Planning
British Land opens Canada Dock ‘urban wetland’ plan for public view
In Pictures: Property developer plans a new waterside park in Southwark, "where people can really interact with nature and connect to the area’s rich maritime history."
Government pitches a ‘major scaling up’ of custom & self-built homes
30-40,000 custom and self-build (CSB) homes could and should be built in the UK each year, says Richard Bacon, in a report that rails against "houses designed by accountants".
Savills assembles heavyweight new Environment & Infrastructure team
A trio of senior directors have been brought together to advise on infrastructure and planning projects across the UK, including environmental impact assessment and Nationally Significant Infrastructure…
Surrey planners approve a new ‘Para 80’ country house clause project
Manser Medal-winning architecture practice Eldridge has secured approval for a contemporary country mansion in the Surrey Hills, under the newly-updated Paragraph 80 of the NPPF (formerly Para 79).
Slow planning process causes long project delays for architects
Around a third of architecture practices have seen projects delayed by six months or more as a result of slow planning processes. 7% have seen some projects abandoned altogether.
Neighbours push back on Hampstead gap house plans
Proposals to turn a pair of garages into a six-bed house have not gone down well with one of Britain’s best-known broadcasters…
Mega Digs: Exploring London’s elite ‘basement belt’
London has seen "a normalisation of single-storey basements as the 21st-century version of the loft conversion," says Professor Burrows in a new study of the capital's "luxified troglodytism".
New high-rise fire safety planning rules are now in play
"Planning gateway one" has been introduced to ensure that high-rise developments consider fire safety at the earliest stages of planning.
London Mayor knocks back Stag Brewery development
"The public benefits offered would not clearly outweigh the harm," said Sadiq Khan as he rejected Reselton's proposal to create 1,250 new homes on the former Budweiser brewery site in West London.
Green light for record-breaking Knightsbridge mansion remodelling
2-8 Rutland Gate is set to become the >60,000 sq ft family home of a Chinese billionaire, following an epic nine-figure refurbishment by Squire & Partners and CC Land.
Jenrick outlines a ‘vision of planning policy that puts communities in the driving seat’
The new national model design code involves encouraging housebuilders to use traditional architectural styles, and planting trees on all newly-created streets.
In Pictures: Shropshire Country House Clause design is ‘a mixture of poetry and science’
Johnson Design Partnership has won a rare Para 79 approval for a striking contemporary country house in Shropshire's green belt.