Plans for 1,251 flats on top of Greenwich Ikea’s car park have been passed by councillors – even though the Swedish furniture chain warned it may take legal action over the decision. Greenwich Council’s planning board was split on the issue – with only three of six councillors present voting to approve the scheme. The […]
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Greenwich Ikea’s unused community hub becomes co-working space
The community hub in Greenwich’s Ikea has been taken over by a high-end co-working operator after being unused for more than three years. But the Swedish furniture chain has said that community groups are still welcome to use the space on the top floor of the store, which opened six years ago on Friday. The […]
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20-storey blocks could replace Greenwich’s B&Q under revised Ikea car park plans
Two 20-storey blocks could replace Greenwich’s B&Q under revised plans to build housing on the Ikea car park. In March, developer London Square revealed plans to build up to 1,400 homes on the site next to the Blackwall Tunnel approach, with car parking for the furniture store going beneath the new development. Following feedback from […]
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Ikea sorry after claiming to have helped create Greenwich ecology park
Ikea has apologised after a display in its east Greenwich store wrongly claimed that it had assisted in created the nearby Greenwich Peninsula Ecology Park, which has been a popular community feature for 18 years. The display claimed the Swedish retailer played a role in establishing the park, a haven for wildlife next to the […]
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Greenwich Council backs five hours’ free parking at ‘sustainable’ Ikea
Plans for up to five hours’ free car parking at east Greenwich’s “sustainable” Ikea store have been approved by Greenwich Council – despite initial objections from the council’s own officers. Shoppers using the Millennium Retail Park had been able to park for up to four hours, although this limit had not been enforced since the […]
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‘Don’t park your bike at Greenwich Ikea’, customers warn after CCTV misses theft
An angry customer has criticised Ikea after it could not provide CCTV of her bike being stolen outside the store – despite the furniture giant encouraging customers to cycle to what it calls its “most sustainable” store. Dominika Hopper, from Charlton, discovered that surveillance cameras did not cover all the store’s bike racks after her […]
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Greenwich Ikea car park plan ‘made traffic worse’, TfL says
Ikea’s car parking plan for its new east Greenwich store made traffic worse on its opening weekend, Transport for London has told 853. The store’s first few weekends have been blighted by weekend traffic jams – as predicted by neighbours who opposed Greenwich Council’s decision to give it planning permission – as shoppers flock to […]
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Greenwich Ikea: Pedestrian improvements will come in the spring, council says
Greenwich Council says promised improvements to make it easier to walk to east Greenwich’s controversial new Ikea, which opens on Thursday, will be completed in the spring. The council has come under sharp criticism for not installing two pedestrian crossings on Bugsby’s Way, behind the store, or signage to nearby railway stations ahead of the […]
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