A new consultation has opened into controversial plans for a data centre on the Charlton riverside – with the developer arguing that it would be a quieter neighbour than the industrial estate that is already on the site. Last month Greenwich Council said it was opposed to GLI’s plans for a 100,000-square metre centre off […]
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‘No ifs, no buts’: Greenwich Council will oppose Charlton data centre
Greenwich Council has said it is opposed to plans to build a data centre on the Charlton riverside, with a senior councillor branding the scheme “a nuisance” for existing and future residents. A 100,000-square metre centre, the size of 14 football pitches, is planned for land off Anchor and Hope Lane, near the Thames and […]
Charlton open-air venue gets green light – despite noise team’s objections
A 5,000-capacity open air venue next to a closed factory in Charlton has been given a licence by Greenwich Council – despite strong criticism from a member of the borough’s noise team. Tight conditions were placed on the licence for the Stone Foundries site off Woolwich Road, including a demand that every event holding over […]
Plans for 1,200 homes on Charlton riverside inch forward after four years
Developers have applied to amend plans for 1,200 homes on the Charlton riverside – four years after councillors approved them. The first residents were supposed to be moving into the Herringham Quarter scheme this year, but beyond the site being cleared and fenced off, there have been little signs of progress with the scheme. Now […]
Thames Barrier ‘may need to be replaced 20 years early’
The Thames Barrier may need to be replaced 20 years earlier than planned because severe weather is putting the flood defence under strain, it has been reported. Senior officials at the Environment Agency have told ministers that because the gates are being used more often than anticipated, the barrier may need to be replaced between […]
Charlton data centre plans could spell end for heritage buildings
Historic industrial buildings in Charlton could be knocked down to make way for a data centre the size of 14 football pitches, early plans submitted to Greenwich Council reveal. But part of a previously hidden narrow-gauge railway would remain as part of the huge development close to the River Thames. The developer GLI plans to […]
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 […]
Charlton Riverside rejected for ‘new town’ status that Thamesmead won
Thamesmead may have been declared a new town this week – but the government rejected a suggestion that Charlton Riverside should be given the same status, The Greenwich Wire can reveal. The new-town status for Thamesmead – some 60 years after work started on the first phase of housing in the area – provides a […]
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