A little-seen part of Greenwich town centre will be opened up to the public as part of plans to demolish a conference centre that have been approved by councillors. The Grade II-listed Devonport House will be refurbished as part of the plans by the University of Greenwich, which will open up two new public squares, […]
Greenwich SE10 news
News stories about Greenwich, London SE10, from The Greenwich Wire.
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Greenwich cable structure could get same protection as Stonehenge
A structure next to the Thames in east Greenwich that helped enable the first transatlantic telephone call could receive the same protection as Stonehenge and the Tower of London. Historic England is considering recommending that the winding gear at Enderby Wharf is made a scheduled monument – a nationally-important archeological or historical site. If Historic […]
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Closed Greenwich backstreet pub to become six flats
A backstreet pub in east Greenwich is to become six flats after just seven objections were received by council planning officers. The Royal Standard in Pelton Road had traded for more than 150 years but had acquired a downmarket reputation in its later years and closed in 2020. Developers applied to extend the building and […]
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TfL reveals details of North Greenwich’s planned SL11 Superloop bus
Transport for London has revealed details of its planned Superloop bus between North Greenwich, Woolwich and Abbey Wood, which would replace the existing 472 service. The SL11 would be a limited-stop route serving Greenwich Millennium Village, Charlton station, Woolwich town centre, Belmarsh prison and various stops in Thamesmead. But a number of passengers, particularly in […]
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Greenwich student blocks approved despite councillors’ concerns
Councillors raised concerns about the amount of student housing being built in the borough as they approved plans for a seven-storey development in east Greenwich. Work on the three blocks, on the site of a former Speedy Hire branch on Woolwich Road, could start early next year, Greenwich Council’s planning board heard. Plans for 820 […]
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Greenwich ‘urban palazzo’ block approved after council loses appeal
Plans for a distinctive five-storey block of flats in east Greenwich have been approved by a planning inspector, nine months after councillors threw the proposal out. Council planning officers had said the plans for Woolwich Road, opposite the eight-storey Greenwich Square development, would be “overbearing and incongruous”. They said that two of the nine flats […]
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Bridgerton’s secrets to be revealed in Old Royal Naval College location tour
The Old Royal Naval College is one of Britain’s most popular locations for films and TV shows – now fans of hits including Bridgerton, The Crown, Les Misérables and Pirates of the Caribbean can take a special tour to find out how the Greenwich attraction is transformed into a movie location. More than 200 productions […]
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Improvements to lethal Greenwich roundabout ‘lost in the TfL ether’
Plans to rip out the notorious roundabout beneath the Blackwall Tunnel approach in east Greenwich may be “lost in the TfL ether”, councillors have been told – by a TfL official. Five years ago Transport for London proposed removing the Angerstein Roundabout – where Woolwich Road meets the A102 – and replacing it with […]
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