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Bird's eye of view of wider site seen from south across Deptford Creek, in Kitewood's 2018 application

Lewisham council will make vacant land in Deptford Creek available for sale

The council agreed to make the vacant land, which has been the subject of regeneration plans for over a decade, available for sale to the insurance firm L&G which plans to build new social homes on site.

CGI view of three tower blocks with housing behind, looking south west from rail lines.

New Cross: Plans for phased redevelopment of Achilles Street estate approved

The 1950s estate will be redeveloped in phases to ensure that residents who wish to stay are rehoused in "one move only", while increasing the number of affordable and private homes.

Trundley's Road with construction sites in background. School visible on left.

Deptford Park: 'Don't we deserve clean air and greener streets?'

In a ward where 63% of households have no access to a car or van, residents in an area that was excluded from Lewisham council's Sustainable Streets Programme ask why the council abandoned its vision.

Cyclist heads west on the C10 while new development rises above. In between, the Overground line towards New Cross Gate.

Surrey Canal: the new neighbourhood forming in north Deptford - part 2

Although work on the new station hasn't started, development in the area is underway and will total around 5,000 homes. Tomilyn Rupert checks out the SELCHP incinerator, connections to cycle routes and asks - what are the prospects for new businesses?

3 story Victorian facade of the apartment block in Childers Street.

Childers St, Deptford: 150 residents evicted to make way for "boutique luxury" student rooms

Aitch Group said that it needed to evict tenants to perform refurbishment works - now its student housing arm is marketing the building as student accommodation.

CGT of the planned station, with parts of Renewal Phase 1 angular tower blocks seen on left.

Surrey Canal: the new neighbourhood forming in north Deptford - part 1

Although work hasn't yet started on Surrey Canal station, development in the area is underway. The new station is considered a "critical enabler for 8,400 new homes" including Renewal's Group's vast "New Bermondsey" project.

Climate Trace map shows PM2.5 represented by orange dots streaming across London, SELCHP is a concentrated source o at centre

New map shows air pollution streaming from SELCHP incinerator, Deptford - a "global super emitter"

The Climate Trace project found the SELCHP plant, which burns household waste for Lewisham and other boroughs, to be in the top 10% of PM2.5 air pollution emitters across the world.