A 36-storey student block next to North Greenwich station has been approved by councillors – but the developers said it was hard to say when work would actually start. The plot between the station and the O2 has been empty since the Millennium Dome closed at the end of 2000, and was last used by […]
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TfL plans to reroute North Greenwich bus to serve new developments
One of the main buses serving North Greenwich bus station is set to have its route changed so it can serve new developments in the area. The 188 from Tottenham Court Road would no longer serve St Mary Magdalene School and Millennium Way under the proposals. Instead the route would use the north end of […]
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Greenwich Peninsula Ecology Park volunteers win share of £1.9 million community fund
Volunteers in the Greenwich Peninsula Ecology Park are among the groups who will benefit from a £1.9 million community fund set up by the peninsula’s main developer, Knight Dragon. An initial £100,000 will be shared by seven groups who demonstrated that their projects had a social, economic, and environmental impact already as well as a […]
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Greenwich Council shells out £87m on new homes from developers — including controversial Woolwich block
Greenwich Council is to spend £87 million on buying 232 new homes to boost its council home-building programme – including buying out a scheme in Woolwich that was opposed by locals. The council is forking out £73.1 million for the leaseholds to two blocks in Greenwich Millennium Village blocks. One block, the ten-storey Hearn House […]
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Peter Kay helps O2 arena to record-breaking year for ticket sales
Shows from Peter Kay, Madonna and Elton John helped the O2 sell 2.5 million arena tickets this year – breaking a record for the venue. About 200,000 more tickets were sold this year than in 2022, with 216 different shows taking place in the arena on the Greenwich Peninsula. The first full year of Kay’s […]
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Electric ferries proposed for Greenwich, Charlton and Thamesmead – and could begin in 2026
The body in charge of the River Thames says that electric ferries for Greenwich Peninsula, Thamesmead and possibly Charlton could be in place in just a few years if it can get funding and the backing of London’s next mayor. Boats across the Thames to the Royal Docks could even be running as soon as […]
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Work will start on all-private Greenwich Peninsula towers in 2024, developer pledges
Plans for two Greenwich Peninsula tower blocks with no “affordable” accommodation were rubber-stamped by councillors last night – with the developer pledging to start work next year. The blocks of 36 and 20 storeys, plus commercial units and a three-storey cycle storage unit, would sit on vacant land between the Millennium Way roundabout, outside the […]
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Morden Wharf’s weeping willows to go as aggregate works expands across Thames Path
Weeping willows on the Thames Path in Greenwich were condemned to the axe last night after councillors approved revised plans for new flood defences. Plans to remove the 11 trees, just north of Morden Wharf, and raise the path originally went to the council’s planning board in February, but were deferred after councillors said plans […]
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