Sadiq Khan has been accused of “blatantly ignoring his own contribution” to worsening air quality in parts of London by campaigners against his Silvertown Tunnel project. It comes following new analysis from City Hall that revealed 98 per cent of schools in London are in areas that exceed World Health Organisation limits for PM2.5 pollution, […]
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20-storey blocks could replace Greenwich’s B&Q under revised Ikea car park plans
Two 20-storey blocks could replace Greenwich’s B&Q under revised plans to build housing on the Ikea car park. In March, developer London Square revealed plans to build up to 1,400 homes on the site next to the Blackwall Tunnel approach, with car parking for the furniture store going beneath the new development. Following feedback from […]
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Plans for Silvertown Tunnel’s Greenwich entrance are revealed
Detailed designs for the southern entrance to the Silvertown Tunnel have been submitted to planners, with its architects promising it will be a “landmark for the area”. Work is already under way on the controversial road link between Greenwich Peninsula and the Royal Docks, with tunnelling due to begin on the north bank of the […]
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Blackwall Yard: 39-storey block and 900 homes to be built across the Thames from the O2
By Alastair Lockhart, Local Democracy Reporter for Tower Hamlets A 39-storey tower block will be built across the Thames from the O2 after Tower Hamlets Council approved nearly 900 new homes at Blackwall Yard. The five buildings in the Poplar scheme, designed by three different architecture firms, will range between nine and 39 storeys tall, […]
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Plans for 18m-high sculpture next to Greenwich Peninsula cable car unveiled
An 18-metre high sculpture could be placed next to the Thames cable car if plans from the Greenwich Peninsula’s lead developer are approved. Knight Dragon, which controls much of the land on the peninsula, has applied for planning permission to build the figure just to the east of the Emirates Air Line terminal. In an […]
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Charlton Athletic’s The Valley to become mass vaccination centre this Saturday
Charlton Athletic’s stadium will become a mass vaccination centre for one day on Saturday – with all Greenwich borough residents who have not yet had a jab invited to the drop-in session. The first 1,000 people at The Valley between 8am and 8pm will get a free ticket for a future Charlton match, with other […]
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I won’t cancel the Silvertown Tunnel, mayor Sadiq Khan insists
London mayor Sadiq Khan has insisted he will not cancel the Silvertown Tunnel – and accused opponents of wanting to “do nothing” about persistent queues at the Blackwall Tunnel. Work has begun on the £2 billion road crossing between Greenwich Peninsula and the Royal Docks, which the mayor says will eliminate the congestion which blights […]
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Revealed: Labour blocked ’embarrassing’ Silvertown Tunnel questions to Sadiq Khan
A leaked email has revealed that the London Assembly Labour group blocked questions to Sadiq Khan about the Silvertown Tunnel before last month’s mayoral election because they could have been “deeply embarrassing” to the mayor. The email, which has been seen by both the Local Democracy Reporting Service and 853, revealed that City Hall Labour […]
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