A 5,000-capacity open air venue next to a closed factory in Charlton has been given a licence by Greenwich Council – despite strong criticism from a member of the borough’s noise team. Tight conditions were placed on the licence for the Stone Foundries site off Woolwich Road, including a demand that every event holding over […]
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Plans for 1,200 homes on Charlton riverside inch forward after four years
Developers have applied to amend plans for 1,200 homes on the Charlton riverside – four years after councillors approved them. The first residents were supposed to be moving into the Herringham Quarter scheme this year, but beyond the site being cleared and fenced off, there have been little signs of progress with the scheme. Now […]
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Residents evacuated after homes in Charlton partially collapse
Residents had to sleep in a church after homes close to a major building site in Charlton partially collapsed on Saturday evening. Part of the frontage of three houses on Woodland Terrace, which were built in the 1830s, fell onto the pavement, leaving masonry strewn across the street. London Fire Brigade said that six fire […]
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Greenwich’s Conservatives pick Charlie Davis as leader
Charlie Davis has been elected to lead Greenwich’s Conservative councillors following Matt Hartley’s decision to step down earlier this month. The former deputy leader, who represents Eltham Town & Avery Hill, was elected unanimously by his colleagues in the six-strong group. Luke Warren, a newcomer to the council, will be the new deputy leader. He […]
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Charlton data centre plans could spell end for heritage buildings
Historic industrial buildings in Charlton could be knocked down to make way for a data centre the size of 14 football pitches, early plans submitted to Greenwich Council reveal. But part of a previously hidden narrow-gauge railway would remain as part of the huge development close to the River Thames. The developer GLI plans to […]
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Sixteen-room hotel could be built at closed Woolwich pub
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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