Planning
Savills acquires London planning consultancy
Porta Planning's team will be moving to Savills HQ
Is the party over for amalgamation projects in Prime Central London?
MSMR Architects' James Bell looks at how an important policy shift in RBKC and Westminster could affect the prime resi sector...
Developers are not ‘land banking’, concludes Letwin
“Developers could increase the choice of design, size and tenure of new homes without impacting on the local market and therefore speed up the rate at which houses are built and sold”, argues an independent…
UK planning applications slide
116,700 applications were submitted to England's district planning authorities in Q1, down 5% on the same period last year...
What happens when you build without planning permission?
A recent case in north London saw a property barrister get to keep his new rear extension, despite having no planning consent to speak of;
Mega-basements of the super rich are a good reminder of the city London has become
The recent epidemic of “luxified troglodytism” is emblematic of how the UK capital is changing, says Roger Burrows...
Hoo-ha on Hereford Road over ‘intrusive’ burglar alarm boxes
Residents on Bayswater street rail against "pedantic and ridiculous" planners in row over "visual clutter"
Westminster green-lights rejigged affordable housing scheme near Buckingham Palace
Vacant buildings on Castle Lane and Palace Street were originally intended as off-site provision for Landsec's Portland House project, but resi market woes have led to a change of tack...
Digital Local Land Charges Register to launch next month
Warwick District Council will be the first local authority in the country to offer instant access to local land charges info, as part of the government's bid to speed up the homebuying process...
Planners block Bayswater amalgamation project
Westminster continues to harden stance on loss of units, refusing consent for a single ten-bed townhouse on Craven Hill
Holland Park pop stars’ basement battle rumbles on
Planners defer their decision on an underground pool on Melbury Road
Islington property firm hit with £300k fine for ‘substandard’ conversion
Biggest payment ever ordered for a planning enforcement case in the borough's history