Planning
Historic building heavyweights call for planning reform to enable sustainability
"Sustainability and heritage protection should go hand in hand" says the National Trust in a new report led by Grosvenor.
Required Reading: Changes to the planning regime for high rise residential buildings due this summer
Developers may have to submit a fire statement alongside a planning application for relevant multi-occupied residential buildings from 1 August 2021, write Fiona Bishop & Rebecca Delaney of Macfarlanes.
‘There should not be a fast track for beauty’: Betts Committee reports on The Future of the Planning System in England
"The government’s aim of developing a planning system that enables buildings to be built more quickly and with greater input from local communities is welcome, but it is far from clear how the current…
Green light for controversial Belgravia regen project
Grosvenor has finally secured planning approval for the Cundy Street Quarter.
South Ken station development plans delayed
Development partners TfL and Native Land want to make "some further refinements to the designs" for their high-profile South Kensington Station scheme.
Five definitions that have ‘the potential to profoundly improve’ international real estate markets
Billed as a "world-first" that "has the potential to profoundly improve consistency" of international real estate markets, the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors has published new global best practice…
Planning reforms could put ‘too much pressure to build in London & the south’, warns former Environment Secretary
"New planning targets will force councils to build on greenbelt sites," declares The Times, citing what the Ministry of Housing calls "misleading" analysis that "misunderstands the nature and purpose"…
Beyond the eco-conscious affluent: Is there a green premium for new homes?
Consumer sentiment is increasing towards more sustainable "green" homes, say Lucy Greenwood & Patrick Eve of Savills, but only larger homes achieve a "green" premium.
Global architecture firm draws up blueprint for the ‘English village of the future’
The post-pandemic exodus from cities has highlighted the inadequacies of the quintessential English country village, says Broadway Malyan, proposing a set of recommendations to prepare rural enclaves for…
‘Use it or lose it’ land tax mooted again
The government is "privately considering" a plan to impose a land-banking tax on property developers, according to a report in The Times.
Are property owners prepared for the impacts of climate change on flooding in the UK?
UK coastal flooding has been regarded as the second-highest risk of civil emergency after pandemic influenza, with an estimated £150 billion of assets at risk.
Planning reform to be given key billing in the Queen’s Speech
Government to push ahead with "radical" reforms to create "a whole new planning system for England."