A new block of flats to be built close to Oxleas Wood will lose its distinctive colouring and have a floor lopped off under updated plans submitted to Greenwich Council. Meridian Home Start, a company spun off from the council nearly a decade ago, won permission in 2024 for a seven-storey block with 63 rented […]
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Greenwich Council wins battle with Bexley over Oxleas Woods parking
Greenwich Council has come out on top after a long-running row with its neighbour Bexley over plans to curb parking near Oxleas Woods. London mayor Sadiq Khan has sided with Labour-run Greenwich over its plans to introduce parking charges on parts of Rochester Way and Welling Way, in Eltham. The scheme was approved by Greenwich’s […]
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Flats near Oxleas Woods approved despite ‘turquoise monstrosity’ criticism
Plans for discounted-rent flats close to Oxleas Woods were approved at the second time of asking after the developer lopped two storeys off the proposed building. Meridian Home Start was given the go-ahead for 63 flats at Shepherds Leas, on the borough border at Falconwood. All homes would be offered at 65 per cent of […]
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‘Alien’ nine-storey block by Oxleas Wood rejected by planning inspector
A Greenwich Council spin-off company has lost its appeal against councillors’ refusal to allow a nine-storey block of flats next to Oxleas Wood – with a planning inspector branding it an “alien, urban feature” that would spoil local views. The borough’s planning board rejected the plans for 70 flats at Shepherds Leas, opposite Falconwood station, […]
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Oxleas Woods developer submits plans for smaller block at Shepherds Leas
A Greenwich Council-backed developer is submitting plans for a smaller housing block on a controversial site close to Oxleas Woods, eight months after its original proposals were rejected by councillors. Meridian Home Start had hoped to build a nine-storey block at Shepherds Leas, opposite Falconwood station. But Greenwich councillors threw out the plans last June, […]
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Publicise car parking consultations better, Greenwich Council told
Greenwich Council should improve the way it consults residents on parking changes, including reviewing how it uses the local media to advertise schemes, a councillor said last night as an attempt to halt charges for parking near Oxleas Wood failed. Drivers who park near Falconwood station, in Rochester Way and Welling Way, are set to […]
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Parking war looms as Bexley objects to charging Oxleas Woods drivers
Another battle over parking is likely to break out between Greenwich and Bexley councils over plans to charge drivers for leaving their cars on main roads near Oxleas Woods. Greenwich’s deputy leader Averil Lekau approved the plans to introduce payment parking on parts of Rochester Way and Welling Way, Eltham, on the last day before […]
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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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