Woolwich town centre are urging locals to send objections into planning inspectors after the developer behind it appealed against Greenwich Council’s decision to refuse the scheme. There will now be a six-day public inquiry, likely to be at Woolwich Town Hall, from 19 November into Meyer Homes’ […]
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15-minute Delay Repay launches on Southeastern trains
Southeastern is now paying partial refunds to passengers delayed by 15 minutes or more on its services, bringing it into line with its sister rail operators Thameslink and Southern. Until today, passengers could only claim money back from the company if they had been delayed by more than half an hour. But the company has […]
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Morden Wharf: 1,500 homes planned for major Greenwich Peninsula site
Detailed plans will be revealed later this month for Morden Wharf, one of the last major development sites on Greenwich Peninsula. Developer U+I plans 1,500 homes on the site, until a decade ago home to the Tunnel Refineries glucose plant and its notorious smell which greeted drivers entering south London from the Blackwall Tunnel. Now […]
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