The Woolwich Foot Tunnel’s broken north lift could finally be fixed by December after four years out of action, according to Greenwich Council. Pedestrians and cyclists have had to use the stairs at the North Woolwich side of the tunnel since August 2022. Talks between Greenwich and Newham councils, which jointly own the tunnel, have […]
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Residents want answers after Woolwich Dockyard Estate listed for redevelopment
Residents on the Woolwich Dockyard Estate want clarity over the future of their homes after Greenwich Council named it as a site suitable for over 1,000 new homes – without warning them first. The estate, built around the old naval yard founded by Henry VIII, is singled out for possible redevelopment in the draft Local […]
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Greenwich Council hopes for Sadiq Khan’s help to rescue Woolwich Exchange
Greenwich Council is hoping that London’s mayor will help with long-delayed plans to knock down shops and businesses around Woolwich Public Market for a major new housing and retail development. Traders have been left in limbo since plans for hundreds of homes, shops, restaurants and a new cinema in the old covered market were first announced […]
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HMO rules could be tightened further in updated draft of Greenwich’s Local Plan
Greenwich Council is planning to further tighten controls on new HMOs after residents said that its original plans were too weak. Local campaigns have sprung up in many parts of the borough because of the growth in family homes being bought by landlords and converted into bedsits – or homes in multiple occupation. While the […]
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Plans to demolish Woolwich’s Waterfront Leisure Centre published
The end is coming for the old Waterfront Leisure Centre in Woolwich after formal plans to demolish the complex were published. After 37 years as the borough’s main leisure centre, the Waterfront closed on New Year’s Eve and was replaced by Woolwich Waves, which took its first customers the following day. Greenwich Council plans to […]
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Greenwich’s first 29 Lime bike bays confirmed – with Forest set to join too
Greenwich Council will finally introduce an initial 29 parking bays for Lime bikes – and is set to sign an agreement so Forest bike users will have to use them too. Plans to introduce 55 locations were revealed in August last year, mostly in Deptford, Greenwich and Blackheath, but objections by residents mean this total […]
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Newcomer to take over key Greenwich Council planning role
A councillor elected only three weeks ago has been given one of Greenwich’s biggest cabinet roles, taking charge of planning and new developments in the borough. Tom Creswell, who was voted in as an Abbey Wood councillor on May 7, will become the cabinet member for planning and development in Anthony Okereke’s new-look team. Okereke […]
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Rail services through Greenwich will be cut during summer to save cash
Summer might be peak tourist season for Greenwich – but it will be harder to get there during the school holidays because of temporary cuts to rail services in the area. Greenwich Council has written to Thameslink asking it to reconsider plans to cut trains between July 20 and August 29 as part of a […]
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