Transport for London has confirmed plans to sharply cut bus services between Greenwich and Woolwich by diverting route 180 so it starts at North Greenwich station. It has also rejected calls for an express version of the 161 between Woolwich and Eltham, claiming demand for the route “is not expected to increase significantly” when Crossrail […]
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News about Abbey Wood, London SE2, from The Greenwich Wire.
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‘Listen to residents’: Greenwich Council frustrated after mayor blocks housing refusals
Greenwich Council says London mayor Sadiq Khan needs to listen to local residents after he blocked its decision to refuse permission for two major housing developments in Charlton and Abbey Wood. Khan has called in decisions about the 771-home Rockwell Charlton Riverside scheme at Anchor & Hope Lane along with a 272-home proposal at Eynsham […]
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Jumbo hold-up: Greenwich councillors’ gasholder stand-off throws school opening in doubt
Greenwich councillors have refused to revoke a legal order allowing gas to be stored at the historic East Greenwich gasholder site – throwing into doubt the opening date of a new school just a few hundred metres away. Planning officers have already given permission for the No 1 gasholder, which sits at the entrance to […]
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Greenwich councillors defy officers to back Thamesmead dialysis clinic
Greenwich councillors have snubbed their own planning officers by giving permission for a new unit for kidney patients to open in Thamesmead – despite being advised to to turn the scheme down. The unit, which will be operated for Kings College Hospital NHS Trust, will be sited on Nathan Way. Council officers said the area […]
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Woolwich Ferry faces two-month closure ahead of new vessels
The Woolwich Ferry will be closed for two months at the end of 2018 for works to allow it to accommodate new vessels, Greenwich councillors heard on Wednesday. Transport for London representative Gary Nolan made the revelation at an annual scrutiny meeting where councillors quiz transport providers on their performance and future plans. “They’ll need […]
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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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Shooters Hill Shot: Ford plans commuter Chariot service to North Greenwich
Car giant Ford is planning to launch an on-demand rush-hour commuter service linking Shooters Hill and Kidbrooke with North Greenwich station in January. The firm’s Chariot offshoot, which runs bus-like minivans in San Francisco, New York City, Seattle and Austin, Texas, is proposing to launch in London, its first non-US city, next year, with six […]
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Greenwich Council backs 300-home scheme to transform Woolwich’s old polytechnic buildings
Plans to transform the old Greenwich University block in Woolwich town centre with 300 new homes were backed unanimously by Greenwich Council’s main planning committee last night – but the proposals immediately ran into criticism for not including enough “affordable” housing. The “Island Site” – which includes the original 1880s Woolwich Polytechnic building – will […]
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