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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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 […]
Greenwich Peninsula developer launches £1.9m community fund – but hurry for grants
The developer behind the giant Greenwich Peninsula regeneration project has launched a £1.9 million fund to help community projects in the area. Knight Dragon, which is responsible for most of the developments on the north and east of the peninsula, says the scheme is part of its plans to create a “sustainable community” in the […]
Damien Hirst’s giant Demon set to tower over Greenwich Peninsula
853 exclusive: An 18-metre high Damien Hirst artwork will be unveiled next to the London Cable Car if Greenwich planners give it the go-ahead. The giant, headless Demon with Bowl was first exhibited in Venice five years ago, but is set to come to the Greenwich Peninsula courtesy of the developer Knight Dragon, which is […]
Plans for 18m-high sculpture next to Greenwich Peninsula cable car unveiled
An 18-metre high sculpture could be placed next to the Thames cable car if plans from the Greenwich Peninsula’s lead developer are approved. Knight Dragon, which controls much of the land on the peninsula, has applied for planning permission to build the figure just to the east of the Emirates Air Line terminal. In an […]
38-storey blocks to replace North Greenwich bus station as 5,800 Peninsula homes approved
Plans for 38-storey blocks at North Greenwich station were approved last night as a taller, denser masterplan for the Greenwich Peninsula was backed by councillors. The new blueprint replaces once drawn up in 2015 and means the demolition of the existing bus station and its replacement with a new transport hub as well as 5,813 […]
Peninsula developer wants North Greenwich bus station to be at foot of car park
North Greenwich bus station would be relocated to the bottom of a multi-storey car park under revised plans issued by the Greenwich Peninsula’s lead developer, which were submitted to Greenwich Council earlier this month. The new plans follow reports, passed from the Greenwich Society to Architects’ Journal last month, that plans to build a winter […]
Greenwich Council ‘considering action’ after investigation highlights segregated developments
Greenwich Council is considering enforcement action after an investigation revealed shared ownership residents are being “segregated” at new builds in the borough. Officers are inspecting two housing developments after a Guardian report highlighted a trend with shared ownership residents being treated differently to private owners. At developments across the capital, residents in shared ownership have […]
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