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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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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Leegate redevelopment approved with 15-storey tower and 562 homes
Updated story: Plans to knock down the Leegate shopping centre and replace it with 562 homes were approved last night – with a 15-storey tower now set to dominate the local skyline around Lee Green. Lewisham Council’s decision is now likely to end a long-running saga about redeveloping the crumbling 1960s shopping centre, which sits […]
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Plans for 15-storey tower at Leegate shopping centre recommended for approval
Plans for a 15-storey tower and 562 homes on the site of the Leegate shopping centre in Lee Green have been recommended for approval by Lewisham Council planners. Blocks of 8, 10 and 12 storeys are also planned for the site, as well as a public square, local supermarket, medical centre, community centre, gym, restaurant, […]
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Leegate Centre redevelopment: Plans for 15-storey tower and 563 homes go to council
Controversial plans for a 15-storey tower and 563 homes to replace the Leegate Shopping Centre have been submitted to Lewisham Council. Local residents have long been up in arms about the plans for the crumbling shopping centre on the corner of Burnt Ash Road and Eltham Road in Lee Green, facing the borough boundary with […]
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Meet 15-storey Leegate developers, Greenwich deputy leader urged
Greenwich Council has been pushed to do more about the Leegate redevelopment on the borough’s border with Lewisham – but its deputy leader would not commit to meet the company behind plans for tower blocks on the site. Galliard Homes wants to build towers of 15, 13 and 11 storeys on the site of the […]
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Pub stays and 15-storey tower slimmed down in new Leegate plans
Developer Galliard Homes has tweaked its plans to redevelop the Leegate Centre at Lee Green, making its proposed 15-storey tower more slender and promising to keep a pub in the development. The crumbling 1970s shopping centre, on the Greenwich-Lewisham borough boundary and opposite a branch of Sainsbury’s, has been slated for redevelopment for many years. […]
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Neighbours alarmed by Galliard Homes’ 15-storey tower plan for Leegate centre
Local groups have raised concerns about plans to build towers of up to 15 storeys in a new development to replace the Leegate centre. The run-down shopping centre has been scheduled for redevelopment for many years, and has recently been bought by Galliard Homes after its previous owners, St Modwen, failed in its plans to transform […]
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