Plans to demolish Lewisham shopping centre and replace it with 1,700 homes and a new mall were backed by councillors on Thursday night amid angry scenes in the public gallery. Two councillors who had expressed critical or sceptical views about the development were barred from voting on the decision after the meeting restarted without them […]
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Rival developers battle over Lewisham’s old Citibank tower
A rival developer hopes to put a spanner in the works of plans to redevelop Lewisham Shopping Centre after it submitted its own proposals for part of the site. On Thursday, Lewisham councillors are due to make a decision on Landsec’s plans to knock down the 1970s mall and replace it with 1,700 homes in […]
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Plans for 1,700 flats at Lewisham Shopping Centre set for approval
Plans to knock down Lewisham Shopping Centre and replace it with more than 1,700 new homes and a new mall could take a step forward next week when councillors decide whether or not to approve the scheme. Lewisham Council’s planning officers are recommending that the borough’s strategic development committee allows the project, with towers of […]
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Construction work begins on Lewisham’s new-look library
Construction work has begun on Lewisham’s new library, two years after the old facility closed as part of a major refurbishment of the town centre. When finished in autumn next year, the new-look library will offer a business hub, performance spaces, meeting rooms and a cafe, as well the current lending library and borough heritage […]
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Lewisham’s Bakerloop BL1 bus will be free for its first week
The new fast Bakerloop bus service from Lewisham will start on Saturday – and will be free for the first week, Transport for London has confirmed. London mayor Sadiq Khan launched the BL1 route, which will run from Lewisham shopping centre to Waterloo, on Wednesday. The BL1, which is intended to be a stop-gap service […]
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Homes on Blackheath station car park ‘a change for the good’, architect tells critics
The architect behind plans to build housing on the car park at Blackheath station has hit back after celebrities including Jude Law backed a campaign against the scheme. Acorn Property Group, a property developer based in north London, wants to build 20 houses and 25 flats and a new home for the Blackheath Farmers’ Market, […]
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Lewisham Council starts again with Ladywell Playtower redevelopment
Lewisham Council has reversed its planning permission for abandoned swimming baths to be redeveloped after the company that was due to deliver the scheme said it could not afford the project. The Ladywell Playtower was one of London’s first public pools when it was built in 1884, although it stopped being used as baths in […]
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Blackheath Fireworks tickets go on sale as live performances revealed
Tickets for the first Blackheath fireworks display in six years have gone on sale – with Radio 2 DJ Spoony among the acts appearing on the night. The new-look event, to be held on November 1, features live entertainment, DJs, comedians, a food village, craft beer festival and funfair as well as the return of […]
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