Planning
Topland and Urban Exposure tee up plans for £30m Surrey mansion
Investment partners Topland Group and Urban Exposure have acquired a cracking 3.4 acre site on the Wentworth Estate in Surrey.
Commons approve not-quite-planning-free extension plans
The House of Commons has voted (by 265 to 221) to accept the amended Growth & Infrastructure Bill, which was passed by the Lords on Monday (more here) and which gives homeowners the permitted development…
Ballymore to sell “ready to go” Royal Wharf development
Royal Wharf, one of the capital's largest development opportunities, has just hit the open market.
Stanhope’s BBC Television Centre plans revealed
Stanhope has unveiled more details about its mixed-use plans for the 14-acre BBC Television Centre site in White City, which it acquired last Summer.
Lords sign off on new permitted development rights
The House of Lords has agreed to the last-minute amendments to the Growth and Infrastructure Bill, paving the way for new Permitted Development Rights that will allow homeowners to build up to eight metre…
116% jump in units awaiting planning consent
It appears that developers are capitalising on the build-up of confidence in London's prime resi market, with reports of a massive boost in the number of units awaiting planning consent.
Last orders at the Pheasant: A eulogy to the country pub
The only surprise at the passing of Linley Brook's local pub is that it managed to survive for so long, says William Cash from Shropshire.
A Flawed Plan: Squaring up to London’s obsession with square footage
Valuing on square footage alone is lazy, crude and plain wrong - it's how you use the space that counts, says Simon Barnes...
Get In: Reubens win Mayfair mansion planning
The Reuben brothers scored a big win at Westminster Council's planning meeting last night, securing approval on their plans to turn the old In and Out Club on Piccadilly into London's most expensive home,…
Doomed by Design: Who’d want to be an architect?
Architects should be able to create something thrilling and dynamic with our homes, says Doer Upper Alan Page, but that's rarely the case these days...
“Obsolete” offices could make way for 11,500 new homes
11,500 new homes could be created by converting 7.4m sq ft of the UK’s obsolete office stock, according to some number-crunching in Lambert Smith Hampton's latest Office Market Review.
Council likely to kick out In and Out resi plans
**UPDATE: Get In - Reubens win approval** It looks like the Reuben brothers' scheme to turn Piccadilly's Grade I listed In and Out club, which they bought for £130m back in 2011, into London's most expensive…