Construction of a hotel at the former Greenwich Magistrates Court may be a step closer with a trilogy of planning applications submitted. The site has sat empty for some years before revisions ...
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After a couple of decade’s delay the very first buildings are now on the up at Silvertown Quays. An eventual 6,500 homes, workspaces, shops, restaurants, a refurbished Millennium Mills and mo...
Greenwich Council have finally paid off their £15 million share of building the Elizabeth line station in Woolwich. In positive news the council obtained £7,358,927 in CIL revenue from new d...
Greenwich Council’s Cabinet are set to make a decision next week on a proposal to close Holy Family RC Primary School in Kidbrooke. It’s likely they’ll agree to a proposal from council O...
A program of shopfront improvements to various buildings across Woolwich town centre has seen a number of sites now completed. The project is funded by Heritage England and covers sites on Pow...
While the substantial Lewisham Gateway site has captured much attention in the recent past another development in the town has proceeded without much comment. This is from developer Square Root...
Disruption across the Docklands Light Railway is expected throughout a number of full weekends during May. Construction work on new sidings and depot changes in Beckton in advance of new trains...
After four years of disruption a hot air balloon display is set to go ahead in London this summer. The event was last held in 2019 and was disrupted by covid in 2020 and 2021 before bad weather...
Work is proceeding on plans to build 520 student rooms about part of Westfield in Stratford. A consultation event has been held revealing images of the proposed design close to Stratford Inter...
Three further bus routes in south east London are turning electric with the awarding of new contracts. Arriva have lost out on operating routes 99, 269 and 401. All will transfer to London Ce...