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  • Photo of Cllr Danny Thorpe and Cllr Miranda Williams on site at the Ground-Breaking of the Royal Hill Development

    Work starts on Council’s purpose-built homes in West Greenwich for people with learning disabilities

    Published: Thursday, 17th March 2022

    A ground-breaking ceremony marked the start of works by the Council to build a specialist development of new homes for people with learning disabilities in Royal Hill, West Greenwich, on 15 March 2022

  • Member for Housing Cllr Okereke, Leader Cllr Thorpe and Deputy Mayor Tom Copley

    Work begins on 117 new council homes in Kidbrooke

    Published: Friday, 11th March 2022

    Today a ceremony was held to mark the start of work on the largest development of council homes so far in Royal Borough of Greenwich’s Greenwich Builds programme.  

  • Cllr Anthony Okereke and Greenwich Builds tenant Ginta with a heat pump fan

    Tenants in new Greenwich Builds council eco-homes see heat pump benefits

    Published: Thursday, 28th October 2021

    Tenants in new Greenwich Builds council houses have endorsed the eco-credentials of their zero-carbon homes during a visit by Royal Borough of Greenwich Member for Housing, Councillor Anthony Okereke.

  • Image showing award winning homes at Kyle Mews

    Greenwich Builds council homes win Social Housing Project of the Year award

    Published: Thursday, 23rd September 2021

    One of the first Greenwich Builds council home schemes has won Social Housing Project of the Year award at the 2021 Offsite Awards.

  • Proposed design for new homes at Kidbrooke Park Road

    More awards shortlisting for Greenwich Builds council homes

    Published: Monday, 20th September 2021

    Our Greenwich Builds programme, which will see over 750 sustainable new council homes built across the borough, has been shortlisted for more housing awards.

  • Members of Royal Greenwich Cabinet pose with tenants at a new over 55s council home development in Greenwich Peninsula.

    Tenants move into new over-55s council homes in Greenwich Peninsula

    Published: Thursday, 9th September 2021

    Tenants at a new over-55s council home development yesterday told visiting Cabinet Members how much they appreciated the brand new purpose-built homes.

  • The completed development at Kyle Mews

    £38 million Mayor of London grant for Greenwich Builds council home building

    Published: Thursday, 2nd September 2021

    Royal Borough of Greenwich’s council home building programme, Greenwich Builds, has been awarded a grant of £38 million by the Mayor of London, as part of of the new Affordable Homes Programme.

  • Computer generated image showing proposed design with 'living' greenery wall

    Three more Greenwich Builds council home schemes approved

    Published: Thursday, 29th July 2021

    Royal Borough of Greenwich’s council home building programme, Greenwich Builds, achieved three further planning approvals this week, bringing the number of approved homes to 336.

  • First tenants move into new zero-carbon Greenwich Builds council homes

    Published: Wednesday, 9th June 2021

    Royal Borough of Greenwich Cabinet Member for Housing, Councillor Anthony Okereke, yesterday visited tenants at a new zero-carbon council home development.

  • An image showing one of the new Greenwich Builds homes at The Underwood in New Eltham

    Greenwich Builds council homes shortlisted for multiple awards

    Published: Friday, 7th May 2021

    Building high quality and sustainable council homes at affordable rents for local people is a top priority for our Greenwich Builds team. 

  • A computer generated view of how the new homes at Bournbrook Road will look

    80 sustainable council homes approved for Kidbrooke - £750,000 investment in local area

    Published: Wednesday, 20th January 2021

    Our Greenwich Builds programme, which will provide 750 new council homes for social rent across the borough, has received another major with the approval of 80 sustainable new homes.

  • Proposed design for new homes at Kidbrooke Park Road

    117 new council homes approved for Kidbrooke

    Published: Wednesday, 18th November 2020

    Royal Greenwich planning board has granted approval for a major new social housing scheme in Kidbrooke.

  • Leader of the Council Cllr Danny Thorpe meets apprentice Laura

    Providing value to the community with Greenwich Builds

    Published: Friday, 13th November 2020

    To deliver the 750 sustainable council homes that make up our Greenwich Builds programe we’re working with a variety of companies, from construction firms and architects to surveyors and suppliers.

  • Laura and Saulius, new tenants of the first Greenwich Builds homes at Lister Terrace, formerly Robert Street

    First Tenants move into new generation of Royal Greenwich Council eco-Homes

    Published: Monday, 3rd August 2020

    Tenants have begun moving into the first of a new generation of council homes, following completion of the pilot Greenwich Builds housing scheme at Lister Terrace in Woolwich. 

  • The first modular units are delivered to the Greenwich Builds Robert Street site

    Council home pilot scheme speeds ahead

    Published: Monday, 2nd March 2020

    Construction work has begun on the first of hundreds of new council homes being built across the borough.

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