Neighbours living near land on estates set to be sold by Greenwich Council to a private developer have been sent the wrong documents ahead of a consultation into the controversial plan, 853 has discovered. Greenwich plans to sell land at The Heights, Charlton; Kidbrooke Park Close; and the Orchard Estate in Lewisham to the firm, […]
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TfL confirms steep cut in buses between Greenwich and Woolwich – and rejects Eltham Crossrail express
Transport for London has confirmed plans to sharply cut bus services between Greenwich and Woolwich by diverting route 180 so it starts at North Greenwich station. It has also rejected calls for an express version of the 161 between Woolwich and Eltham, claiming demand for the route “is not expected to increase significantly” when Crossrail […]
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Greenwich Council cabinet told to reconsider Pocket Living land sales
Greenwich Council’s cabinet will have to look again at its plan to sell land on council estates to a private developer after residents and councillors lined up to criticise the scheme. But the cabinet member in charge of the proposal said that the proposals would help residents and fund new council housing in the borough. […]
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Greenwich Labour councillors to challenge estate land sales to private developer
Greenwich Council’s plans to sell plots of land on three estates to a private developer are to be formally challenged by Labour councillors. Pocket Living, which specialises in “affordable compact homes for first time buyers”, wants to build 151 one-bedroom flats across the three sites at The Heights, Charlton; Kidbrooke Park Close; and Quince Road […]
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Greenwich Council set to sell estate car parking spaces to ‘compact flats’ developer
Greenwich councillors have voted to sell car parking spaces on three estates in the borough to a private developer, promising to invest the proceeds in new council housing. The plots of land, in Charlton, Kidbrooke, and on the Lewisham border, will be sold to developer Pocket Living, subject to consultation with council tenants who live […]
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Get up close and personal with Rubber Johnny – Deptford’s best ever band?
Just like his winners at the Lee High Road bookies, wait four weeks for a new MERCURY MAN column and two come along at once. 853‘s special correspondent and turf investment adviser invites you to join him down the front and meet some SE8 musical legends… You know me, easy-going to a fault. Made for […]
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TfL rules out St John’s station for Bakerloo Line Lewisham extension
Transport for London says it does not plan to build an extra station at St John’s on its planned extension of the Bakerloo Line to Lewisham. It is also ruling out building a station on Lewisham Way as part of the proposals, saying that existing plans to build stations at New Cross Gate and Lewisham […]
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Woolwich Ferry faces two-month closure ahead of new vessels
The Woolwich Ferry will be closed for two months at the end of 2018 for works to allow it to accommodate new vessels, Greenwich councillors heard on Wednesday. Transport for London representative Gary Nolan made the revelation at an annual scrutiny meeting where councillors quiz transport providers on their performance and future plans. “They’ll need […]
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