Planning
The Infrastructure Levy: A clearer direction on the future of Developer Contributions?
William Clutton of Iceni Projects delves into the government's proposed overhaul of the Community Infrastructure Levy and Section 106 Agreements, as outlined in the recently-published draft Levelling…
LonRes adds planning data to property listings
LonRes users can now quickly check planning applications that could affect a deal, directly from a property's sales details.
Office-to-resi approvals on the rise
Unused office space is being put to use by developers, notes law firm Boodle Hatfield
In Pictures: New visualisations of Queensway’s £3bn transformation
Five property developers are working together to overhaul Queensway in Bayswater, promising "a blueprint for the future of London’s high streets", book-ended by super-prime residential schemes.
Planning Reform & Levelling Up: What is the government planning to do this year?
Last year's "radical" Planning Bill is long gone, replaced with watered-down reforms that promise local referenda on planning decisions and a few other tweaks.
Opening of Parliament heralds planning and rental reforms
There's not a lot of detail to go on, but early property industry reactions to the latest proposed planning reforms have been less than positive.
New Planning Director for the Home Builders Federation
Sam Stafford is to replace Andrew Whitaker as the HBF's planning chief.
Developers scale-back tall building projects in London
The number of planning applications to build skyscrapers in London has dropped by more than 13% in the last year, according to the ninth annual London Tall Buildings Survey by New London Architecture and…
New Right to Light guidance for homeowners left in the shadows
“Ancient lights are still a current day safeguard against unwanted obstruction to natural light,” says the RICS.
Bishopsgate Goodsyard clears final planning hurdle
20 years after developers acquired the site, Phase One construction works on Shoreditch's ten-acre mixed-use regeneration scheme are now slated to start in 2024.
Green light for controversial South Bank development
Imposing office-led plans for the ITV Studios site on the River Thames have been given the go-ahead by Lambeth Council, despite vocal local opposition.
New photography map reveals ‘a century of England from the air’
Historic England has created a useful tool for planning, heritage projects and archaeological investigation, featuring 400,000 aerial photographs dating back to 1919 & covering nearly a third of the country…