Landscaping
New knotweed tracking tool helps flag local infestations
A new interactive Heatmap tracks sighting of Japanese Knotweed across the UK.
Japanese Knotweed ‘will be brought under control by 2040’
Lending and conveyancing restrictions mean that property sellers can't ignore knotweed, says a specialist firm;
In Pictures: Pedestrian-first plans to reinvent Aldwych & the Strand
Westminster wants to turn the West End's hectic gyratory into 'a world-class cultural and learning quarter'.
Behind the Schemes: Digging down in Highgate
How rejigging an architect's designs and lowering an entire garden by nearly two metres delivered a spectacular subterranean space backing onto Highgate Golf Club...
Kent planners approve another ‘exceptional’ Country House Clause home
Guy Holloway Architects' Deer House promises to be "one of the most efficient new houses in the UK"
Why the City of London’s urban greening is good economic, not just environmental, sense
The City of London's new Draft Local Plan requires that "all new developments and refurbishments ... include a greening element";
In Pictures: Toronto’s new ‘pixellated’ biophilic urban neighbourhood
Canada's remarkable Toronto KING scheme connects green walls, public realm landscaping and 370 private terraces to create a "living skin" for the whole development - and it has its own programmable weather…
Subsidence claims quadruple to highest level in more than a decade
"Unprecedented period of dryness" over the Summer "sparks subsidence shockwave", says the Association of British Insurers
Government proposes new rules on biodiversity net gain
Consultation launched on mandating biodiversity net gain in resi development 'to ensure habitats are protected and enhanced for the future'
PRP picked to masterplan Ebbsfleet’s new Garden Village
Up to 2,600 new homes "will respond to their rural surrounds" in North Kent, says PRP, "including a former quarry which will also provide a dramatic backdrop to the scheme"
Understanding Luxury: How to create value in today’s market
Experts from the worlds of lighting, interior, and landscape design share their tips on how to maximise return on investment and still achieve luxury...
‘Urban Wellbeing Zones’ could deliver a £15bn boost to the UK economy
British Land proposes an ambitious new planning policy to incentivise property developers to put wellbeing at the heart of urban design