Lee Green: Leegate shopping centre plans approved, despite objections to 17-storey tower
Lewisham's strategic planning committee approved the S73 planning amendment which brought taller buildings with more affordable homes, despite local opposition.
Housing
Phoenix plans 63 homes at former Catford police station
The housing association's plans to convert the former police station on Bromley Road have been recommended for approval by Lewisham planning committee.
MPs debate plan to reduce affordable housing quota to 20%
MPs responded to ministers' plans and Sadiq Khan's record on housebuilding in London, at Westminster Hall earlier this month.
Mica's story: Lewisham were refusing to fix our mouldy home .. then I found London Renters Union
Mica's young family were trapped in an unsafe flat that her children were calling "the swamp". After four months, she found London Renters Union (LRU) and Lewisham council's attitude changed overnight.
Awaab's law: ombudsman found damp and mould failures at Lewisham home
The report includes a case at Lewisham council, where the council failed to assess risk in line with the new legislation.
Housing regulator issues damning judgement on Phoenix governance
The Regulator of Social Housing downgraded its ratings for the local housing association, finding "issues of serious regulatory concern".
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?