The cycle shuttle bus for the Silvertown Tunnel could carry foot passengers in the future, according to Transport for London. Last week TfL released a glowing report into the progress of the new tunnel one year after it opened, saying that it had broadly reduced traffic congestion and that pollution levels had also fallen. The […]
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Secret Cinema gets green light – but Greenwich Peninsula traffic chaos criticised
Councillors have backed plans to bring Secret Cinema to Greenwich Peninsula – but the chair of planning had harsh words about the traffic jams that bring bus services to a standstill after events at the nearby O2. The immersive film show company will move to a 1,500-seat venue close to the London Cable Car for […]
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Bleak Greenwich flyover to be transformed by a ‘wall of stories’
East Greenwich is to get a “wall of stories” that will tell the tale of a part of the borough that is industrial, gritty and occasionally, world-beating. A nearly 15ft tall graphic artwork will transform the main wall of the Angerstein flyover, taking it from dreary slab of grey concrete to a representation of the […]
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More than 2,000 students could be living by Silvertown Tunnel entrance
Another tall student accommodation block could be built next to the Silvertown Tunnel entrance in Greenwich after planning documents were filed with the council. More than 2,000 students could be living close to the tunnel if three separate schemes in the area are built. Your Tribe, which recently had plans for student blocks by Deptford […]
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Over 1,600 homes approved for site facing Greenwich Peninsula
A Newham councillor said she was “dismayed and heartbroken” at the low level of social-rent housing planned for a major new development opposite the Greenwich Peninsula. Property developer Ballymore won approval from councillors on Tuesday to build a new 1,667-home development at Knights Road in Silvertown on Tuesday, but just 153 homes for the borough’s […]
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New-look Morden Wharf towers passed with fewer ‘affordable’ homes
Revamped plans for the controversial Morden Wharf development on the Greenwich Peninsula have been rubber-stamped by councillors – with the developer hoping to finish the scheme by 2032. But councillors were unhappy about having to accept just 20 per cent “affordable” housing for the scheme after London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan cut targets in an […]
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Morden Wharf could get more ‘affordable’ homes after mayor cuts targets
More “affordable” housing could be built at the controversial Morden Wharf development in Greenwich after London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan cut the targets that developers have to meet. Plans for towers of up to 36 storeys on the west side of the Greenwich Peninsula were narrowly approved in September 2021. Opponents included Greenwich & Woolwich […]
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Secret Cinema set to open long-term home on Greenwich Peninsula
Secret Cinema is planning to move into the Greenwich Peninsula after 18 years of staging immersive film shows at different locations across London. The company hopes to open the doors of its new home by the Thames by the end of year. Secret Cinema has produced shows for up to 1.5 million people around the […]
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