After over a week of revising plans, the notorious South Row rat-run in Blackheath has finally been closed to cars – but motorists have started trying to drive on the heath to dodge the restriction. A bollard was installed on Thursday together with a temporary warning sign at the start of the rat-run on Westbrook […]
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‘Healthy neighbourhood’ Lee Green road closures to begin next week
Trial barriers will be put in residential streets in Lee Green and Lewisham from Monday, with residents getting less than a week’s notice because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Lewisham Council had already planned to do a six-month trial scheme before the lockdown, where roads would be blocked off to through traffic as part of the Lewisham and Lee […]
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Convoys Wharf: Councillors criticise Deptford developer’s ‘poor doors’
The property group behind the £1 billon Convoys Wharf development in Deptford has been criticised by Lewisham councillors for including “poor doors” in the scheme. Hutchison, which behind the 40-acre development by the riverside, put forward plans for 124 homes in the same building, but with two separate “residential cores” and entrances – one for […]
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South Row: Greenwich Council says it wasn’t consulted about Blackheath rat-run scheme
Lewisham Council’s attempt to make a notorious Blackheath rat-run safer for walking and cycling has descended into farce after neighbouring Greenwich Council – whose roads are affected by the scheme – said it was not consulted about the plans. On Tuesday, Lewisham Council contractors blocked off South Row to stop drivers using that road as […]
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South Row: Blackheath walking and cycling scheme suspended after drivers ignore signs
Lewisham Council has suspended a scheme to encourage more walking and cycling on a notorious Blackheath rat-run after drivers simply ignored signs telling them the road was closed. Planters were placed on South Row, outside the Princess of Wales pub, on Wednesday as part of an emergency scheme to make it easier for people to […]
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It’s here: Blackheath rat-run opened up to walkers and cyclists from today
Planters have been installed this morning on a notorious rat-run in Blackheath, closing the road as a through route for vehicles in a move which Lewisham Council hopes will make it easier to walk and cycle. South Row has been closed off with planters outside the Princess of Wales pub, blocking both it and Paragon […]
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Notorious Blackheath rat-run is among first to be opened to walking and cycling
An infamous rat-run in Blackheath is to be blocked by Lewisham Council in its first package of measures to make streets safer for walking and cycling. South Row, which runs across the south-east side of the heath, will be blocked with planters outside the Princess of Wales pub from next week to stop drivers using […]
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‘Pitiful’: Frustrated councillors rubber-stamp first Convoys Wharf blocks
The enormous Convoys Wharf development planned for the riverside at Deptford inched forward in the small hours of this morning after Lewisham councillors reluctantly approved detailed proposals for two out of 21 plots of land in a meeting that finished after midnight. Plans for up to 3,500 homes – including towers of 26, 32 and […]
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