The developer behind plans for a 27-storey tower by the Tesco store in Woolwich is making a second attempt to fence off the green space in front of the supermarket. Meyer Homes, which is behind a major redevelopment of the site around the store, is currently appealing against a Greenwich Council decision to refuse it […]
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Bill for Plumstead’s new library and gym leaps 48% to £16.6m
Plans to redevelop Plumstead Library to include a leisure centre are set to cost Greenwich Council £16.6 million – over £5 million more than first planned two years ago. The 115-year-old building is being revamped as the centrepiece of a scheme to revive the fortunes of the area’s high street. In February 2016, council officers […]
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What is ‘affordable’ housing? Greenwich Council to put forward new strategy
Greenwich Council is poised to launch a new consultation on how it will try to deal with rising homelessness and the effects of the lack of truly affordable housing. Notice that a decision will be made on a new housing strategy was posted between Christmas and New Year on the council website, with the document […]
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Greenwich cruise terminal campaigners take heart from European ruling
Campaigners who want to cut pollution from the proposed Greenwich cruise liner terminal say they have been given a boost by a ruling from the European Commission. The East Greenwich Residents Association objects to the London City Cruise Port, at Enderby Wharf, not having facilities to power ships while they are staying at the terminal. […]
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Greenwich’s gasholder needs to go ‘for safety and security’, owner says
The company which owns the historic East Greenwich gasholder says it needs to demolish the structure for safety and security reasons. SGN Ltd told Greenwich Council last week that it plans to demolish the structure, which has stood on the Greenwich Peninsula for 130 years. The council now needs to decide whether SGN should apply […]
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Greenwich Council to release tower block fire safety assessments
Greenwich Council is to release the fire safety assessments for the tower blocks it manages following concerns raised after this summer’s Grenfell Tower disaster. The council manages 94 blocks of six storeys or above, but council officers did not release the assessments to councillors at a housing scrutiny panel last month. Officials then initially refused […]
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Storm in a toilet bowl: Councillors row over £600,000 Plumstead café plan
853 exclusive: A row has blown up inside Greenwich Council’s ruling Labour party after the borough’s deputy leader appeared to sign off over £600,000 in funding to convert a disused toilet in his ward into a café and community facility. Councillors received an email last month telling them that Danny Thorpe had approved the £580,000 […]
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Tesco tower campaigners appeal to council for more social housing in Woolwich
Wednesday night at the council: A 1,407-signature petition against plans for a 27-storey tower block in front of Woolwich Tesco was presented to Greenwich Council on Wednesday night, with protesters appealing to councillors to deliver more social rented homes in Woolwich. Woolwich Common councillor and cabinet member David Gardner presented the petition, gathered by campaign […]
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