Planning
Downing Street rethinks proposed planning algorithm
The Ministry of Housing is reportedly "working on a fairer formula" to distribute house-building targets, following Tory-led criticism of proposed planning reforms.
The Times: Skyscrapers in London – do we want to reach for the stars?
Written by Jonathan Morrison, this fascinating special report for the Times charts the changing of the capital’s skyline from 1964 - when the 191m Post Office Tower became the first of London’s skyscrapers…
Planning nod for resi development at Cheshire’s Doddington Hall, after 13 years
112-home residential development in historic house grounds gets the go-ahead light at appeal.
Hawkes celebrates a brace of Country House Clause approvals
Specialist architecture practice secures its 20th and 21st Para 79 wins.
Gove weighs in on Cala’s Surrey planning application
Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove has argued in a "personal capacity" against a proposed housing development in his constituency.
Mayor gives green light to controversial Kensington Forum development, again
London's Deputy Mayor Jules Pipe has approved controversial development plans by Queensgate and Rockwell Property for the Kensington Forum Hotel on Cromwell Road, despite vocal opposition from many locals…
Permitted rooftop developments could deliver 173,000 new homes across nine UK cities
August's new Permitted Development Right on upward extensions paves the way for up to 173,000 new homes across seven million square metres of rooftops, suggests some new research by Knight Frank - including…
Bishopsgate Goodsyard planning decision slated for December
London Mayor Sadiq Khan is due to give the final say-so on the ten-acre Shoreditch development in December, six years after plans were first submitted by JV partners Ballymore and Hammerson.
Square Mile’s new ‘digital twin’ will help planners visualise the future
The City of London Corporation, Innovate UK, New London Architecture and VU.CITY launch ‘the most advanced, fully interactive virtual reality digital twin ever of a major city area’;
Pass on the parcel: End the sale of ‘pipe dream’ land
Aston Mead's Land & Planning Director Adam Hesse is calling for ban on the sale of "pipe dream" parcels of land to naïve investors who hope to build homes on them.
Planning applications fell by nearly a quarter in Q2
At 88,000, the number of applications submitted across England was down by 23% on the same quarter in 2019, while the number receiving a decision (71,700) fell by 22% year-on-year.
Kensington buyer ‘sues conveyancer for £4.6m’
Another twist in the saga involving South End's infamous 'stripy house'...