The leader of Greenwich’s Conservative councillors is stepping down, three months after seeing off a threat to the party’s seats from Reform UK. Matt Hartley, who has been in charge for nine years across two different spells, said in an email to party members that “this feels like the natural moment for me to step […]
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Developer tries again to turn Plumstead pub into homes
A Plumstead pub could disappear entirely after a developer submitted its fourth planning application in five years for the site. The Who’d A Thought It on Timbercroft Lane could be partially demolished and replaced with two houses and seven flats. Past schemes have been refused by Greenwich Council because planners did not believe the loss […]
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Charlton Athletic chairman plays down ‘club for sale’ report
Charlton Athletic’s chairman has dampened speculation about the future of the club after a newspaper reported that it was up for sale. Gavin Carter spoke out after The Guardian reported on Monday that potential investors had been sent a sales document calling the Addicks “the last remaining football club upside opportunity in London”. The club […]
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Irish horror show to take over Avery Hill Mansion for Halloween run
An immersive horror attraction from Ireland is coming to the University of Greenwich’s old Mansion site in Eltham, nearly a year after plans to build a school there were scrapped. The Nightmare Realm, billed as “Europe’s most terrifying horror attraction”, will run for 18 nights from October 9 to November 1 at the historic landmark […]
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Greenwich Council leads new push to regenerate Charlton riverside
Greenwich Council is hoping a new partnership with City Hall and Transport for London will help revive plans to regenerate the Charlton riverside. There have long been plans for up to 8,000 new homes between the Greenwich Peninsula and Woolwich, but since plans to redevelop the area were first announced 14 years ago, just two […]
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Cycle track could run across Blackheath as part of route to Eltham
A two-way cycle path could be put in place across Blackheath as part of revived plans to create a better route for riders between Greenwich Park and Eltham. But Greenwich Council has backed away from earlier proposals to close roads to motor vehicles as part of the scheme. A two-way cycle track would be installed […]
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Greenwich councillors row about HMOs as Local Plan consultation starts
Greenwich Council’s deputy leader accused Green councillors of demonising residents who live in HMOs as plans to restrict the growth of bedsits in the borough went out to consultation. Jackie Smith hit out amid angry exchanges about the latest consultation into the Local Plan, the borough’s development blueprint for the next 15 years. Landlords have […]
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High Court halts plan to demolish Lesnes Estate in Thamesmead
Plans to knock down one of the original Brutalist estates in Thamesmead have been put on hold by the High Court after a resident won a legal battle to have the decision scrutinised. A judicial review will now take place into Bexley Council’s decision to approve plans to demolish the 596-home Lesnes Estate, off Yarnton […]
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