Councillors voted tonight for an 19th century pub building in west Greenwich to be knocked down without discussing the issue. Developers were given the go-ahead to replace The Thames, on the corner of Thames Street and Norway Street, with a seven-storey block containing 20 flats and a unit on the ground floor which could serve […]
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Greenwich planners recommend knocking down Thames pub for flats
Greenwich Council planners are recommend developers get the go-ahead to knock down the old Thames pub in west Greenwich – but objectors have dubbed its proposed replacement an “eyesore”. Cobalt Equity Management has proposed knocking down the former public house in Thames Street to build a seven-storey block of flats and shops. Plans emerged earlier […]
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TfL plans permanent cutbacks for routes 53, 171 and 172 in huge bus axe scheme
853 exclusive: Transport for London is planning to make a huge swathe of cuts to bus routes in the centre of the capital – including stopping three of south-east London’s most important bus routes short of their current terminals. Route 53, which runs from Plumstead, Woolwich, Charlton and Blackheath through Deptford, the Old Kent Road […]
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New Capital Quay: Developer should pay for fire-proof cladding, Housing Secretary says
The developer behind Greenwich’s New Capital Quay development should be paying for its flammable cladding to be replaced, the Housing Secretary has told Parliament. James Brokenshire was responding to to a question from Greenwich & Woolwich MP Matt Pennycook, who raised the plight of New Capital Quay’s 2,000 residents in the House of Commons on […]
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Borough Halls to remain arts venue despite Greenwich Dance departure, council says
Greenwich Borough Halls’ future as an arts venue is secure despite Greenwich Dance’s decision to move out of the former town hall, the council says. Before Easter, Greenwich Dance said it was leaving the building – which functioned as the old Greenwich town hall from 1939 to 1965 – for a new venue “further east […]
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