By Alastair Lockhart, Local Democracy Reporter for Tower Hamlets A 39-storey tower block will be built across the Thames from the O2 after Tower Hamlets Council approved nearly 900 new homes at Blackwall Yard. The five buildings in the Poplar scheme, designed by three different architecture firms, will range between nine and 39 storeys tall, […]
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Greenwich and Woolwich foot tunnel users’ group to disband in frustration
A group formed to press for improvements at the Greenwich and Woolwich foot tunnels plans to wind itself up because it has been unable to help solve continuing problems with the crossings. Fogwoft – the Friends of Greenwich and Woolwich Foot Tunnels – was formed in 2013 following a botched refurbishment of the two tunnels […]
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Tower Hamlets looking into joining Greenwich as a royal borough
Tower Hamlets Council is looking into joining Greenwich in being designated a royal borough – six years after a corruption scandal saw its former leader thrown out of office. The legal status, which is made official with a royal rharter signed by the Queen, does not provide any additional powers but shows an area has […]
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London’s first floating lido could come to Canary Wharf
London’s first public “floating lido” is being planned for West India Quay on the Isle of Dogs. Proposals have been submitted to turn a 60m-long Dutch barge, moored opposite Canary Wharf, into an open-air swimming pool, complete with sauna, plunge pool and office space. Berlin, Paris, New York and Lake Como all boast barge lidos. […]
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Westferry Printworks: Permission for Isle of Dogs towers scrapped after legal challenge
The government has backtracked on approving a 46-storey tower on the Isle of Dogs which was opposed by Greenwich Council, after Tower Hamlets Council look legal action alleging the decision was timed to save developers £50 million. Tower Hamlets challenged the housing secretary Robert Jenrick’s decision to use his ministerial powers to approve more than […]
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Council officers recommend new riverboat pier for Greenwich Peninsula
Council officers have recommended that plans for a new riverboat pier and restaurant on the Greenwich Peninsula are approved by councillors when they meet next month. The pier would be placed on a jetty next to the InterContinental hotel next to the O2, on the west side of the peninsula. It would be built to […]
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Fury after 46-storey tower ‘which would harm Greenwich view’ approved by minister
Tower Hamlets Council has said it will go to war with the government over a controversial application for 1,500 homes on the Isle of Dogs that was approved by the Secretary of State this week. Last night councillors signed off an emergency motion that stated they would examine “all available options, including a judicial review” […]
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Two more neighbouring boroughs declare climate emergencies after Greenwich’s refusal
Two more of Greenwich’s neighbouring boroughs have declared climate emergencies, weeks after it rejected a call to do so because it said it was already doing enough to deal with climate change. Tower Hamlets and Newham, both Labour-run councils, both joined Lewisham in pledging to make their boroughs carbon neutral by 2030. Lewisham made the […]
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