Plans to cut down much-loved trees in a small street near Greenwich station have been halted after council officers intervened to place a protection order on them. Hyde Housing had applied to the council to fell the trees in Straightsmouth, and in a nearby courtyard, claiming that they were a threat to the railway line […]
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Greenwich street trees still face cutback – despite residents’ campaign
Much-loved trees in a street near Greenwich station still face being cut back after residents began a campaign to stop them being chopped down. Hyde Housing applied to Greenwich Council for permission to fell the trees in Straightsmouth and in a nearby courtyard last month. The housing association said the trees were damaging a boundary […]
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Historic gap in houses to stay as plans for Greenwich extension thrown out
Plans to fill in a gap between houses in one of Greenwich’s most distinctive streets have been refused because they would remove a unique Georgian architectural feature. One objector said that building a first and second floor extension to the house on Gloucester Circus, just west of Greenwich Park, would “spoil a jewel in the […]
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Greenwich’s Borough Hall faces licence review over noisy customers
The historic Borough Hall in Greenwich could have its licence to host events severely curtailed after noise complaints – only 11 months after it was granted the licence in the first place. Greenwich Council sold the venue to a developer, Lita Homes, for £2.4 million nearly two years ago after a failed attempt to lease […]
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Greenwich and Blackheath’s part-time LTN will start in late November
A rush-hour low-traffic neighbourhood in parts of Greenwich and Blackheath will begin at the end of November, Greenwich Council has confirmed in a letter to local residents. Though north-south through traffic will be barred from streets east and west of Greenwich Park between 7-10am and 3-7pm on weekdays. Those streets include Point Hill, Crooms Hill, […]
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Greenwich Borough Hall could become a hotel, new owner says
Greenwich’s historic Borough Hall could become a hotel under plans being discussed by the developer that bought the building earlier this year. The Grade II-listed building was sold to Lita Homes in January for £2.475 million after having sat empty for five years. Now the company is in talks with the council about its plans […]
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Hundreds of flats could replace Lewisham College’s Deptford Bridge campus
Hundreds of flats could replace the Lewisham College campus at Deptford Bridge, with the developer promising to open up hidden views of Deptford Creek to the public. RER London has bought the site from the college’s owner, with its students moving to the main campus on Lewisham Way. Goldsmiths University also has currently some of […]
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Tory and Labour leaders criticise ‘tedious culture war’ over Golden Chippy mural
Greenwich’s Labour and Conservative leaders have united to criticise the “tedious and disingenuous culture war” spread in the media over a chip shop’s Union Jack mural. Anthony Okereke and Matt Hartley set aside election campaigning at last week’s council meeting following repeated stories wrongly claiming that the owner of the Golden Chippy on Greenwich High […]
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