Greenwich Council will “aggressively” monitor the impact of traffic from east Greenwich’s new Ikea, which opens to the public in a week’s time, its cabinet member for transport has promised. The controversial store, approved by the council in 2014, opens its doors next Thursday, and has been hosting a series of preview days this week. […]
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Greenwich Ikea opening: Preview days announced as traffic anxiety grows
Customers will get their first look inside east Greenwich’s controversial Ikea store on Friday when two preview days are held for shoppers who are part of the retailer’s loyalty scheme. The store will be open on Friday 1st and Saturday 2nd February for people who have signed up to the Ikea Family programme. Customers are […]
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Building more homes my priority in 2019, Greenwich Council leader says
Building more houses tops the new year priority list despite the “inevitable controversies” new developments bring, Greenwich Council’s leader has said. Shooters Hill councillor Danny Thorpe was elected leader in May last year, and ahead of completing his first full year at the helm of Woolwich Town Hall he has spoken about what is on […]
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Sunk: Greenwich’s Enderby Wharf cruise port scheme abandoned
Plans to build a “toxic” cruise liner terminal at Enderby Wharf in east Greenwich have been abandoned, council leader Danny Thorpe announced last night. Pressure has been mounting on Morgan Stanley, the investment bank which owns Enderby Wharf, since Greenwich Council reversed its own stance on the issue in the summer. Thorpe said that the […]
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Does the Allen key to Greenwich’s new Ikea lie in Birmingham?
One of Greenwich’s biggest recent planning battles is set to resurface this autumn, Remember Ikea? One of ex-leader Chris Roberts’ last legacies to the area, Greenwich Council rushed through outline planning permission for a new 350,000-sq ft store back in 2014, to replace the now-demolished “eco”-Sainsbury’s and adjacent former Comet store. Since then, attention has […]
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Travellers set up camp at Greenwich’s Ikea site
If you’re the kind of odd person who writes about local issues, and then you suffer a broken ankle, it means you miss some things. It means that you miss the complete disappearance of one of the area’s best-known buildings while you’re propped up not able to do very much. So, where the “eco” Sainsbury’s […]
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Ikea Greenwich: Campaigners switch to damage limitation
Campaigners against a planned Ikea in east Greenwich have stepped back from taking legal action over the proposed development after being advised they would be unlikely to win. Five Greenwich councillors, including current leader Denise Hyland, defied local opposition to approve outline plans for the store just under a year ago, a choice which was […]
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Greenwich Ikea campaigners look to the courts: Can you help?
Campaigners against Ikea’s proposed store in east Greenwich have launched an appeal for funds as they look to begin a judicial review into the Government’s decision not to overturn planning permission for the scheme. Greenwich Council gave outline permission for the store, on the site of the “eco-friendly” Sainsbury’s store in Peartree Way, in March. Planning officers ignored […]
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