Transport for London has rejected calls to extend Eltham’s new Superloop bus to Woolwich, despite campaigns for a fast link between the two town centres. Greenwich Council’s Labour leadership and Conservative councillors both said it was a “missed opportunity” to provide a limited-stop service from Eltham to the Elizabeth Line. TfL said that providing new links […]
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Taller Leegate tower approved — but developer sorry for Blackheath branding
More than 600 homes and a 17-storey tower will now replace the derelict Leegate shopping centre – but the developer got a ticking-off from Lewisham councillors for branding the scheme “Blackheath Gate”. The 1970s mall, which has been empty since last year, has long been earmarked for development, with the most recent plan for 562 […]
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Council sorry for mistake on Greenwich ‘sustainable streets’ CPZ maps
Greenwich Council has apologised after maps drawn up for its consultation into new controlled parking zones featured the wrong date for sign-off – leading to accusations that it had simply ignored a past survey about the issue. Scores of maps will now need to be reissued to correct the mistake in the consultation, which is […]
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Greenwich’s ‘sustainable streets’ CPZ scheme branded a ‘done deal’
Updated story: Plans to introduce controlled parking zones across much of the north of Greenwich borough have been branded a “done deal”, after the council launched a complex consultation and gave residents less than six weeks to respond. The “sustainable streets” proposal will introduce permit parking to a wide swathe of the borough, from its western […]
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Controversial Leegate tower could grow to 18 storeys under new plans
A planned 15-storey tower block at Lee Green could grow to 18 storeys with the new developer hoping to squeeze in more homes. A Lewisham Council planning committee approved a plan to build 562 homes on the site of the crumbling Leegate Shopping Centre in July 2023, despite objections from local councillors and residents’ groups. […]
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Leegate development sold again — with new owner pledging to start this year
The crumbling Leegate shopping centre has been bought by its third developer, which is promising that work will finally start this year on turning it into more than 500 new homes. The site, on the boundary of Lewisham and Greenwich boroughs, has been at the centre of a long-running saga over its future. A decade […]
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Lee’s closed Old Tigers Head pub will roar again, owner pledges
A landmark pub at Lee Green will be brought back to life after being boarded up, the company that owns it has said. The historic Old Tigers Head dates back to the 18th century, and the current building has sat at the junction of Lee High Road and Lee Road since 1896. The pub, which […]
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Neighbourhood vote could help a River Quaggy nature trail come to life
A nature trail along the River Quaggy is one of the ambitions set out in a new neighbourhood plan that residents in Lee will vote on next month. After more than eight years of preparation, a referendum will be held on the Lee Neighbourhood Plan on February 15. Locals will be asked whether they want […]
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