Ikea’s advertising tower plan withdrawn – as is Greenwich tourist bus scheme
Two proposals recently covered on the site appear to have hit the buffers – for now at least.
In March I broke the news that Ikea were planning a 47 metre (150 ft) advertising pole outside their forthcoming Greenwich store. This application has now been withdrawn.
And plans for a tourist bus from the Cutty Sark up to the Observatory also appear to have been withdrawn according to TfL.
Operation of the planned bus seemed a bit of a mystery. Plans were submitted by Greenwich Council’s off-shoot GS Plus, with the scheme financially underwritten by Greenwich Council and possible involvement from Royal Museums.
Will both plans reemerge in new or altered form? I will be keeping an eye out for any new plans.
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I am glad that the bus scheme has been withdrawn. Let’s see if it comes back in another guise. I didn’t have any objection to IKEA’s pole, but am not sufficiently exercised that this too has been nixed.
Maybe IKEA got wind of all the objections. Methinks they’ll be back though….