Planning
Conversion Starter: Is housing the future of the high street?
Nicola Gooch explains the significance of the latest proposals to shake up the general permitted development order.
Green light for Hammerson & Ballymore’s Bishopsgate Goodsyard
In Pictures: The Mayor of London has approved the major mixed-use regeneration of a 10-acre site in Shoreditch, 20 years after developers acquired it and six years after plans were first submitted.
Westminster launches ‘groundbreaking’ support service for developers
New scheme promises to speed up the planning and delivery of building projects across the borough.
Green light for 722-home ‘next generation neighbourhood’ in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter
Birmingham Council has approved plans for a two-acre build-to-rent scheme by Moda Living on the edge of the city centre.
High Court re-affirms new Permitted Development Rights
The High Court has dismissed a legal challenge against new Permitted Development Rights and changes to Use Class Orders.
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…