Council officers have recommended that plans for a new riverboat pier and restaurant on the Greenwich Peninsula are approved by councillors when they meet next month. The pier would be placed on a jetty next to the InterContinental hotel next to the O2, on the west side of the peninsula. It would be built to […]
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Planning inspector backs 13-storey block next to Greenwich ecology park
A planning inspector has approved plans to build a 13-storey block next to the Greenwich Peninsula Ecology Park, 15 months after Greenwich councillors threw out the scheme. Developers Taylor Wimpey and Countryside already had outline permission to build on Plot 201 at Greenwich Millennium Village site, but required detailed permission to build the 65-flat block […]
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Peninsula developer wants North Greenwich bus station to be at foot of car park
North Greenwich bus station would be relocated to the bottom of a multi-storey car park under revised plans issued by the Greenwich Peninsula’s lead developer, which were submitted to Greenwich Council earlier this month. The new plans follow reports, passed from the Greenwich Society to Architects’ Journal last month, that plans to build a winter […]
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Greenwich ecology park faces new threat as developer appeals over 13-storey block
The developers of Greenwich Millennium Village have appealed against Greenwich councillors’ refusal to allow them to build a 13-storey block overlooking the Greenwich Peninsula Ecology Park. Volunteers at the ecology park fear the block would overshadow the green space, killing off wildlife in a cherished feature of the peninsula. Councillors agreed with them at a […]
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Morden Wharf: 1,500 homes planned for major Greenwich Peninsula site
Detailed plans will be revealed later this month for Morden Wharf, one of the last major development sites on Greenwich Peninsula. Developer U+I plans 1,500 homes on the site, until a decade ago home to the Tunnel Refineries glucose plant and its notorious smell which greeted drivers entering south London from the Blackwall Tunnel. Now […]
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Greenwich Millennium Village ‘development by stealth’ attacked by neighbours
Neighbours of Greenwich Millennium Village have hit out at what they dub “development by stealth” after councillors approved amendments to the next phase of the housing scheme on the Greenwich Peninsula. Plans to build on between Peartree Way and Bugsby’s Way have long been contentious, with a separate application to build a 13-storey block next […]
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Farewell Jumbo: Demolition work under way on east Greenwich’s gasholder
Work has begun to dismantle east Greenwich’s historic gasholder, with artists being asked to come up with a proposal to commemorate the structure which has dominated the local skyline for 130 years. SGN, which owns the gasholder, has already removed the metal sheeting on the gasholder’s crown, exposing the wooden framework beneath. Three bays of […]
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Silvertown Tunnel slips to 2025 as TfL names the company to run it
Transport for London has confirmed that the Silvertown Tunnel now will not open until 2025 after naming the consortium that will build and operate the new road, which will run between Greenwich Peninsula and Royal Docks. Originally due to open in 2023, then 2024, the £1bn project – which many local residents fear will increase […]
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