Planning
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
Camden loses battle over unauthorised extension in Hampstead
Property lawyer gets to keep three-storey addition after High Court rules it would be "exceedingly difficult" to restore the house to its original state
Why viability studies are often not viable
A system which enables councils to charge developers twice for studies into the viability of their building projects is unfair, causes months of delays, and discriminates against SME companies, says Charles…
Khan looks to quash Berkeley Hotel residence plans
Mayor of London looks to over-rule planning permission for 13 new luxury residences on Knightsbridge, citing a lack of affordable housing
City Hall proposes new compulsory purchase powers to boost London housebuilding
The Greater London Authority has published a 96-page dossier outlining ways to improve residential development land assembly in the capital
GLA brings in Savills to advise on London’s housing crisis
Multi-storey buildings are a key to unlocking the housing potential of London's industrial land, says Savills
First Look: Liverpool’s new £5bn waterfront district
Peel Group's Liverpool Waters development project will deliver around 9,000 new homes on a 60-hectare waterfront site, divided into five 'unique and dynamic neighbourhoods'
RICS should ‘reconsider’ its guidance on resi development viability valuations, says High Court judge
Planning law experts Landmark Chambers walk us through an important judgment on viability and affordable housing in London
Fitzrovia residents look to thwart Oxford Street pedestrianisation
Work on pedestrianisation 'is to be stopped' says Westminster Council boss, until residents' fears can be allayed