Greenwich Council says it is “hugely disappointed” after its second bid for levelling-up cash to rescue the Winter Garden in Avery Hill Park was rejected by the government. The council had asked for £6.9 million towards a £11.7 million project to restore the crumbling glasshouse in Eltham, which is the second largest of its kind […]
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Don’t lecture us on women’s safety, Greenwich Labour councillors tell party colleague
A Greenwich Labour councillor has been criticised by two of his colleagues after they accused him of trying to lecture women on their personal safety at night. The extraordinary exchange came as a committee of three councillors voted not to halt plans to expand a controlled parking zone (CPZ) in Eltham, despite warnings that the […]
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Eltham’s MP set to represent Chislehurst as well under boundary changes
Eltham MP Clive Efford is set to see his constituency expand to take in Chislehurst in a long-awaited shake-up of parliamentary seats. Both Labour and the Conservatives had opposed proposals to create a new Eltham & Chislehurst seat, which would stretch south to include Chislehurst and the part of Mottingham that is in Bromley borough. […]
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Eltham’s £40,000 ‘Hollywood’ sign is used as a public toilet, councillor says
A £40,000 “Hollywood-style” sign which was meant to create a sense of civic pride in Eltham is being used as a toilet, one of the area’s local councillors has said. The illuminated wooden sign was installed five years ago as part of a £6m project to revamp the area’s high street. But the lights have […]
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Controversial nine-storey tower near Oxleas Woods could be cut back
Controversial plans for a nine-storey tower block close to Oxleas Woods could be reworked to make the block smaller, Greenwich Council’s leader revealed last night. Councillors on the borough’s planning board rejected the plans from Meridian Home Start, a company spun off from Greenwich Council, to build 70 flats, all for discounted rent, at Shepherds […]
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Greenwich Council-backed developer appeals against rejection of flats near Oxleas Woods
A Greenwich Council-backed developer is appealing to planning inspectors after the borough’s councillors threw out plans to build a nine-storey block close to Oxleas Woods. Councillors on the planning board turned down Meridian Home Start’s proposal for 70 flats at Shepherds Leas, on the borough boundary at Falconwood, even though they formed a key part […]
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Eltham yard wanted for council housing could become 61-room hotel
A derelict yard in the heart of Eltham that councillors had wanted to see become new council housing could be turned into a 61-room hotel, according to a new planning application. The land on Orangery Lane, used as a British Gas depot until the 1980s, has sat unused for years and is next door to […]
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Greenwich Council to bid again for cash to revamp Avery Hill Winter Garden
Greenwich Council is submitting another bid for government money to refurbish the historic Winter Garden in Avery Hill Park, eight months after is first attempt failed. The crumbling glasshouse in Eltham, the second largest of its kind after Kew Gardens, was part of Greenwich University’s Mansion site, which is now being converted into a school. […]
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