Planning
Ranked: London’s fastest-performing planning authorities
Planning decision times have fallen while approval rates have edged higher across prime London & the Home Counties.
Royal Assent for ‘landmark’ Planning & Infrastructure Bill
'It’s time to get on with the job and build baby build,' declares Housing Secretary Steve Reed as long-awaited legislation becomes law.
Resi Development Review: Oliver Knight on the sector’s ‘most challenging year in recent memory’ & expectations for 2026
Knight Frank's head of UK resi development research takes stock of a turbulent 2025 - and looks at what the next 12 months might offer for landowners, developers, and investors.
Industry Reactions: Government publishes ‘biggest rewrite of planning rules in over a decade’
Another significant update to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) promises a 'default yes' to more residential development projects.
Property consultancy faces six-figure fine for unauthorised works on Grade I listed building
Court rules Knight Frank made alterations to an historic building in Bath without the necessary consents.
£10bn Earls Court scheme gets green light from H&F
Borough's unanimous approval marks 'major milestone' for central London's biggest cleared development site.
Housebuilding around train stations ‘will be given default yes’
'We’re making it easier to build well-connected & high-quality homes,' says the Housing Secretary as more proposed planning reforms are revealed.
Thumbs-up for major new canal-side neighbourhood in RBKC
FaulknerBrowns devised the masterplan for the 19-acre former gasworks site - from where the Notting Hill Carnival sets off - for Ballymore and Sainsbury's.
Green light for major Wimbledon office-to-resi scheme
Aldar-owned London Square has chalked-up another planning win.
Natural England sets out ‘building better places’ strategy
DEFRA-sponsored organisation wants to 'make nature-based solutions a part of early planning' for property developments.
Government confirms “emergency measures to significantly ramp up housebuilding” in London
'Time-limited, emergency measures' include reduced affordable housing requirements, relaxed planning rules, and levy relief for residential developers.
Landmark flooding guidance outlines growing risks & responsibilities for property pros
The RICS has published a 'comprehensive overview' of flooding & its implications for property professionals at the same time as the government releases an 'action plan' to help protect more homes from…