Planning
RBKC to hold basement Q&A
Just a quick update on the ongoing basement saga in RBKC; Kensington & Chelsea Council will be holding a Q&A session on the second draft of its Basement Policy on 8th April.
Extension extension plans will still go ahead, despite Lords defeat
The House of Lords' rejection of coalition plans to allow double-size planning-free extensions to properties for three years will not, according to the Government, change anything.
Smiths Gore lands Scottish Natural Heritage contract
Rural property consultancy Smiths Gore has successfully tendered to deliver surveying, architectural and estate agency services to Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) from 2013 to 2016.
NPPF goes live after 12 months in the pipeline
A year after it was published, and the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) properly comes into force today. The guiding force of the document is a "presumption in favour of sustainable development.
Land Registry goes 24/7
Some good news for impatient property hunters today;
Planning nod for Artillery Row luxury resi scheme
Westminster Council has granted planning for an eight-storey resi scheme at 4-16 Artillery Row, Victoria.
Rural property owners risk losing manorial rights as deadline looms
Over half of landowners are unaware of this year's deadline for registering manorial rights, according to a survey by Knight Frank.
Planners sweet on Candy’s City scheme
** UPDATE: The City of London Planning Committee granted full permission for Sugar Quay today **
Boles’s plans to lift planning restrictions are a “war on the countryside” – Telegraph
The Budget's hints of relaxed planning regulations, the temporary office-to-resi permitted development right and the impending NPFF are just the beginning of a developers' free-for-all and a war on the…
RBKC to limit size of super-prime homes; calling time on “iceberg houses”
The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea has announced planning guidelines to "help limit the size of super-prime residential properties" in a bid to ensure a "balance in property sizes".
Buyers and Cellars: Deep thoughts on RBKC mega-basement plans
As the Royal Borough announces new planning guidelines, we asked four of the area's top buying agents for their take on "iceberg houses"...
Guy Meacock, Head of London Region, Prime Purchase
Resi plans mooted for Manchester’s Royal Exchange
A major chunk of the famous Grade II listed Royal Exchange, at the beating heart of Manchester's city centre, could soon be about to undergo a prime resi makeover.