Planning
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…
London’s resi planning rules ‘set to be eased under emergency provisions’
Mayor Sadiq Khan & Housing Minister Steve Reed are said to be discussing a temporary relaxation of regulations in the capital.
Tom Adams: On making unmodernised properties desirable again
Just as buying agents transformed a once vendor-biased marketplace, the prime property industry must now close the knowledge gap around renovation projects, argues RedBook's CEO.
Last-minute planning reform updates aim to thwart local ‘blockers’
Government says it is 'serious about cutting red tape to get Britain building again,' unveiling new call-in powers & a 'helping hand' for developments mired in legal reviews.
12 ‘new town’ sites identified; works to start on three before the next election
Of the dozen identified sites, Whitehall believes Tempsford, Crews Hill & Leeds South Bank 'look most promising.'
London’s affordable housing target could be cut to boost housebuilding – report
City Hall said to be considering lowering the 35% goal for fast-track planning to kick-start more development in the capital.
Rejig affordable housing rules to avoid London home-building halt – HBF
Home Builders Federation makes a series of recommendations to reverse 'alarming decline' in housing delivery across the capital.