Planning
Pickles addresses Section 106 to tackle stalled developments
Eric Pickles has launched a consultation into amending Section 106 agreements - which require developers to invest in local communities in return for planning permission - in an attempt to reinvigorate…
RIBA “disappointed” with listed building consultation
The Government's consultation process has once again been heavily criticised for being too short and poorly thought-through
Planning gurus DPP fall into administration; relaunch as DPP
Leading planning and design advisory firm DPP Consulting has gone into administration, and immediately relaunched as DPP
Fears over listed building planning reform
Architects and heritage campaigners have voiced concerns over the Government's consultation on simplifying planning consents for listed buildings (which we reported on last week here).
HS2 slows down for judicial review
Critics of HS2, the controversial £33bn high-speed rail link from London to Birmingham, will have their day in court after winning the right to a full judicial review of the Government's consultation …
Former In & Out Club to become super-prime resi?
Reuben Brothers have reportedly appointed architects Paul Davis & Partners to start drawing up plans for the redevelopment of the former Naval & Military Club at 94 Piccadilly
British Land acquires prestigious Clarges Estate for £129.6m
The Clarges Estate, Mayfair
British Land has entered into a corporate agreement to purchase a vast swathe of Mayfair, including Clarges House, 6/12 Clarges Street and 82/84 Piccadilly for £129.6 million.
PLP take over Brockton’s Curzon Street luxury development brief
Lee Polisano’s PLP has pipped top US architect Robert Stern at the last minute to win the re-design of Brockton Capital’s proposed 56 Curzon Street development.
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Sharp decline in applications for property-related university courses
There has been significant declines in the number of applications for university architecture, building and planning courses, according to figures published by the Universities and Colleges Admissions…
Barn conversions won’t need planning permission as planning system streamlined
Greg Clark, the Minister of State for Decentralisation and Cities, has announced further moves to simplify the planning system, including speeding up the appeals process and making it easier to change…
Planning fees to rise by 15%
In a written statement issued this afternoon, Planning Minister Greg Clark has announced a hike in planning application fees, proposing a "one-off adjustment to up-rate fees in line with inflation, amounting…
Henry Adams acquires Cluttons’ southern planning arm
Chichester-based estate agent and chartered surveyors Henry Adams have bought Cluttons' Southern counties planning business and Chichester office