Planning
Neighbours thwart architect’s plans for ‘gently glowing’ Holland Park home
World-famous architect Sophie Hicks has faced an uphill battle in her bid to fashion a two-storey contemporary home from a derelict strip of land next to a row of iconic Italianate villas
Government names first female chief planner
Joanna Averley will replace Steve Quartermain, who stepped down from the role at the end of March after a 12-year stint.
Green light for U+I’s mixed-use scheme next to Borough Market
A derelict 1.7 acre site near London Bridge is to be transformed into "a local cultural and social hub", with 36 new homes.
Government calls in U+I’s £500m Albert Embankment scheme
Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has called in the £500m development of 8 Albert Embankment, six months after the project was given the green light by Lambeth Council.
Grosvenor launches a ‘community charter’ to improve public engagement
"This new charter is one of the first practical attempts to deliver on the Government’s ambition to give people more meaningful involvement in how their neighbourhoods are managed and evolve," says GB&I's…
Grosvenor submits Cundy Street Quarter plans
Grosvenor has submitted its planning application for the Cundy Street Quarter regeneration in Belgravia, after more than a year of often torrid public engagement.
Westferry planning drama escalates
The Met Police are looking into the Housing Secretary's apparent bias in favour of the developer, and the Prime Minister has been quizzed by Labour MPs over his involvement.
Green light for GII’s resi-led Chelsea Police Station development
KPF's revised plan for Gulf Islamic Investments's 31-apartment scheme in a super-prime SW3 location has been given the go-ahead by RBKC Council.
Get cracking if you want to build big in Westminster…
There's only a narrow window of opportunity to submit an application and have it determined under the existing City Plan, warn agents and architects
Knock-back for Kensington hotel-to-mansion plan
A plan to turn a "severely dilapidated" former hotel near Hyde Park into a "very large" family home has been dismissed by RBKC's planning inspector.
Ease planning rules to allow lockdown-hit hotels to be converted to resi, says top agency
"Looking at redevelopment options [rather than re-opening after lockdown] may be a far more realistic and rewarding route for a few hotel owners," says Colliers, as it calls for an extension to permitted…