A developer is making a second attempt to build a hotel around a closed pub in Woolwich. The Lord Raglan on Burrage Road, which served its last beer in 2022, would be given an extension as part of the plans for a 16-room aparthotel, while a house next door would be reconfigured for staff accommodation […]
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Greenwich Conservative leader Matt Hartley stands down
The leader of Greenwich’s Conservative councillors is stepping down, three months after seeing off a threat to the party’s seats from Reform UK. Matt Hartley, who has been in charge for nine years across two different spells, said in an email to party members that “this feels like the natural moment for me to step […]
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Developer tries again to turn Plumstead pub into homes
A Plumstead pub could disappear entirely after a developer submitted its fourth planning application in five years for the site. The Who’d A Thought It on Timbercroft Lane could be partially demolished and replaced with two houses and seven flats. Past schemes have been refused by Greenwich Council because planners did not believe the loss […]
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Greenwich Council leads new push to regenerate Charlton riverside
Greenwich Council is hoping a new partnership with City Hall and Transport for London will help revive plans to regenerate the Charlton riverside. There have long been plans for up to 8,000 new homes between the Greenwich Peninsula and Woolwich, but since plans to redevelop the area were first announced 14 years ago, just two […]
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Cycle track could run across Blackheath as part of route to Eltham
A two-way cycle path could be put in place across Blackheath as part of revived plans to create a better route for riders between Greenwich Park and Eltham. But Greenwich Council has backed away from earlier proposals to close roads to motor vehicles as part of the scheme. A two-way cycle track would be installed […]
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Greenwich councillors row about HMOs as Local Plan consultation starts
Greenwich Council’s deputy leader accused Green councillors of demonising residents who live in HMOs as plans to restrict the growth of bedsits in the borough went out to consultation. Jackie Smith hit out amid angry exchanges about the latest consultation into the Local Plan, the borough’s development blueprint for the next 15 years. Landlords have […]
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Neighbours warned as plan to build homes on sports ground thrown out
Plans to tear down a much-loved sports ground in New Eltham and replace it with 205 new homes have been rejected by Greenwich Council – but delighted neighbours have been warned that the developer is likely to appeal. Greenwich’s planning board unanimously threw out the plans to bulldoze the STC Sports Club on Ivor Grove, […]
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Greenwich Council talking to retailers about its £150 bike voucher plan
Greenwich Council says it is talking to retailers about plans to introduce £150 bike vouchers for children, as promised by Labour in the election campaign. The party pledged to give every resident aged 16 or under a £150 voucher to buy a bike or scooter and safety equipment in its manifesto for the election in […]
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