Plans for two more big student housing blocks next to Deptford Creek have been submitted to Greenwich Council – just weeks after councillors approved a major development from the same company. Your Tribe and the investment company Redington Capital want to build blocks of 15 and 20 storeys on the Deptford side of the creek, […]
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Sun Wharf: 19-storey Deptford Creek tower approved despite neighbours’ light fears
People living next to Deptford Creek fear they will be left living in “near complete darkness” after Lewisham Council approved a 19-storey tower block close to their homes. Councillors on Lewisham’s strategic development committee narrowly blacked plans to knock down a warehouse at Sun Wharf in Deptford, next to the Greenwich railway line, to make […]
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Deptford Bird’s Nest pub developer ‘can only afford two flats for people on waiting lists’
Developers behind plans to build 31 flats around The Bird’s Nest pub in Deptford say they can only afford to include two flats for people on housing waiting lists. Artworks Creekside wants to keep the facade of the much-loved pub on Deptford Church Street while rebuilding and extending the venue, and building the flats on […]
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Sun Wharf: 19-storey tower next to Deptford Creek set for approval
Update – July 14: This meeting was cancelled, as was a rearranged meeting on 15 March. In early May, a new consultation began on the scheme, following concerns about the new buildings blocking sunlight to Kent Wharf. The development was finally approved by five votes to four on July 13. A 19-storey tower block next […]
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Deptford’s Bird’s Nest pub faces rebuild in plan for 31 new homes
One of Deptford’s best-loved pubs could be rebuilt with 31 new homes if developers’ plans for the area succeed. Artworks Creekside, which owns the land next door to The Bird’s Nest, says its plans will “reinstate the pub as a focal point in the community”. The pub has been a live music favourite for decades […]
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Flammable cladding fears halt decision on windowless Deptford hotel
Plans to convert a failed commercial development in Deptford into a 123-room hotel were deferred by Greenwich councillors last night after it emerged that the building is covered with flammable cladding. The lower floors of Cavatina Point, a 12-storey block on Creek Road, were meant to be a a hub for shops, offices and flats […]
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Flop Deptford development could become hotel with 123 windowless rooms
A flopped commercial development in Deptford could be converted into a hotel and covered in images of Greenwich town centre if councillors give plans the go-ahead next week. The 12-storey Cavatina Point development on Creek Road was meant to be a hub for offices, shops and cafes when it opened in 2011. While the flats […]
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Deptford Creek towers with no social housing approved after developer ‘sweetener’
Deptford Creek is to get two more tall towers after Lewisham councillors approved plans for 26 and 30-storey blocks without social housing on Copperas Street. The scheme went through on Tuesday night after the developer, Kitewood, threatened to cut the number of shared ownership homes if the proposals were rejected – a tactic branded “a […]
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