Plans for discounted-rent flats close to Oxleas Woods were approved at the second time of asking after the developer lopped two storeys off the proposed building. Meridian Home Start was given the go-ahead for 63 flats at Shepherds Leas, on the borough border at Falconwood. All homes would be offered at 65 per cent of […]
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‘Alien’ nine-storey block by Oxleas Wood rejected by planning inspector
A Greenwich Council spin-off company has lost its appeal against councillors’ refusal to allow a nine-storey block of flats next to Oxleas Wood – with a planning inspector branding it an “alien, urban feature” that would spoil local views. The borough’s planning board rejected the plans for 70 flats at Shepherds Leas, opposite Falconwood station, […]
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Oxleas Woods developer submits plans for smaller block at Shepherds Leas
A Greenwich Council-backed developer is submitting plans for a smaller housing block on a controversial site close to Oxleas Woods, eight months after its original proposals were rejected by councillors. Meridian Home Start had hoped to build a nine-storey block at Shepherds Leas, opposite Falconwood station. But Greenwich councillors threw out the plans last June, […]
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Greenwich Council-backed developer appeals against rejection of flats near Oxleas Woods
A Greenwich Council-backed developer is appealing to planning inspectors after the borough’s councillors threw out plans to build a nine-storey block close to Oxleas Woods. Councillors on the planning board turned down Meridian Home Start’s proposal for 70 flats at Shepherds Leas, on the borough boundary at Falconwood, even though they formed a key part […]
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Shepherds Leas: Nine-storey block near Oxleas Woods recommended for approval
Contentious plans for a nine-storey block of flats opposite Falconwood station have been recommended for approval by Greenwich Council officers, despite hundreds of objections. The development at Shepherds Leas, between the A2 and Rochester Way and next to the woodland of the same name, would include 70 flats, all on offer at about 65 per […]
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