Plans for 1,251 flats on top of Greenwich Ikea’s car park have been passed by councillors – even though the Swedish furniture chain warned it may take legal action over the decision. Greenwich Council’s planning board was split on the issue – with only three of six councillors present voting to approve the scheme. The […]
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Ikea unhappy as Greenwich planners back 1,250 flats on its car park
Council planners have given their backing to plans for 1,251 new homes on top of Greenwich Ikea’s car park, with councillors due to give their verdict next week. But Ikea itself is among the objectors, saying its six-year-old store would be seriously affected by the proposals. Officers have recommended that the council’s planning board approves […]
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Greenwich Ikea’s unused community hub becomes co-working space
The community hub in Greenwich’s Ikea has been taken over by a high-end co-working operator after being unused for more than three years. But the Swedish furniture chain has said that community groups are still welcome to use the space on the top floor of the store, which opened six years ago on Friday. The […]
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Plans to build 1,200 homes on Greenwich Ikea’s car park are revived
Plans to build 1,200 homes on the site of Greenwich Ikea’s car park have been revived – just a year after the proposal was put on hold. The B&Q/Tradepoint store in the Millennium Retail Park would be demolished, but the Odeon cinema and adjacent restaurants would stay, as would the Sainsbury’s petrol station nearby. Blocks […]
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Plans for 1,300 homes on Greenwich’s Ikea car park withdrawn because of ‘spiralling costs’
Updated story: Proposals to build 1,290 homes in a development surrounding east Greenwich’s Ikea store have been withdrawn by the developer because of “spiralling” construction costs, it said this evening. The scheme, Peninsula Gardens, would have included the demolition of the adjacent B&Q store and the construction of blocks of up to 16, 17 and […]
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We can help transform Greenwich’s gloomy flyover, Ikea developers tell council
The developers behind plans to build nearly 1,300 homes on top of the Ikea car park in east Greenwich say they can help improve the long-neglected flyover next to the site. London Square Developments confirmed its plans earlier this month by submitting a planning application to Greenwich Council. While most new developments in Greenwich have […]
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20-storey blocks could replace Greenwich’s B&Q under revised Ikea car park plans
Two 20-storey blocks could replace Greenwich’s B&Q under revised plans to build housing on the Ikea car park. In March, developer London Square revealed plans to build up to 1,400 homes on the site next to the Blackwall Tunnel approach, with car parking for the furniture store going beneath the new development. Following feedback from […]
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Greenwich’s B&Q could go in plan for 1,400 homes on Ikea car park
Greenwich’s B&Q store could be replaced by a major new housing development on the site of the current Ikea store car park. Developer London Square has opened a consultation into its plans for the Millennium Retail Park, which would see Ikea and the Odeon cinema remain, but the 20-year-old DIY warehouse disappear. Up to 1,400 […]
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