Former town hall redevelopment plans one step closer to being approved
Plans to convert the former Greenwich Town Hall into build to rent flats are one step closer to being approved. Real estate investment and…
Plans for a banking hub to be built on Sidcup High Street have been submitted to council
Plans for a banking hub to be built on Sidcup High Street have been submitted to Bexley Council. Sidcup residents will likely be hoping…
Council scraps part of its new parking proposals, as consultation continues in four areas
Greenwich Council has scrapped the Shooters Hill and Plumstead parts of its new parking proposals. The council’s Sustainable Streets scheme hopes to bring in…
Plans to convert derelict hospital into homes approved
Plans to convert a derelict hospital in Bexley into over 100 new homes have been approved despite parking and affordable housing concerns. Bexley Council’s…
Future of children’s centres still unclear
The future of Greenwich’s adventure playgrounds remains in doubt with the council set to make a decision on five sites after a public consultation.…
Reform wins first-ever London council seat
Reform UK won its first ever London election this week with a victory in Bromley. Alan Cook has become Reform’s first directly-elected London councillor…
Petition to stop museum archive plans in public gardens
Orpington residents opposed to plans to build a £3.9 million museum archive in public gardens have signed a petition to stop the proposal. Following…
Council’s £1.1m payment to advance planning application
Bexley Council will pay £1.1 million to advance its own planning application to build 71 new family homes in the South East London borough.…
Film festival in survival battle as councils demand to watch and rate every film
A South London film festival is battling to survive after two borough councils demanded to watch and rate every film before they are screened,…
Flats above IKEA car park approved amid infrastructure fears
Plans to build 1,251 flats on top of the IKEA car park in Greenwich have been approved despite fears that living on the peninsula…
Residents not happy with civic centre flat plans
Plans to convert Bromley’s former Civic Centre into mostly one-bedroom flats have been slammed for focussing on “transient, single occupancy homes” in an area…
Seven candidates vying to be next councillor for Shooters Hill in Greenwich
Seven candidates will stand in an upcoming Greenwich by-election following the resignation of a Labour councillor. Ivis Williams had been a councillor for seven…
