Developer Acorn wants to build 45 homes on the brownfield site, but celebrities are leading a fierce opposition campaign, arguing it will harm Blackheath's "traditional low-rise, village character".| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
Landsec's plans to redevelop Lewisham Shopping Centre and replace it with more than 1,700 homes plus co-living and student accommodation, have been recommended for approval by officers.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
The Lewisham People’s Assembly is resisting the Lewisham Shopping Centre redevelopment plans, which one councillor called “abysmal”.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
Landsec's "outline" plans were approved, despite concerns about the financial viability of the scheme, the low level of affordable housing and the rival application from Lewisham House No. 1.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
The leaseholder of Lewisham House argues that its plans for the site should have been included in Landsec's Lewisham Shopping Centre masterplan, and that its scheme is "practical, viable, and ready to deliver".| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
Community groups condemn Lewisham council's stewardship of the playing fields, which has allowed the ancient pond to dry out and progressed the plan for a 3G football pitch which will "dump microplastics into a nature reserve". They fear transfer of the site's lease will make things worse.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
Plans to demolish Lewisham shopping centre and replace it with 1,700 homes and a new mall were backed by councillors on Thursday night amid angry scenes in the public gallery. Two councillors who had expressed critical or sceptical views about the development were barred from voting on the decision after the meeting restarted without them […] The post Lewisham Shopping Centre redevelopment approved amid angry scenes appeared first on The Greenwich Wire.| The Greenwich Wire
The Climate Trace project found the SELCHP plant, which burns household waste for Lewisham and other boroughs, to be in the top 10% of PM2.5 air pollution emitters across the world.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
Green opposition councillors brought a motion calling for Thames Water to be brought back into public ownership. The Labour group passed an amended motion, but keeps nationalisation on the table.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
The housing ombudsman's special investigation details the council's failures in its management of housing repairs and complaints up until October 2024, and says the council is now "on a long road towards improvement".| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
Three exhibitions are running at the Broadway Theatre - Aneesa Dawoojee's portraits Bun N Cheese: Things That Bring Me Joy, Tony Fairweather's Caribbean living room and Matt Small's acclaimed This is England. Don't miss them!| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
Lewisham council announced the award of levelling-up funding to restore the library in 2023 and the library has been closed ever since. Construction has finally started.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
Mark Morris attended Ladywell Old Baths community open day on 4th October and found some unexpected sights.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
The 10-day festival of theatre, dance, music, comedy and visual arts nurtures and showcases young creative artists alongside established talent.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
Council officers presented the annual Air Quality Action progress report to the scrutiny committee. Although they have installed many new monitors, officers struggled to respond to questions on impact and behaviour change.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
About 200 residents attended Thursday's meeting, which they hope will be the start of deeper engagement with Lewisham council. Councillor James-J Walsh outlined project timescales and explained how the council aims to avoid the pitfalls encountered last time.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
TfL responded to concerns including the impact on bus journey times and flooding risk, before plans were approved. But funding remains as far away as ever.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
After years of consultation, the council has cancelled its proposal. The opposition campaign had a late surge, linking the plans to "accelerated gentrification".| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
The protected cycle route is due to be completed in November, but cyclists couldn't wait to start using it.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
As housing waiting lists soar, councils negotiate with developers for as much affordable housing as they can get. What does "affordable" actually mean?| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
Campaign group Mums for Lungs are calling for a phase out of polluting diesel cars, SUVs and domestic wood burning to clean up Lewisham's air.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
Cool roofs are light coloured and designed to reflect heat, the simplest just a coat of white paint. They have been used for centuries in some parts of the world and are now taking off in the US.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
As private rents soar, the housing crisis is causing stress and misery across the borough. We asked Lewisham cabinet members Cllr Will Cooper and Cllr James-J Walsh - will Labour's new policies alleviate Lewisham's crisis?| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
As Goldsmiths faces continued financial pressures, it has abandoned its vision for an "Enterprise Hub" and is selling off the parade on New Cross Road, Deptford.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
The community space on Staplehurst Road was created during the Covid pandemic and remained hugely popular with local residents and businesses. In December 24, Lewisham council built heavy metal fencing around it and removed the seating and planters. It has been lying derelict ever since.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
Parents were given 2 months' notice that the much-loved nursery was closing, and told to start looking for alternative childcare. But their campaign defied the odds and brought the parties back to the table to save the nursery.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
Several hundred protesters marched up Lewisham High Street on Saturday to a rally outside Lewisham Town Hall, Catford. They delivered a petition with more than 3,000 signatures, calling for the council to "Divest for Palestine".| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
Disabled People against the Cuts were joined by councillors opposing the government's plans to slash disability benefits. Peace groups rallied in support of Cllr Shrivastava, who lost his role on the Pension Investment Committee after calling for divestment for Palestine.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
Campaigners' divestment petition, which had over 3,000 signatures, made it onto the Agenda for debate. Green group leader Shrivastava proposed a motion for full divestment, while Cllr Sian Eiles, Pensions Investment Committee (PIC) chair, proposed an amendment which council agreed.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
The council has approved a fresh package of savings worth more than £34million as it looks to close a £30m budget gap by 2026/27.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
Cyclist and road safety campaigner Tomilyn Hannah Rupert examines the high and lows of Lewisham's performance.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
Lewisham climate campaigner David Holloway joined the mass lobby at Westminster demanding urgent action on climate and the environment.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
Mike Keogh and Paul de Zylva from Quaggy Waterways Action Group (QWAG) spent a year cleaning up discarded vapes across Lewisham. Mike argues that the environmental damage caused by vapes is much worse than the old non-biodegradable cigarette butt. Is the new ban working?| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
St John's Medical Centre has started a weekly clinic offering HIV prevention medicine to anyone who lives in Lewisham. This is the first time that a full PrEP service has been offered from a GP in the UK, and Lewisham council hope that it will widen access.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced £39bn of grants for building affordable housing in her spending review. Will it deliver the social rent homes that Lewisham needs?| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
'Uncomradely' behaviour and formal warnings for being anti-genocide.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
The goal is to create "a safer, more accessible borough where everyone can easily walk or cycle to their destination." New Cross writer, cyclist and road safety campaigner Tomilyn Rupert shares the toplines.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
Councillor Shrivastava said that Labour has abandoned its democratic socialist values, is aping far-right rhetoric and allowing Reform to surge in the polls. "Its gravest crime is its continued .. support for the genocidal Israeli regime which has killed over 55,000 including 18,000 children."| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
Lewisham North MP Vicky Foxcroft said that she cannot vote for cuts to disability payments. Lewisham campaigners, alongside several Lewisham Labour councillors, have been protesting the cuts since March.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
The council improved on its 2023 Climate Score by 10%, achieving its highest scores on Planning & Land Use and Collaboration & Engagement. It saw improvements across every category except Biodiversity, losing points on Clean Air and Nature.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
Lewisham mayor Brenda Dacres joined the call for government funding to deliver the project. But today's announcement excluded London from UK transport infrastructure spending. Lewisham will be getting a new Bakerloop bus route, "mirroring" the underground line.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
Plans to reroute the South Circular were first mooted in 1987. After the latest consultation in 2023, Mark Morris finds more delay and uncertainty.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
