Plans for two Greenwich Peninsula tower blocks with no “affordable” accommodation were rubber-stamped by councillors last night – with the developer pledging to start work next year. The blocks of 36 and 20 storeys, plus commercial units and a three-storey cycle storage unit, would sit on vacant land between the Millennium Way roundabout, outside the […]
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Morden Wharf’s weeping willows to go as aggregate works expands across Thames Path
Weeping willows on the Thames Path in Greenwich were condemned to the axe last night after councillors approved revised plans for new flood defences. Plans to remove the 11 trees, just north of Morden Wharf, and raise the path originally went to the council’s planning board in February, but were deferred after councillors said plans […]
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Plans for all-private Greenwich Peninsula towers next to O2 to go before councillors
Plans for two tower blocks of 36 and 20 storeys next to the O2 are likely to be rubber-stamped in the coming weeks as a new area of the Greenwich Peninsula is lined up for redevelopment. The development of 866 flats, plus commercial units and a three-storey cycle storage unit, would sit on vacant land […]
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Padel Social Club set to come to Greenwich Peninsula
A padel club is set to open on the Greenwich Peninsula, bringing the fast-growing racquet sport to the Design District area. Padel Social Club, which already runs a centre at Earls Court, has applied to Greenwich Council to build two courts next to North Greenwich station. Former tennis champions Roger Federer, Martina Hingis and Maria […]
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Plans for hundreds of homes by Silvertown Tunnel entrance move forward
Plans for a 27-storey tower close to the Silvertown Tunnel’s southern entrance are inching forward, documents submitted to Greenwich Council reveal. Fairview New Homes announced earlier this year that it had bought a former lorry park at Boord Street, just off the Blackwall Tunnel approach. Documents submitted to Greenwich planners suggest that Fairview plans to […]
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Woolwich’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital gains a new night bus from tonight
North Greenwich station, Charlton and Queen Elizabeth Hospital will be linked by bus 24 hours a day, seven days a week from tonight, with all-night buses being introduced on route 486. Buses will now run between Bexleyheath town centre and North Greenwich seven nights a week, providing the hospital on Woolwich Common with its first […]
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‘Happy psychedelia’ light sculpture coming to Greenwich Peninsula
An interactive 3D light sculpture will be unveiled next to North Greenwich station in September to celebrate Diwali, the festival of light, staying in place for a year. Rangoli Mirrored Cosmos, by the artist Murugiah, will be installed at Peninsula Square as part of the London Design Festival and will stay in place for a […]
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36-storey student tower planned next to North Greenwich station
A 36-storey tower block for students could be built between the O2 and North Greenwich tube station if developers get backing from Greenwich Council. Plans have been submitted by Crosstree, a property company which has a half-share in the O2, for an 120-metre tower with 820 bedrooms for students. The land was originally part of […]
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