Plans to build 1,200 homes on the site of Greenwich Ikea’s car park have been revived – just a year after the proposal was put on hold. The B&Q/Tradepoint store in the Millennium Retail Park would be demolished, but the Odeon cinema and adjacent restaurants would stay, as would the Sainsbury’s petrol station nearby. Blocks […]
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Developer told to cut size of Greenwich tower over world heritage site fears
Developers behind plans for a 35-storey tower block by the River Thames have been told to rethink their plans after being told that it could threaten Greenwich’s status as a world heritage site. The property giant Criterion Capital had wanted to build a 35-storey tower and two 23-storey blocks at Enderby Wharf on the Greenwich […]
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Greenwich Park bosses object to 35-storey riverside tower at Enderby Wharf
The charity that runs Greenwich Park is objecting to plans for a 35-storey tower block that it says would spoil views across the Thames. Greenwich’s planning officers are recommending that councillors approve the plans for Enderby Wharf at a meeting next Tuesday. The site was originally earmarked for a cruise liner terminal accompanied by a […]
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North Greenwich station is 25 years old as TfL marks Jubilee Line anniversary
Today marks an anniversary that may make many commuters feel just a little bit older – it is 25 years since North Greenwich Tube station opened as the first trains ran on the Jubilee Line extension. Transport for London is marking the anniversary with posters at stops along the route detailing the history of the […]
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Jumbo towers planned next to site of Greenwich’s old gasholder
A developer is hoping to build giant tower blocks next to the site of east Greenwich’s old gasholder – with 352 homes, 340 student rooms and a self-storage unit. Fairview New Homes has applied to Greenwich Council to build on an old newspaper distribution yard that is currently being used as a worksite for the […]
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Better services promised as Greenwich cable car gets new operator
Users of Greenwich’s cable car are being promised better services after a new company takes over the Thames crossing from the summer. FirstGroup will run the London Cable Car from June 28, the crossing’s 12th anniversary. It is currently operated by Mace, one of the companies that built the link to the Royal Docks. The […]
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Southbound Blackwall Tunnel closed this weekend – and will be shut in March and April too
Update, March 5: Story updated with new March closure dates of March 23-25. The southbound Blackwall Tunnel will be closed this weekend – with two more shutdowns coming in March and April, Transport for London has confirmed. There have been regular weekend closures of the southbound tunnel over the past year to allow for construction […]
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Brew by Numbers’ Morden Wharf brewery closes — with taproom’s future in doubt
The Brew by Numbers brewery on the Greenwich Peninsula has been closed by its new owners, with the future of its taproom at Morden Wharf looking in doubt. The company was sold to a private equity business, Breal Group, last summer after falling into administration. The brew kits have been moved to Masham, North Yorkshire, […]
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