A Newham councillor said she was “dismayed and heartbroken” at the low level of social-rent housing planned for a major new development opposite the Greenwich Peninsula. Property developer Ballymore won approval from councillors on Tuesday to build a new 1,667-home development at Knights Road in Silvertown on Tuesday, but just 153 homes for the borough’s […]
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Thousands of new homes approved for Millennium Mills site in Royal Docks
Updated plans for more than 7,000 new homes in the Royal Docks have been approved – including the redevelopment of the Millennium Mills landmark into offices, shops, restaurants and bars. The vast site, next to Royal Victoria Dock and opposite Pontoon Dock station, has sat largely derelict for decades and has often been used as […]
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Cash setback for plan to build twisty bridge in Royal Docks
Developers will need to find another £6 million towards a new bridge in the Royal Docks after Newham Council cut its funding by almost half. The twisty bridge would link the Excel centre and Custom House station with the major new development at Silvertown Quays across Royal Victoria Dock, which includes the transformation of the […]
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Woolwich Foot Tunnel’s broken lift ‘to be fixed within the next year’
Long-delayed work to fix the broken lift in the Woolwich Foot Tunnel should begin shortly and finally be completed “sometime within the next year”, a leading Newham councillor has said. The lift on the 113-year-old tunnel’s north side has been out of order since August 2022, with the crossing from North Woolwich to Woolwich only […]
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Drainage problem shuts Woolwich Foot Tunnel for 36 hours in latest fiasco
Updated story: Woolwich Foot Tunnel, where one lift has now been out of service for nearly three years, has reopened after being closed because of a drainage problem. The issue is the latest fiasco to hit the river crossing, where promised works to fix the northern lift have not yet materialised. Greenwich Council announced the […]
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Newham Council shrugs off ‘mismanaged’ comment by Greenwich councillor
An east London council has shrugged off comments by a senior Greenwich councillor that appeared to accuse it of “financial mismanagement” last week, wrongly claiming that it had been placed in special measures. Majid Rahman, the cabinet member for planning, singled out the financial affairs of Labour -run Newham at a meeting about plans to […]
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London City Airport’s expansion criticised by Greenwich Council
Greenwich Council has criticised London City Airport’s plans to expand after the government allowed it to host more flights and passengers – but neighbouring Lewisham has said the plans have “clear economic benefits”. The deputy prime minister, Angela Rayner, and the transport secretary Louise Haigh approved the plans on Monday, which would allow it to […]
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Woolwich Foot Tunnel lift to be fixed after councils patch up differences
Woolwich Foot Tunnel’s broken lift will finally be repaired after two years out of service after Greenwich and Newham councils came to an agreement over paying for the works. The lift on the North Woolwich side has been out of action since August 2022, and an argument briefly erupted between the two councils over paying […]
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