Planning
Coastal communities may have to move, warns Environment Agency in stark flood risk assessment
'In some cases, the scale of flooding or coastal change may be so significant [that it] may mean potentially moving communities out of harm’s way in the longer term'
Home improvement applications dwindle, but extensions hold up
'The impact of Brexit and any shift in GDP is likely to reduce [home improvement] activity further', warns Barbour ABI
Planning Inspectorate looks to hire 20 new senior inspectors
The Civil Service has launched a planning inspector recruitment campaign
Rockwell moots 100% affordable units at its Kensington Forum scheme
New proposal for the major Cromwell Road hotel development includes 16 more residential units - with all 62 apartments delivered for social rent
How to prevent a basement dig from sinking a rental investment
James Robinson explains how he is advising an increasing number of PCL landlord clients dealing with noisy construction works, and looks at the questions raised in regard to disclosure...
Green light for final King’s Cross development phase
The W Zone will deliver 218 apartments and an eco-minded leisure building; approval of detailed designs marks 'one of the final pieces of the King's Cross puzzle'
City of London picks new planning chief
The former chair of Westminster's planning and city development committee, Alastair Moss, will be in charge of rolling out the City of London's 'most ambitious local plan to date'
Kensington’s ‘caviar care’ scheme knocked back by London’s Deputy Mayor
RBKC has come under fire for not securing enough affordable housing from Johnny Sandelson's proposed development of the Heythrop College site
How Luxury Developers Use a Loophole to Build Soaring Towers for the Ultrarich in NY
Matthew Haag reveals how high-rise property developers are exploiting a 'planning loophole' to add extra storeys to tall towers, for the New York Times
Green light for Mount Anvil’s Royal Eden Docks
London developer secures planning for its biggest ever scheme, creating 901 new homes in the Docklands
Westminster rolls back office-to-resi permitted development right
Council invokes an Article 4 Declaration to protect workspace and limit residential conversions in the West End, Victoria and Paddington
Tech firm looks to ‘gamify’ community engagement with planning proposals
Built-ID's Give-My-View platform promises to boost community engagement with planning decisions and major property developments.