Greenwich Council is to pay an extra £11 million to finish a number of its home-building projects after a sub-contractor went bust earlier this year. A controversial plan for 24 council flats in Plumstead – one likened to a “ghetto” by its local councillor – also appears to have been shelved to free up the […]
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New Greenwich Council homes delayed after building firm collapses
Two major Greenwich Council home-building projects have been delayed because a sub-contractor has gone into administration. Modpods International had been appointed by Elkins, the main contractor, to build homes at Sam Manners House in east Greenwich and the Brook Estate in Kidbrooke as part of its Greenwich Builds programme to build 1,750 new council homes. […]
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‘Terrible’ Greenwich Council housing block finally due for refurbishment
One of Greenwich’s most dilapidated council blocks is finally in line for a refurbishment – more than six years after they were promised work was due to take place. The exterior of the block on Woodland Grove, has been crumbling for years, with paintwork falling off balconies and holes in the roofs of the stairwells. […]
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Councillors delay decision on ‘pokey’ Greenwich Council homes scheme
Greenwich councillors voted last night to defer a decision on building new council homes in east Greenwich after neighbours voiced concerns that the development was intrusive and too dense. The eight one-bedroom flats, 16 two-bedroom flats and eight three-bedroom houses off Tuskar Street are part of the council’s Greenwich Builds programme to start work on […]
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Virtual consultations fine for our new homes, Greenwich Council says
Greenwich Council has defended launching virtual consultations into two new housing developments, weeks after one of its senior councillors criticised developers for doing the same. Last week the council launched two short consultations into developments at Well Hall Road in Eltham and Sam Manners House in east Greenwich. The Well Hall Road development would see […]
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Greenwich’s Sam Manners House to close despite neighbours’ worries
Greenwich Council’s cabinet has backed plans to close a sheltered housing block in east Greenwich, despite neighbours’ worries that the building will be left empty for years. Councillors want the site of Sam Manners House, in Tuskar Street, to be used for new council housing if a bid to City Hall for funding is successful. […]
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Greenwich sheltered housing block set to be replaced by new council housing
Greenwich Council signed off on its plans to build 750 new council homes last night – with a sheltered housing complex in east Greenwich set to be redeveloped as part of the scheme. The council’s cabinet agreed the plans, which include starting 750 new council homes before 2022 along identifying sites for a further 300 […]
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