A major development of up 36 storeys at Morden Wharf on the Greenwich Peninsula was approved last night on the chair’s casting vote after councillors on the borough’s planning board were split on the issue. Stephen Brain pushed through the development, which is in his ward, after Greenwich’s main planning committee voted 5-5 on the […]
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Morden Wharf towers could ruin views from historic Greenwich, council conservation officer warns
Update: The development was approved on 7 September. Read on for the story as it was the week before… Plans for towers of up to 36 storeys at Morden Wharf could dominate views from Greenwich’s world heritage site, the town hall’s conservation officer has warned as councillors prepare to approve or reject plans for 1,500 […]
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Morden Wharf: Our towers won’t be a blot on Greenwich landscape, developer insists
The developer behind plans for 1,500 homes next to the Blackwall Tunnel has said its proposals will be in keeping with the local area after local MP Matt Pennycook criticised its application to build towers of up to 36 storeys. U+I plans to redevelop Morden Wharf into housing and business space in a development including […]
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Riverside brewery and taproom to come to Greenwich Peninsula’s Morden Wharf
One of London’s best-known craft breweries has signed up to move into the 1,500-home Morden Wharf development next to the Blackwall Tunnel. Brew By Numbers will open a taproom and brewery in a refurbished warehouse on the site of an old pub, The Sea Witch, which was destroyed in the Second World War. A planning […]
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MDM Props: How Greenwich’s secret art factory is getting through the pandemic
You wouldn’t know it from the outside, but stunning art installations and huge props for stage shows start life in a warehouse by the Blackwall Tunnel. NIKKI SPENCER got a rare peek behind the scenes at MDM Props at Morden Wharf, Greenwich – and found out how it’s coped with a pandemic that has badly […]
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Morden Wharf: Home for royal barge could feature in Greenwich Peninsula development
A possible home for a royal barge features in proposals to build 1,500 new homes on the west side of Greenwich Peninsula, which have been submitted to planners. The £770m scheme for Morden Wharf includes a landscaped park by the River Thames as well as commercial, retail and community space. U+I, which is behind the […]
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Morden Wharf: 1,500 homes planned for major Greenwich Peninsula site
Detailed plans will be revealed later this month for Morden Wharf, one of the last major development sites on Greenwich Peninsula. Developer U+I plans 1,500 homes on the site, until a decade ago home to the Tunnel Refineries glucose plant and its notorious smell which greeted drivers entering south London from the Blackwall Tunnel. Now […]
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Will Charlton’s pitch problems flush out ground move?
There’s a new owner at Charlton Athletic – but the scale of the rebuilding job facing Belgian businessman Roland Duchâtelet became apparent yesterday when the team’s match against Barnsley was postponed less than two hours before kick-off due to ongoing problems with The Valley pitch. But Charlton fans should be vigilant that the current problems […]
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