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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Plans for all-private Greenwich Peninsula towers next to O2 to go before councillors
Plans for two tower blocks of 36 and 20 storeys next to the O2 are likely to be rubber-stamped in the coming weeks as a new area of the Greenwich Peninsula is lined up for redevelopment. The development of 866 flats, plus commercial units and a three-storey cycle storage unit, would sit on vacant land […]
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Plans for 567 homes and 36-storey tower unveiled for Enderby Wharf in Greenwich
More than 500 homes and a 36-storey tower could be built as part of new plans for land in east Greenwich which was once earmarked for a cruise liner terminal. Criterion Capital has confirmed plans for 567 homes at Enderby Place, the remaining part of the Enderby Wharf development on the west side of the […]
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Padel Social Club set to come to Greenwich Peninsula
A padel club is set to open on the Greenwich Peninsula, bringing the fast-growing racquet sport to the Design District area. Padel Social Club, which already runs a centre at Earls Court, has applied to Greenwich Council to build two courts next to North Greenwich station. Former tennis champions Roger Federer, Martina Hingis and Maria […]
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