Plans to redevelop Welling United’s stadium and build more than a hundred flats have been submitted to Bexley Council – but the club that shares the ground insists it won’t be leaving. The non-league side wants to demolish most of the ground at Park View Road, which has hosted football since the 1920s, and rebuild […]
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Thamesmead’s first craft beer bar gets green light — but council blunder gives it a 6pm curfew
Thamesmead’s first microbrewery and craft beer pub has won planning permission – but was nearly scuppered from the start by a council mistake. Rock Leopard Brewery applied last year for permission to open up in Cygnet Square, a new development a few minutes’ walk from Abbey Wood station. It had raised over £15,000 in crowdfunding […]
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Sadiq Khan’s ULEZ court win welcomed in Greenwich as Bexley counts cost of losing
Senior Greenwich councillors have welcomed today’s court ruling in favour of Sadiq Khan’s ULEZ expansion – which clears the way for the anti-pollution scheme to cover all 32 boroughs from August 29. Aidan Smith, the cabinet member for regeneration, said on social media that the £12.50 charge for the most polluting vehicles “will soon be […]
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Bexley and Bromley councils to take mayor to court over ULEZ expansion
Bexley and Bromley councils are to challenge Sadiq Khan’s expansion of the ultra-low emissions zone in the courts, they announced last night. The two Conservative councils claim that the London mayor did not consult properly and appeared to have already made his mind up to introduce the expanded scheme, which is due to take effect […]
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Bexley and Bromley councils threaten legal action over ULEZ expansion ‘misery’
Bexley and Bromley councils are threatening legal action over plans to extend the ultra-low emissions zone (ULEZ) across London. Drivers whose vehicles do not meet modern pollution standards will need to pay £12.50 to enter Greater London from August 29. The zone was introduced in central London in 2019 before being extended to the North […]
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Parking war looms as Bexley objects to charging Oxleas Woods drivers
Another battle over parking is likely to break out between Greenwich and Bexley councils over plans to charge drivers for leaving their cars on main roads near Oxleas Woods. Greenwich’s deputy leader Averil Lekau approved the plans to introduce payment parking on parts of Rochester Way and Welling Way, Eltham, on the last day before […]
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Shepherds Leas: Blow for Greenwich Council’s new leader as 70 flats near Oxleas Wood rejected
New Greenwich Council leader Anthony Okereke has been dealt an early setback after his own councillors threw out controversial plans for 70 flats close to Oxleas Woods – ignoring his Bob Dylan-style plea for them to back it. Meridian Home Start, a company spun off from the council, planned a nine-storey block at Shepherds Leas, […]
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Shepherds Leas: Nine-storey block near Oxleas Woods recommended for approval
Contentious plans for a nine-storey block of flats opposite Falconwood station have been recommended for approval by Greenwich Council officers, despite hundreds of objections. The development at Shepherds Leas, between the A2 and Rochester Way and next to the woodland of the same name, would include 70 flats, all on offer at about 65 per […]
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