Lewisham Council have granted outline planning permission for developer Renewal’s proposed £850m housing and retail development on the “Surrey Canal Triangle” site. A package of transport improvements are mandated as part of the work – …
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An ELL and NLL Overground Roundup
Last week saw an opportunity arise to see the work taking place on Phase 2 of the ELL Extension close up, as well as pay a brief visit to the new NLL control centre at …
Continue readingSurrey Canal Road – A Sporting Chance?
With the East London Line extension from Dalston Junction to Highbury and Islington opening shortly, we can now turn our attention to the extension to Clapham Junction. ELL Phase 2 runs from the new graded …
Continue readingDfT Confirm They Will NOT Fund Surrey Canal Road
Below is a letter, dated 31st August, sent to Caroline Pidgeon AM by Theresa Villiers MP. The letter confirms that that the DfT will not provide the additional £7m funding commitment required to ensure Surrey …
Continue readingThe DfT in Parliament
On Thursday 17th June, the new Ministerial team at the DfT faced their first parliamentary question time. Falling in the midst of spending review and budget statements there were several holding answers. A number of …
Continue readingSurrey Canal Road: The Curious Case of the Disappearing DfT
The Story So Far… With construction of the ELL Extension Phase 2 (ELLX2 to its friends) due to begin this autumn, one particular question related to the line is becoming increasingly urgent – will a …
Continue readingELL Services to begin 15th April
London Reconnections understands that the ELL is likely to reopen to passengers on the 15th April. This will not be the full service – which will open on the previously announced 23rd May, but will …
Continue readingTfL Board Commissioner’s Report: The Overground
[Below are the noteworthy extractions from the Commissioner’s Report – MWM] [There are some interesting Surrey Canal Road points in here. Lewisham’s final report/approval paper is due at their next council meeting on the 14th …
Continue readingLewisham to Fund Surrey Canal Road
Lewisham Council have agreed, in principle, to provide the missing funding needed to complete Surrey Canal Road station. TfL had estimated the cost of completing the station at £10m, but claimed that they were unable …
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