Plans for a distinctive five-storey block of flats in east Greenwich have been approved by a planning inspector, nine months after councillors threw the proposal out. Council planning officers had said the plans for Woolwich Road, opposite the eight-storey Greenwich Square development, would be “overbearing and incongruous”. They said that two of the nine flats […]
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Greenwich ‘urban palazzo’ flats thrown out despite councillor’s plea
Plans for a distinctive five-storey block of flats in east Greenwich have been thrown out at the third time of asking, despite an appeal from the council’s former deputy leader to have the project approved. The Estate Charity of William Hatcliffe, which owns several properties in the area, wants to build nine flats and a […]
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Greenwich ‘urban palazzo’ decision delayed again after owners tried to bypass council officers
Plans for a distinctive five-storey block of flats in the heart of east Greenwich were deferred yet again last night after it was revealed that the charity behind the scheme had bypassed planning officers and sent their latest plans directly to councillors. Greenwich Council’s officers recommended the plans for a five-storey block on Woolwich Road […]
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‘Urban palazzo’ block in east Greenwich set to be rejected after planners object
Update: The decision was deferred on January 31 so councillors could visit the site, and was deferred again on February 28 so alterations could be made to the plans. Plans to knock down two shops in east Greenwich and replace them with a distinctive five-storey block could be thrown out week after council planners recommended […]
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Greenwich charity offers homes for refugees fleeing war in Ukraine
A 400-year-old Greenwich charity is offering homes for refugees who have fled the war in Ukraine. The William Hatcliffe Estate Charity, which was founded by the keeper of King James I’s horses in 1622, owns 130 homes in east Greenwich. It is offering two houses to families who have escaped from the country following the […]
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