Planning
Grosvenor faces local blowback over Cundy Street regen
Local campaigners rail against the Duke of Westminster and plans to improve a swathe of South Belgravia
The effect of trees on rights of light
Issues around daylight, sunlight and RoL do not have a history of being straightforward, but modern technology may well change how assessing trees works in the future...
India & Camden clash over Primrose Hill townhouse conversion
A museum on King Henry's Road, dedicated to one of the founding fathers of modern India, may have to be returned to resi use following Camden's refusal of retrospective planning permission
Plans submitted for an ‘innovative’ beach hut scheme in Poole
A development of 28 contemporary beach huts has been mooted near Dorset's Canford Cliffs
City of London launches UK’s first planning ‘wind guidelines’
Square Mile's 'robust' new framework, raising the requirements for acceptable wind conditions and taking cyclists into account for the first time, could form the basis for national or international standards…
Architect Taha does not have to demolish his controversial Clerkenwell home
Planning Inspector over-rules Islington Council's Enforcement Notice against Amin Taha's award-winning building
‘Too easy for planners to say no’: Top architect calls for a change to the Country House Clause
John Pardey says the NPPF's coveted Paragraph 79 should be cut or reformed, after losing an appeal for a modern mansion in the Kent countryside
RBKC goes to the High Court over Mayor’s Kensington Forum call
Kensington & Chelsea Council has requested a judicial review of Sadiq Khan's approval of Rockwell Property's Cromwell Road development
Inspector backs RBKC plans to limit amalgamations and super-sized units
Planning Inspector deems the Royal Borough's Local Plan Partial Review to be generally 'sound', including policies to limit the size of amalgamations and restrict the number of 'very large' units in new-build…
Expert pens new guide to CIL
Community Infrastructure Levy regulations are being overhauled next month, so specialist property barrister Christopher Cane has updated his deep-dive guide to the planning charge for developers and advisors…
RICS publishes ‘pioneering’ global property measurement standards
A draft guidance note on "Measurement of Land for Development and Planning Purposes" is now open for consultation
‘Resounding’ approval for 50-acre Edinburgh Marina scheme
In Pictures: Edinburgh Marina is set to deliver over 1,850 new homes alongside a state-of-the-art new marina with 427 berths