Planning
Super-prime Campden Hill scheme to begin in early 2014
One of Kensington's most anticipated new schemes has just moved a step closer to construction.
Move Along: Traveller sites given marching orders
Eric Pickles has told local councils that they should clamp down quickly on illegal encampments and unauthorised traveller sites, as he announced a new set of guidelines that gives "more power and a stronger…
Candy goes underground at Gordon House
Christian Candy is planning to create one of the biggest resi basement complexes in London under his new family pad, Gordon House in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea.
Arrested Developments: The Doer Upper’s update
It's turning into a long Summer for our resident doer-upper Alan Page, as development matters take their sweet time to develop into a margin-worthy sale.
Homes Shopping: Boles announces retail-to-resi permitted development rights
Planning Minister Nick Boles has announced a new batch of permitted development rights under a "town centre first" banner, including the right to turn non-prime retail sites and agricultural buildings…
Native Land gets planning nod for £300m Mayfair scheme
Developer Native Land had a corking result at last night's Westminster Planning & City Development Committee meeting, where approval was finally granted for the firm's £300m Old Burlington Street scheme.
Making the Grade: How to stay on the right side of heritage property laws
Legal eagle Nicky Richmond runs us through some of the big questions to ask before getting all romantic...
Return to tender as resi land values surge
Hot on the heels of Knight Frank's upbeat stats last week, CBRE is also pretty sanguine on the resi land value front, crediting improving consumer sentiment and government initiatives with an increasingly…
Right to Supply: Why Help to Buy isn’t the answer
The Help to Buy Scheme may be a brave effort, says Trevor Abrahmsohn, but the Government needs to deal with the banks and the planners if it really wants to provoke a healthier property market...
DCLG puts Planning Portal website on the market
The DCLG is looking to flog its Planning Portal website.
Resi land values on the rise
Resi land values in prime central London shot up by 4% in Q2, whilst prices across the UK rose by an average of 1.2%, according to Knight Frank today. This means that average UK values have risen by 1.
Car Trouble: How London’s parking shortage is driving developers up the walls
As a single parking space hits the market with a record £300k price tag and a new report reveals how councils are raking in vast profits from parking fines, Sheila McCusker explains how developers are…