Planning
Planners agree to Ocubis’s resi-to-hotel switch on Albert Embankment
Jon Hunt's development firm wins planning approval to replace a consented residential-led scheme opposite Tate Britain with a new hotel.
Plans approved for Birmingham’s tallest tower
EPIL has won consent for a 61-storey resi skyscraper that will feature the highest restaurant in the UK outside of London
Green light for East London’s vast Westferry Printworks development
Richard Desmond's 15-acre former print works site on the Isle of Dogs is set to deliver around 1,500 new homes.
City of London planning chief to retire
Annie Hampson OBE will step down as the City's Chief Planning Officer in March.
Scotland clamps down on short-lets
Councils to be given new powers to tackle issues caused by the massive growth in homes being offered up as short-term accommodation;
Staircase stand-off threatens to scupper renovation of ‘London’s first £300m mansion’
Speculation mounts over the future of Forbes House in Belgravia after planners throw cold water on new proposals; billionaire owner threatens to 'place the property on the market' if designs are rejected...
Wandsworth homeowner hit with hefty fine over ‘favela’ extension
Resident claimed he was a 'Freeman of the land' and thus immune from planning laws
Planners close the book on Hardy country saga
Planning inspector concludes proposals for 120-home development near Dorchester would cause 'permanent damage' to the setting of the Grade I listed Wolfeton House, once frequented by the great Victorian…
AR Design wins planning for a striking contemporary country house in Hampshire
In Pictures: The Well House near Winchester is a one-off eco-home with a bold design that blends into the local landscape.
Thumbs-up for £500m mixed-use Albert Embankment development
U+I's reinvention of the former London Fire Brigade HQ site will deliver 443 new homes alongside a new fire station and museum, a hotel, office and retail space.
Green light for new row of contemporary Knightsbridge townhouses
tp bennett and Highpoint Estates have won planning approval to build five new-build houses on Lancelot Place, replacing a previous permission for five smaller dwellings
Overlapping planning permissions: which one is valid?
The High Court has recently revisited the principles for determining the validity of overlapping consents.