Plans are being brought forward to redevelop a major derelict site in Woolwich town centre – three years after Greenwich councillors threw out plans to build 595 flats there. The plot at Macbean Street, which was once home to Woolwich Polytechnic School, has been derelict for more than 20 years. Councillors unanimously rejected plans by Legal & General to build flats there in 2021, despite Greenwich's planning officers recommending they approve the scheme, which included five blocks of up to 22 storeys. The councillors said the scheme was too high – particularly with tall blocks in the Royal Arsenal opposite […]
