A huge statue of a flat cap-wearing “everyman docker” could appear on top of a warehouse at Morden Wharf in Greenwich, where a developer plans to build towers of up to 36 storeys high. U+I, the company behind the scheme next to the Blackwall Tunnel, has denied the “worker” is based on one of the […]
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Route 188 to North Greenwich will cope with fewer buses, TfL insists
Transport for London has insisted that one of the key routes serving North Greenwich station will be able to cope when it has its frequency cut next weekend. Route 188, which runs from North Greenwich to Russell Square via Greenwich, Deptford and Bermondsey, will be cut back to six buses an hour – every ten […]
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Greenwich among the boroughs with most unsafe tower blocks
Greenwich is among the London boroughs worst affected by the capital’s building safety crisis, with just two boroughs having more unsafe tower blocks. The London Fire Brigade revealed last month that there were more than 1,000 buildings in the capital which require residents to evacuate in the event of a fire rather than stay put […]
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Labour leader Starmer ‘not familiar’ with Silvertown Tunnel – despite being London MP
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has admitted he is “not familiar” with the arguments over the controversial Silvertown Tunnel – even though the project is being championed by his party’s London mayor. Tunnel opponents were baffled by Starmer’s reluctance to discuss the project in an interview with ITV News – especially as the Labour leader […]
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Morden Wharf development won’t harm Greenwich’s skyline, Historic England says
853 exclusive: Views from the historic centre of Greenwich will not be damaged by the 36-storey Morden Wharf development that was approved by councillors this week, the national heritage watchdog has said. Historic England, which advises the government and local councils on heritage issues, has told 853 that it believed the setting to the Greenwich […]
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Greenwich councillors narrowly back 1,500 new homes at 36-storey Morden Wharf
A major development of up 36 storeys at Morden Wharf on the Greenwich Peninsula was approved last night on the chair’s casting vote after councillors on the borough’s planning board were split on the issue. Stephen Brain pushed through the development, which is in his ward, after Greenwich’s main planning committee voted 5-5 on the […]
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Your name here: TfL wants new sponsor for Greenwich Peninsula’s cable car
Transport for London is looking for a new sponsor for the London Cable Car, after the airline Emirates chose not to renew its 10-year deal to brand the crossing. The much-mocked link between Greenwich Peninsula and the Royal Victoria Dock, which has largely failed as a commuter link but became a hugely popular tourist attraction, […]
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Morden Wharf towers could ruin views from historic Greenwich, council conservation officer warns
Update: The development was approved on 7 September. Read on for the story as it was the week before… Plans for towers of up to 36 storeys at Morden Wharf could dominate views from Greenwich’s world heritage site, the town hall’s conservation officer has warned as councillors prepare to approve or reject plans for 1,500 […]
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