Neighbours on a council estate in Blackheath are hoping that plans for new housing will be halted by the listing of a 1950s mural by the artist who designed the Egyptian Hall in Harrods. Greenwich Council wants to build the homes in Richmount Gardens as part of its Greenwich Builds programme to build 1,750 new […]
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News about Blackheath, London SE3 – including Westcombe Park – from The Greenwich Wire.
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Storm in a flowerpot as Greenwich Council tells residents to clear front gardens
Greenwich Council is doubling down on its order to residents of an estate to remove flowerpots and benches in their front gardens – despite hundreds signing a petition against the decision. Over 1,200 people have called on the council to allow residents of the Vanbrugh Park Estate, Blackheath, to keep their front gardens intact after […]
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Kidbrooke council homes plan was a done deal, Labour councillor claims
A Greenwich Labour councillor has suggested that her party colleagues had already made up their minds to approve plans for new council housing before holding a meeting to make a decision last night. Odette McGahey made the serious allegation when councillors met to discuss proposals for three houses to be built on garages at Woodville […]
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Part of Blackheath Village could be pedestrianised by Lewisham Council
A small part of Blackheath Village could be pedestrianised under plans being drawn up by Lewisham Council. Montpelier Vale, which faces the heath, could be closed to traffic as part of a wider package of proposals to improve walking and cycling in the borough. The proposals are mentioned in an agenda document for councillors to […]
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Controversial Kidbrooke housing scheme recommended for approval
Plans for council homes on an estate in Kidbrooke that have been criticised by Labour councillors have been recommended for approval at a planning meeting next week. Greenwich Council plans to build three three-bedroom houses on garages and parking spaces at Woodville Close, a small estate next to the Sun-in-the Sands roundabout, as part of […]
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Residents being ignored in Kidbrooke council homes plan, councillors warn
Two Greenwich Labour councillors have criticised their own borough’s plans to build new council homes on an estate in Kidbrooke – saying the town hall should be using an alternative site instead. Greenwich Council plans to build three three-bedroom houses on garages and parking spaces at Woodville Close, a small estate next to the Sun-in-the […]
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Rerouting 53 bus could save it from TfL cuts, Greenwich councillor says
A Greenwich councillor thinks he has found a way to stop the 53 bus being cut back to Elephant & Castle – by changing its route across Blackheath. The long-standing route, which ran to Whitehall until 2019, faces being evicted from its Lambeth North terminal as part of a package of Transport for London cuts. […]
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Levelling down: Route 53 to be cut back to Elephant under TfL bus cuts
Government cuts mean bus route 53 is set to be cut back again so it no longer runs beyond Elephant & Castle, Transport for London has announced today. The one-time trunk route from Plumstead, Woolwich, Charlton, Blackheath, west Greenwich and Deptford is one of a number of victims of a swathe of cuts which are […]
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