Planning
Green light for Earls Court’s Old Brompton Road scheme
RBKC has approved 51 new homes opposite West Brompton Station as part of the Earls Court redevelopment.
Holland Park neighbours block architect’s new-build home on aesthetic grounds
Well-known architect Sophie Hicks has lost the latest round in her battle to build a modern house in Kensington.
City of London plots huge office-to-resi drive
The area could see up to 1,500 new resi units created between now and 2030, as the City Corporation 'explores new ways to use vacant space'
London’s skyscraper pipeline increased in 2020, despite the pandemic
"Although the impact of Covid-19 is undeniable, development in London has shown impressive resilience," says New London Architecture after surveying skyscraper-building activity in the capital.
Westminster formally adopts planning blueprint
'Ambitious strategy will make Westminster one of the best places to live, work and play', says the council.
Ebury Bridge Estate plans approved
Plans to redevelop one of Westminster's oldest council estates have been approved, paving the way for 781 new homes in Belgravia.
When the Wind(fall) Blows: Controversial commercial-to-residential permitted development rights, explained
Last week's expansion of permitted development rights on high streets came as "a bit of shock", says Roy Pinnock, a partner in the Planning & Public Law team of the world's biggest law firm, Dentons.
‘A clear framework for developers in one of London’s most spatially constrained boroughs’: Key policy headlines from the draft Westminster City Plan
Savills summarises the main takeaways from the borough’s planning and development blueprint for the next two decades, which has just been found sound by the planning inspectorate.
Developer withdraws Kensington Forum plans
Queensgate and Rockwell have withdrawn plans for the £1bn mixed-use development of the Kensington Forum Hotel site in West London.
Inspectorate backs Westminster’s planning blueprint
Policy of limiting the size of new homes to a maximum GIA of 200 sqm deemed 'justified and consistent with national policy'.
Leaseholders & developer team up to secure two-storey permitted development rooftop extension in Camden
Exclusive: A JV between 36 leaseholders and property developer Echlin has secured one of London's first permitted development permissions for a two-storey rooftop extension - creating seven new apartments…
Planners green light Edinburgh’s six-acre New Town Quarter
The former Royal Bank of Scotland HQ in central Edinburgh is to be transformed into "one of the one of the best places to live and work in one of the world’s finest cities."