Updated story: Work on a housing development in Charlton that was launched by Greenwich councillors last year has ground to a halt after the building contractors went out of business. The development of 48 flats on an old car park at The Heights, above Charlton Athletic’s stadium, has been left half-finished after Claritas Group went […]
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We haven’t abandoned derelict Maryon Grove estate, Greenwich Council insists
Greenwich Council has denied abandoning a derelict estate in Charlton, despite rubbish continuing to pile up during the week amid homes that have been left open to the elements. The Maryon Grove estate, which is awaiting demolition and redevelopment, has been deteriorating for years but the final residents only moved out last month. Fire gutted […]
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Derelict Charlton estate set to stay open to flytippers and vandals for five more weeks
Hoardings are finally being erected around a condemned housing estate in Charlton – but locals will have to endure five more weeks of the derelict homes attracting flytipping and antisocial behaviour, this website has discovered. Workers have started to put up fencing around the Maryon Grove Estate, two weeks after photos on this website showed […]
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Derelict Maryon Grove estate left open to the elements will be fenced off soon, council insists
Greenwich Council says that a derelict 1970s estate in Charlton will be fenced off and demolished as soon as possible after fire gutted two empty properties earlier this week. Council tenants and leaseholders were moved out of the Maryon Grove estate in the mid-2010s as part of plans to redevelop it and the neighbouring Morris […]
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Cycleway to Woolwich gets green light – but Angerstein roundabout stays in place
Transport for London is to push on with plans to build a segregated cycle route from Charlton to Woolwich, picking up on proposals outlined before the pandemic. A two-way segregated cycleway will be built along the A206 from Anchor & Hope Lane in Charlton to the Woolwich Ferry roundabout, connecting with the route put in […]
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Greenwich Council strikes £87m deal to save Morris Walk Estate redevelopment
Greenwich Council is to spend tens of millions of pounds on a new housing block in Woolwich to kickstart the redevelopment of the Morris Walk Estate after years of delays. The developer Lovell, which had warned that it would not make enough profit from the scheme to proceed, is to sell 175 flats on Woolwich […]
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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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Greenwich to Woolwich bus services to be halved from next weekend
Updated story: Bus services between Greenwich and Woolwich are set to be halved in frequency from May 14 as route 180 is diverted to North Greenwich instead of Lewisham, Transport for London has confirmed today. Plans for the cutback – part of a shake-up of services to coincide with the new Elizabeth Line – were […]
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