Planning
New Centre Point resi plans given the nod
Almacantar and Frogmore's new-look big plans to turn Richard Seifert's Centre Point into resi have been recommended for approval by planners ahead of next week's Camden council committee meeting.
London’s next major luxury development? Park Crescent West goes for £105m
PCW Property Holding Limited has exchanged on the Grade I listed Nash-designed Park Crescent West on Regent's Park, buying 129,165 sq ft over 2.
Use it or Lose it: Labour to tell developers to build or be gone
Ed Miliband is calling for new compulsory purchase powers that would give local councils the right to forcibly buy back land with planning permission that property developers are sitting on.
Notting Hill gut job causes “irreversible damage” to listed building
An architect and building contractor have pleaded guilty at Westminster Magistrates' Court to causing irreversible damage to a Grade II listed townhouse in the heart of Notting Hill.
Where’s the Localism? The Shropshire wind battle picks up
As the planning application for Upton Cressett's wind farm breezes in, William Cash is more than a bit riled that the government's push for "local democracy" is nothing more than hot air amongst Shropshire's…
Chinese property giant to build £700m resi skyscraper on London’s South Bank
It's been a big day for Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group, announcing plans to develop a blockbusting resi tower on the South Bank as part of a £1bn UK investment programme.
Gherkin is “future St Paul’s”; should be protected – Make
Uber architect Ken Shuttleworth of Make wants views of the Gherkin to be as protected as those of St Paul's Cathedral, with a listed status and viewing corridors put in place to prevent new high-rises…
Office-to-resi could create 90% premium for developers in the right location
Office to resi conversions are, thanks to new permitted development rights, the talk of the town.
Bigger resi plans for South Bank Tower submitted
The developers of South Bank Tower (nee King's Reach Tower) have gotten all competitive, applying for planning permission for an 11-storey extension to the scheme after a bunch of neighbouring high-rise…
Demand for London homes will outstrip supply by 48% over the next decade – Knight Frank
There's a whole lot more resi developing going on now than at any time since the crash - with 63% more resi units being granted planning permission in 2012 compared to 2011 - but there's still no chance…
Hammersmith & Fulham goes through the roof
Hammersmith and Fulham Council has been praised by estate agency Winkworth for creating a particularly robust property market over the last five years.
Thumbs-up on Hans Place for Finchatton’s Squire & Partners scheme
Finchatton has been granted planning permission for a Squire and Partners-designed residential development in Knightsbridge, round the corner from Harrods and The Lansbury.