Lambeth
Coffee kiosk plan for Waterloo phone box rejected by council
Lambeth Council has turned down a planning application to turn the grade II listed phone box outside the Waterloo Action Centre into a coffee and ice cream kiosk.
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Planning & Development
Pizza Hut vetoed by council for being too close to primary school
Plans to open a Pizza Hut in Great Suffolk Street have been rejected by Southwark Council because they would breach a planning policy ban on the opening of hot food takeaways near schools.
South Bank
London Eye will be centrepiece of city’s New Year 2023 fireworks
The focus of London's New Year celebrations will return to the South Bank after two-year Covid hiatus, with a fireworks display once again being launched from the river in front of the London Eye.
Southwark
Post Office to open in Bartholomew Street
A convenience store in Bartholomew Street is to offer Post Office services seven days a week in a move that bosses say will replace a local branch that closed its doors nearly five years ago.
Transport
Borough Market: plan to make Stoney Street traffic ban permanent
The pedestrianisation of the southern end of Stoney Street in Borough Market - a temporary measure since the 2017 London Bridge terrorist attack - could be made permanent under plans proposed by Southwark Council.
Arts & culture
Shakespeare’s Globe drops Sackler name from rehearsal studios
Shakespeare's Globe has renamed its education and rehearsal building on Bear Gardens, dropping its association with the controversial Sackler family.
Business
Asian supermarket Tian Tian Market plans South Bank store
Asian supermarket chain Tian Tian Market is planning to open its first store south of the river at the South Bank Central development in Stamford Street.
Transport
Routemaster buses return to South Bank on new daily service
A new daily bus route linking Waterloo with Piccadilly Circus via Westminster Bridge using classic 1950s and 1960s Routemaster buses is due to launch this month.
London Fire Brigade
Fire brigade makes third attempt at Albert Embankment development
After having two schemes knocked back at public inquiry, the London Fire Brigade's 15-year struggle to redevelop its former headquarters at Albert Embankment is entering a new phase.
Transport
TfL tests new real-time bus information screens on 63 route
New e-ink information screens showing real-time bus departure information are being trialled on the 63 route between King's Cross and Honor Oak via Blackfriars Bridge and Elephant & Castle.
Planning & Development
Pizza Hut would 'detract from experience' of Tate Modern visitors
The presence of a Pizza Hut takeaway outlet on the pedestrian route from Southwark tube to Tate Modern "would detract from the viewing experience" of the former Bankside Power Station building, a firm of local architects has claimed.
Planning & Development
Waterloo Hub Hotel redevelopment approved by Lambeth councillors
Plans to redevelop and expand the Waterloo Hub Hotel (formerly Days Hotel) at the corner of Kennington Road and Lambeth Road have been approved by Lambeth councillors.
