Lewisham council is recommending rescinding planning permission for Guildmore’s proposed development and restoration of the Playtower “to unlock the building’s future”. Guildmore was chosen as…
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Bill Mannix and the Rivoli Ballroom – beacons of a bygone era
It was cash only and there were plates of egg mayo and ham sandwiches at the bar – a one-time resident of Ladywell Elspeth Merry…
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Lewisham’s planning enforcement team shuts down all activity at Malyons Road ‘garage site’ for 56 days after repeated complaints
Lewisham council’s planning enforcement team have issued a “temporary stop notice” on all activity at the “garage site” on the corner of Malyons Road and…
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UPDATE: Amro holds third round of public consultations on retail park plans ahead of planning submission in 2025
European real estate developer Amro will hold a third round of public consultations on its master plan for the development of Lewisham retail park in…
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A long forgotten Lewisham Street that disappeared from local maps in the 1950s is about to re-emerge – as Ladywell Park Gardens, the development on…
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Artists’ cooperative Lewisham Arthouse wins Heritage Lottery funding to produce plan to repair, renew and reinvigorate grade II listed Deptford Library
Lewisham Arthouse has secured a substantial amount of funding from the National Lottery heritage fund to help it deliver its ambitious plans to repair and…
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Lewisham refuses application to turn 1930s family home into an HMO as new Local Plan is adopted
Lewisham has refused permission for the conversion of a terraced family home on Embleton Road, Ladywell, into a five person HMO (house in multiple occupation).…
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The Metropolitan police has launched a new community crime fighting tool – Met Engage. “Through our new platform Met Engage you can get to know…
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Lewisham says its fall in healthy street rankings caused by “incomplete representation” of several key schemes and improvement
Lewisham says it is disappointed the 2025 Healthy Streets Scorecard, which shows the borough slipping down the rankings, does not fully reflect the “significant progress…
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Council approves second phase of sutainable streets programme with roll out of new parking permit schemes
Lewisham’s Mayor and Cabinet has approved the second phase of the sustainable streets programme after an extensive consultation across Brockley, Catford, Hither Green and Lee…