Results tagged “planning”

Plans to use a beach on Greenwich Peninsula for live events attended by up to 3,500 people are to be reconsidered by Greenwich Council.

Dutch company Orange Connections have resubmitted an application to use Delta Beach, on the west side of the peninsula, for at least 12 events a year. Greenwich's licensing sub-committee will consider the new application next Wednesday.

Redevelopment of the City Pride site could be back on the agenda after the site was sold.

However, mystery surrounds just who has bought the pub site in Westferry Road, along with a linked site at Island Point at the southern end of the Isle of Dogs.

A proposed new development on West India Quay could add to the area's housing stock if the findings of a review are taken up.

The Hertsmere House site, at the western end of the Quay, has been earmarked for the 63-storey Columbus Tower, which was conceived as an office building. But a review by architects Squire and Partners has suggested a mixed use tower would be better for the area.

Mayor of London Boris Johnson has announced the final shortlist of developers for Silvertown Quays in the Royal Docks.

They are Chelsfield Consortium, DV4 Ltd and St George Central London Ltd. All three will now put forward detailed proposals for developing the 50 acre site, which is part of the Royal Docks Enterprise Zone.

The "most important regeneration project in 25 years" has moved a step closer after planning applications were made for the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

Family housing, transport links and open spaces are at the heart of the application lodged today by the Olympic Park Legacy Company for 64 hectares of the site that will be the centrepiece of next year's Games.

Plans to use a beach on Greenwich Peninsula for entertainment next summer are still being pursued.

Greenwich Council has received a planning Delta Beach, on the western side of the peninsula, for the building of a stage, beach hut and car park for a series of live events from next March.

A shortlist of seven companies are battling to win the contract to redevelop part of the Royal Docks.

The London Development Agency and Newham Council have invited the companies to submit their outline proposals for the 50-acre Silvertown Quays site before deciding on a preferred developer next March.

The Notting Hill Housing Trust has been chosen by the London Development Agency to carry out the Gallions Quarter development in the Royal Docks.

The appoointment, which is subject to contract, will see a mixed used centre built in the Albert Basin area, featuring around 700 new homes and 50,000 sq ft of retail and community space.

It was set to become the towering landmark of West India Quay but the recession put plans to build Columbus Tower on hold.

The 777ft tall tower would have rivalled One Canada Square in height, and was to have been built on the current Hertsmere House site at the western end of West India Quay. Falling demand for office space saw it shelved at the end of 2009, but the project is to be revived.

By Jim Fitzpatrick

I hear that some Labour members are calling on organisations in Tower Hamlets to refuse to cooperate with Mayor Lutfur Rahman. I must confess to finding this extremely naive. I have established regular meetings with the mayor, and the Labour Group leadership in Tower Hamlets is engaging similarly to try to influence his decisions.

Residents in Virginia Quay are being urged to voice their protest at plans to build a cement works proposed for the neighbouring Orchard Wharf site.

Blackwall and Cubitt Town councillor Peter Golds is urging residents and businesses in the area to oppose the application, which could see over 600,000 tonnes of aggregate pass through every year.

The Mayor of London's proposed £25million cable car scheme across the Thames could be extended to Canary Wharf if it proves a hit with fare-paying passengers.

Mr Johnson unveiled plans for the crossing between The O2 and the Royal Docks in July, and is currently waiting to finalise funding with private investors.

Planning permission has been granted for a four star hotel to be built next to The O2.

Greenwich Council's planning board last night approved plans for the 452-bed hotel, which will also feature a ballroom, restaurant and health spa. It will also have a sky bar and executive lounge overlooking the River Thames.

A flavour of France could be heading to Canary Wharf later this summer after Canary Wharf Group applied for planning permission to build a creperie kiosk in Reuters Plaza.

If built it will be located between the trees opposite Smollensky's, giving Wharfers the chance to indulge themselves on the way to and from work.

When the £1.5billion Silvertown Quays scheme was approved in 2007, the London Development Agency said it would "bring new life to this part of the old docks".

Last month, it declared the current vision dead. So where does this leave Royal Docks?

Plans to put five-a-side football pitches in an Isle of Dogs car park have been dismissed.

Tower Hamlets Council has rejected Powerleague's bid to install five pitches in the NCP multi-storey in Selsdon Way, citing concerns over noise and light pollution.

National five-a-side football specialist Powerleague wants to build pitches at the top of a Crossharbour car park.

Tower Hamlets Council is due to decide tonight (Wednesday) whether to clear its plan for five flood-lit all-weather pitches on the upper levels of Selsdon Way's 500-space NCP multi-storey.

The draft design for the new hotel AEG Europe hopes to build next to The O2 has been unveiled.

The entertainment company this week submitted its planning application for the four star 450-bedroom hotel to Greenwich Council. The proposed development also includes adjoining serviced apartments and a large event space.

Plans for a 305-bedroom hotel in Marsh Wall have failed to impress Tower Hamlets Council.

The authority's Strategic Development Committee refused to grant planning permission for the 39-storey tower at 40 Marsh Wall this week, citing concerns over its size.

Will this 305-bedroom hotel be cleared to spring up directly opposite the Britannia International Hotel?

Applicant Marsh Wall Chelsea LLP will learn next week if Tower Hamlets Council approves its design for a "boutique" hotel at 40 Marsh Wall.