Landscaping
New housing developments must deliver a ‘positive benefit to nature’ from November
New 'Biodiversity Net Gain' requirements for property developments are coming soon, to improve wildlife habitats and help slow species decline across the UK.
City of London plots lighting curfew
Buildings could be asked to dim or switch off non-essential lights at night, in a bid to save energy and cut 'sky glow'.
Property developers tasked with improving London’s air quality
New planning guidance outlaws wood burners in new and refurbished homes in London, and calls for architects and developers to 'consider air quality at every stage of the design process'.
Insurer floats designs for a ‘flood-proof home of the future’
Prompted by the rising risk of flooding in the UK, insurance giant LV= has teamed up with interior designer Gaby Blackman and flooding expert Dr Jess Neumann to design a 'flood-proof home of the future', …
Sandy Mitchell’s ‘secret recipe’ for the perfect property refurbishment project
How to make sure your property project runs like a dream? It all comes down to getting it right at the start
Savills returns to Chelsea Flower Show with a ‘plot to plate’ experience
Mark Gregory is creating the Chelsea Flower Show's first-ever working kitchen garden, supported by Savills.
In Pictures: ‘UK’s highest roof garden’ unveiled at Canary Wharf tower
Touring the 'pioneering rooftop oasis' at Chalegrove's Landmark Pinnacle project.
Top design team assembled to create ‘Jersey’s finest residences’
Luxury developer Catterson Wood is reworking two ‘magnificent’ mansions on a headland high above St Brelade's Bay.
Cadogan teams up with Museum of Architecture to launch a nature-inspired art trail in Chelsea
Five architecture teams have designed 20 "micro-home" art installations that showcase biomimicry, as part of Cadogan's "Nature's Architects" event in Chelsea.
Westminster green-lights Grosvenor Square revamp
Underused local landmark will become a ‘biodiverse centrepiece for Mayfair’, says GB&I
Property developer unlocks London’s secret gardens as Open Gardens Weekend returns
Over 100 of the capital's secret gardens are opening to the public this weekend, as the annual London Open Gardens Weekend returns
The Tree of Trees and Superbloom: the celebration of monarchy & the natural environment
Edward Lee of Savills Heritage & Townscape team explores the enduring relationship between the Crown and the nation's green spaces.