New plans for the historic Furlongs garage in Woolwich have emerged that would keep the art deco workshop building in place alongside a new 23-storey tower block. Proposals first emerged six years ago to sweep away the whole site at Mortgramit Square, a characterful alley between Powis Street and Woolwich High Street, and build two […]
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News about Woolwich, London SE18, from The Greenwich Wire.
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Faraday Works: Plans for new homes by the Thames Barrier reworked again
Plans for over 350 flats on the site of a long-closed factory by the River Thames look to be back on, four and a half years after the proposal was first submitted. But with just a handful of those homes currently set to go to those on Greenwich’s housing waiting list, the developer may face […]
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Woolwich and Eltham in line for Superloop buses, Sadiq Khan pledges
Woolwich and Eltham could join the Superloop network of express bus services if Sadiq Khan wins next month’s election, the Labour mayor has said. Khan has put forward ten more Superloop routes as part of his campaign to be re-elected on May 2. They include a service linking North Greenwich, Woolwich and Thamesmead as well […]
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Senior citizens’ drop-in centre homeless after losing its Woolwich HQ
A drop-in centre for senior citizens that was thrown out of its rent-free accommodation by Greenwich Council has been told it will not be able to move back. The Indian Cultural Society has been in operation since 1964 and ran the centre at the Old Town Hall in Woolwich from 1988. But it had to […]
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Stand-off over ‘affordable’ housing halts plans for Woolwich flats
A row over a lack of “affordable” housing has led to Greenwich councillors throwing out plans for 48 all-private flats near Woolwich Dockyard station. Lakeview Estates hopes to demolish the Albion pub on Woolwich Church Street, a remnant of the Morris Walk Estate, and replace it with a 13-storey block. Greenwich planners recommended the plan […]
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Macbean Street: New plans for homes and student housing in Woolwich town centre
Plans are being brought forward to redevelop a major derelict site in Woolwich town centre – three years after Greenwich councillors threw out plans to build 595 flats there. The plot at Macbean Street, which was once home to Woolwich Polytechnic School, has been derelict for more than 20 years. Councillors unanimously rejected plans by […]
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Jedward fly in to save Woolwich Works at Eurosmash festival
The troubled Woolwich Works cultural hub may have found the duo who can put it back on the right track – Jedward have been confirmed as playing a Eurovision festival there in May. The twins, who shot to fame in The X Factor 15 years ago, will feature at the Eurosmash festival on May 4, […]
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Greenwich Council shells out £87m on new homes from developers — including controversial Woolwich block
Greenwich Council is to spend £87 million on buying 232 new homes to boost its council home-building programme – including buying out a scheme in Woolwich that was opposed by locals. The council is forking out £73.1 million for the leaseholds to two blocks in Greenwich Millennium Village blocks. One block, the ten-storey Hearn House […]
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