Plans for a distinctive five-storey block of flats in the heart of east Greenwich were deferred yet again last night after it was revealed that the charity behind the scheme had bypassed planning officers and sent their latest plans directly to councillors. Greenwich Council’s officers recommended the plans for a five-storey block on Woolwich Road […]
greenwich
Posted inNews
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 […]
Posted inNews
Plans to convert Greenwich’s old town hall into flats could be approved next week
Plans to build 73 flats inside Greenwich’s former town hall could be approved next week – even though the council’s housing chief has criticised the plans. Riverlow Group wants to convert Meridian House, whose clock tower is a local landmark, into apartments and build an extension on the roof to fit them in. One of […]
Posted inNews
Scrap Old Royal Naval College summer concerts over noise, music school demands
A row over noise has broken out over this summer’s outdoor concerts at the Old Royal Naval College – with the Trinity Laban music school wanting them to be scrapped because loud soundchecks disrupted their courses. This year’s Greenwich Summer Sounds shows included concerts from Kaiser Chiefs, Tom Jones, Black-Eyed Peas and Nile Rogers. But […]
Posted inNews
A2 junction in west Greenwich finally set to get safer pedestrian crossing
Transport for London plans to install a new pedestrian crossing at one of Greenwich’s busiest junctions after years of campaigning from locals. A pelican crossing will be placed at the junction of Blackheath Hill with Lewisham Road outside the George and Dragon pub, as well as across the slip road from Greenwich Church Street. At […]
Posted inNews
Return of the LTN: Council revives plans for traffic curbs in Greenwich and Blackheath
Just 18 months after scrapping the west Greenwich low-traffic neighbourhood, Greenwich Council is proposing bringing it back – but this time as part of measures to cut through traffic on both sides of Greenwich Park. A consultation opened on Monday evening, but went largely unnoticed on social media with the council preferring to use the […]
Posted inNews
We’ve been abandoned by Greenwich Council, say residents in crumbling estate
Residents in a dilapidated estate in east Greenwich say they have been abandoned by the council – and have given up reporting flytipping because the town hall never responds. The Woodland Grove estate, just off Trafalgar Road, has been left in a poor condition for years, with even local Labour councillors criticising the state of […]
Posted inNews
Big dig to find Greenwich Park’s lost Giant Steps set to start next month
Archaeologists are set to start work next month on searching for remains of giant grass steps that used to be on the hill in Greenwich Park – before a project begins to create them afresh. Volunteers will dig a trench along the hill leading from the Old Royal Observatory – below one of London’s best-loved […]
You must be logged in to post a comment.