Planning
Royal Assent for ‘landmark’ Planning & Infrastructure Bill
'It’s time to get on with the job and build baby build,' declares Housing Secretary Steve Reed as long-awaited legislation becomes law.
Resi Development Review: Oliver Knight on the sector’s ‘most challenging year in recent memory’ & expectations for 2026
Knight Frank's head of UK resi development research takes stock of a turbulent 2025 - and looks at what the next 12 months might offer for landowners, developers, and investors.
Industry Reactions: Government publishes ‘biggest rewrite of planning rules in over a decade’
Another significant update to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) promises a 'default yes' to more residential development projects.
Property consultancy faces six-figure fine for unauthorised works on Grade I listed building
Court rules Knight Frank made alterations to an historic building in Bath without the necessary consents.
£10bn Earls Court scheme gets green light from H&F
Borough's unanimous approval marks 'major milestone' for central London's biggest cleared development site.
Housebuilding around train stations ‘will be given default yes’
'We’re making it easier to build well-connected & high-quality homes,' says the Housing Secretary as more proposed planning reforms are revealed.
Thumbs-up for major new canal-side neighbourhood in RBKC
FaulknerBrowns devised the masterplan for the 19-acre former gasworks site - from where the Notting Hill Carnival sets off - for Ballymore and Sainsbury's.
Green light for major Wimbledon office-to-resi scheme
Aldar-owned London Square has chalked-up another planning win.
Natural England sets out ‘building better places’ strategy
DEFRA-sponsored organisation wants to 'make nature-based solutions a part of early planning' for property developments.
Government confirms “emergency measures to significantly ramp up housebuilding” in London
'Time-limited, emergency measures' include reduced affordable housing requirements, relaxed planning rules, and levy relief for residential developers.
Landmark flooding guidance outlines growing risks & responsibilities for property pros
The RICS has published a 'comprehensive overview' of flooding & its implications for property professionals at the same time as the government releases an 'action plan' to help protect more homes from…
London’s resi planning rules ‘set to be eased under emergency provisions’
Mayor Sadiq Khan & Housing Minister Steve Reed are said to be discussing a temporary relaxation of regulations in the capital.