A developer is making a second attempt to build a hotel around a closed pub in Woolwich. The Lord Raglan on Burrage Road, which served its last beer in 2022, would be given an extension as part of the plans for a 16-room aparthotel, while a house next door would be reconfigured for staff accommodation […]
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News stories about Plumstead, London SE18 from The Greenwich Wire.
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Developer tries again to turn Plumstead pub into homes
A Plumstead pub could disappear entirely after a developer submitted its fourth planning application in five years for the site. The Who’d A Thought It on Timbercroft Lane could be partially demolished and replaced with two houses and seven flats. Past schemes have been refused by Greenwich Council because planners did not believe the loss […]
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Greenwich councillors row about HMOs as Local Plan consultation starts
Greenwich Council’s deputy leader accused Green councillors of demonising residents who live in HMOs as plans to restrict the growth of bedsits in the borough went out to consultation. Jackie Smith hit out amid angry exchanges about the latest consultation into the Local Plan, the borough’s development blueprint for the next 15 years. Landlords have […]
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Private landlords in most of Greenwich set to need licences from 2027
Private landlords across most of Greenwich borough will need licensing to let homes out from next year if council plans are approved. Greenwich Council already operates a licensing scheme in Woolwich, Plumstead and Shooters Hill, but said its experiences in discovering damp and mould, fire risks, pests and other hazards persuaded it that a wider […]
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Thameslink abandons plans to cut rail services on Fridays
Plans to cut the frequency of Thameslink services every Friday have been scrapped, the state-run train company has said after the proposals were made public by a freedom of information request. Off-peak Thameslink trains through Greenwich are already being cut to hourly during the summer school holidays, which begin next week. The summer cuts to […]
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Greenwich line rail cuts could be repeated in October, Thameslink warns
This summer’s timetable cuts to Greenwich line train services could be repeated in October, Thameslink has warned, as passengers prepare for a reduced service to and from central London at the height of the tourist season. Thameslink trains through Greenwich will be cut to hourly off-peak and on Saturdays from July 18 to August 29 […]
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Threat to Bluewater buses lifted after TfL and Kent settle ‘bus tax’ row
Buses from Woolwich will still serve the Bluewater Shopping Centre and Darent Valley Hospital after a row between Transport for London and Reform-run Kent County Council was resolved. Two weeks ago The Greenwich Wire revealed that TfL was reviewing services on route 96 and two other buses because Kent wanted to impose a “significant increase” […]
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HMO rules could be tightened further in updated draft of Greenwich’s Local Plan
Greenwich Council is planning to further tighten controls on new HMOs after residents said that its original plans were too weak. Local campaigns have sprung up in many parts of the borough because of the growth in family homes being bought by landlords and converted into bedsits – or homes in multiple occupation. While the […]
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