A quarter of a century ago, homebuyers looking for a flat on the Greenwich Peninsula saw the ecology park’s freshwater lake and realised this was the place for them. The area was still largely undeveloped, and the new residents would have a host of empty car parks as neighbours. But the Greenwich Peninsula Ecology Park, […]
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Plan for 20-storey tower behind Greenwich Ikea given go-ahead
Plans for a 20-storey tower behind Greenwich’s Ikea store have been approved by councillors, despite complaints from neighbours that the development would replace what was previously planned to be green space. The tower, which would be part of the final phase of Greenwich Millennium Village, replaces a plan for a six-storey commercial building that was […]
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Greenwich’s Ikea store could get a 20-storey tower as a neighbour
Greenwich’s Ikea store could get a 20-storey tower for a neighbour after the developers of the Millennium Village submitted new plans for the final phase of the site. But neighbours are unhappy because a planned green space would be built upon as part of the scheme. They say the development’s slogan of “village life in […]
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Greenwich Council flats set to come to Royal Arsenal in Woolwich
Greenwich Council tenants are set to move into the Royal Arsenal development in Woolwich, with senior councillors poised to approve the purchase of 90 flats from Berkeley Homes. The Labour-run council had pledged to build 1,750 new homes, but it scaled down that ambition in March, entering into deals with private developers to boost its […]
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TfL reveals details of North Greenwich’s planned SL11 Superloop bus
Transport for London has revealed details of its planned Superloop bus between North Greenwich, Woolwich and Abbey Wood, which would replace the existing 472 service. The SL11 would be a limited-stop route serving Greenwich Millennium Village, Charlton station, Woolwich town centre, Belmarsh prison and various stops in Thamesmead. But a number of passengers, particularly in […]
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Greenwich Council shells out £87m on new homes from developers — including controversial Woolwich block
Greenwich Council is to spend £87 million on buying 232 new homes to boost its council home-building programme – including buying out a scheme in Woolwich that was opposed by locals. The council is forking out £73.1 million for the leaseholds to two blocks in Greenwich Millennium Village blocks. One block, the ten-storey Hearn House […]
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Quiet Hallowe’en in fenced-off Woolwich – but firework fights hit Greenwich Peninsula
Hallowe’en passed off quietly in Woolwich last night – a year after the worst disorder seen in the town centre since the riots of 2011. But while all eyes were on the area after the installation of a fence to seal off General Gordon Square last week, trouble broke out three miles away on the […]
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Greenwich Millennium Village’s final phase approved despite NHS funding worries
Greenwich councillors backed the last major phase of Greenwich Millennium Village almost without question last night – despite worries from local GPs that health services would struggle to cope with the new residents. Plans to build 489 homes, shops and work space on two adjoining parcels of land facing Bugsby’s Way were approved unanimously in […]
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