Plans for changes to a rubbish transfer station in South London have received over 100 objections from locals, with one fearing a “landslide” from the works.

Greenwich Council has received plans from Greenwich Limited for updates to a waste transfer station in Morden Wharf in Greenwich, including conveyor belts and refurbishments to the jetty.

The plans also include works on the walls of the bank exposed to the River Thames, which are in “very poor condition and at risk of failure”, according to council documents.

The plans have received 143 objections from residents, with concerns around the loss of trees in the area and the increased dust and noise from the construction works.

One objection in council documents was summarised as: “Risk of landslide.” Council officers said the repairs to the bank wall would address this concern.

The council’s highways department also raised concerns on the plans sent, as a concrete wall up to four metres tall on the site may stop people using the nearby Thames Path.

They said in council documents: “The proposed raised height of the concrete block wall will make it feel oppressive and overbearing for pedestrians and cyclists along the Thames Path.”

The planned works to the bank wall came as a requirement to the plans as the facility’s updates would “not be safe from flooding within its lifetime” if the nearby defences were not repaired.

As a result, revised plans for the works were sent last December.

The changes would allow the River Thames to be used for transporting waste to and from the area using barges.

Council documents said the applicant estimated one barge journey was equal to 200 journeys by truck, allowing for improved air quality in the area.

Dr Malcolm Hockaday, planning director for the U+I Group, told the Local Democracy Reporting Service on behalf of Greenwich Limited: “U+I has been in conversation with the Environment Agency, which has asked for the existing revetment to be rebuilt to avoid future risk of flooding and to do so with a scheme which increases the levels of both the revetment and Thames Path and allows for further increases to agreed new climate change levels.”

Dr Hockaday said the new plans will include new trees planted to replace the ones being removed, and the widening of the Thames Path to address concerns of residents.

He said: “We are also seeking to reinstate the use of a Safeguarded Wharf – in line with the London Plan and Greenwich policies – in order to take heavy lorry movements off local roads and improve air quality.

"The new block wall will assist in dust (and noise) suppression, with the same benefit – and improving the experience of users of the Thames Path.

“These interlinked proposals are fully in line with the council’s policies and we trust that [Royal Borough of] Greenwich will give them the necessary support and thereby allow much-needed works to progress at an early date.”

The decision on the plans at Morden Wharf will be made at a planning meeting for Greenwich Council on Tuesday (February 7).

Greenwich Council declined the offer to comment on the plans given the application is still live on its planning portal.