Greenwich Council has started a consultation on “sustainable streets” and controlled parking zones in several areas of the borough. Residents in Charlton, Kidbrooke and Blackheath, Plumstead, Shooters Hill, West Thamesmead and Woolwich are being asked about what they think about traffic and parking in their areas as well as where they would like to see […]
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Greenwich Council paying £11m to finish new homes after builder’s collapse
Greenwich Council is to pay an extra £11 million to finish a number of its home-building projects after a sub-contractor went bust earlier this year. A controversial plan for 24 council flats in Plumstead – one likened to a “ghetto” by its local councillor – also appears to have been shelved to free up the […]
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‘Missing’ section of Green Chain Walk revealed in walking festival
The Green Chain Walk is one of SE London’s best-known walking routes – but a chance to explore a little-known “missing” section of the route is on offer this month. The network of walking routes was first developed in the 1970s as part of a collaboration between neighbouring boroughs. It has been expanded over the […]
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New Greenwich Council homes delayed after building firm collapses
Two major Greenwich Council home-building projects have been delayed because a sub-contractor has gone into administration. Modpods International had been appointed by Elkins, the main contractor, to build homes at Sam Manners House in east Greenwich and the Brook Estate in Kidbrooke as part of its Greenwich Builds programme to build 1,750 new council homes. […]
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New school could open after closure of Kidbrooke’s Holy Family primary
The closure of a primary school in the Kidbrooke Village development is likely to be rubber-stamped next week – but the site could be turned into a school for children with special educational needs. Holy Family Catholic Primary School was proposed for closure in January, after it was revealed that it had just 128 out […]
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Kidbrooke Village traders will stay in Pegler Square after Berkeley Homes U-turn
Traders who had been threatened with losing their pitches in the Kidbrooke Village development have been told they can stay after a change of heart from Berkeley Homes. Last year The Greenwich Wire revealed that the developer was planning to end their leases in favour of new shops that were opening in Pegler Square, next […]
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Kidbrooke Village primary school could be closed – despite area’s growing population
A primary school at the heart of the new Kidbrooke Village development has been earmarked for closure – despite the growing population around it. Holy Family Catholic Primary School has room for 210 pupils but is attended by just 128 children, with only 19 reception students starting last September. The school is the first primary […]
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Greenwich Council plans homes for land in Kidbrooke it wanted to sell to developer
Greenwich Council is hoping to build new flats on an estate at Kidbrooke Park Road – five years after dropping a controversial plan to sell the land to a developer. The council has earmarked old garages at Kidbrooke Park Close for 14 flats, including three 3-bed apartments, for the next phase of its Greenwich Builds […]
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