Revamped plans for the controversial Morden Wharf development on the Greenwich Peninsula have been rubber-stamped by councillors – with the developer hoping to finish the scheme by 2032. But councillors were unhappy about having to accept just 20 per cent “affordable” housing for the scheme after London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan cut targets in an […]
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Morden Wharf could get more ‘affordable’ homes after mayor cuts targets
More “affordable” housing could be built at the controversial Morden Wharf development in Greenwich after London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan cut the targets that developers have to meet. Plans for towers of up to 36 storeys on the west side of the Greenwich Peninsula were narrowly approved in September 2021. Opponents included Greenwich & Woolwich […]
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New plans for Morden Wharf deferred over plan to cut affordable housing
Greenwich councillors have deferred a decision on revised plans for the 36-storey Morden Wharf development after the company behind it said it wanted to cut the proportion of affordable homes on the site. The 1,500-home scheme, on the old Tunnel Refineries site on the west side of the Greenwich Peninsula, caused a furore when it […]
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Greenwich Park bosses object to 35-storey riverside tower at Enderby Wharf
The charity that runs Greenwich Park is objecting to plans for a 35-storey tower block that it says would spoil views across the Thames. Greenwich’s planning officers are recommending that councillors approve the plans for Enderby Wharf at a meeting next Tuesday. The site was originally earmarked for a cruise liner terminal accompanied by a […]
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Brew by Numbers’ Morden Wharf brewery closes — with taproom’s future in doubt
The Brew by Numbers brewery on the Greenwich Peninsula has been closed by its new owners, with the future of its taproom at Morden Wharf looking in doubt. The company was sold to a private equity business, Breal Group, last summer after falling into administration. The brew kits have been moved to Masham, North Yorkshire, […]
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Locals wait for next step after Greenwich’s controversial Morden Wharf site sold
The Greenwich Peninsula’s controversial Morden Wharf development site has been bought by Galliard Homes and a developer from Singapore, a year after the site was first put on the market. Towers of up to 36 storeys are due to be built on the site, next to the Blackwall Tunnel entrance, along with 1,500 new homes. […]
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Morden Wharf’s weeping willows to go as aggregate works expands across Thames Path
Weeping willows on the Thames Path in Greenwich were condemned to the axe last night after councillors approved revised plans for new flood defences. Plans to remove the 11 trees, just north of Morden Wharf, and raise the path originally went to the council’s planning board in February, but were deferred after councillors said plans […]
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Deal to keep brewery at Morden Wharf is close, Brew By Numbers says
Greenwich-based Brew By Numbers says it is close to a deal to secure the future of its brewery at Morden Wharf, just a few days after it signalled its intention to appoint administrators. The company filed a notice to appoint administrators on Friday, which gives Brew By Numbers ten days in which no creditor can […]
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