Planning
There’s been an 82% surge in house-building on AONB sites in the last five years
"Reckless" mass housing developments are threatening England's Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, says the Campaign to Protect Rural England
Kensington amalgamation project gets the green light in double planning decision
RBKC planners have approved the amalgamation of properties on Elvaston Place and Elvaston Mews to create one five-bed residence, agreeing a five-unit restoration project around the corner at the same time…
Upwards & Onwards: Central London rooftops could hold the key to 41,000 new homes
New airspace mapping tool estimates more than 28 million sq ft of potential additional resi floor area could be developed in the capital, with a potential value of £51 billion
Notting Hill Police Station designated as an Asset of Community Value
RBKC's decision effectively puts any sale of the landmark building in Holland Park on hold for six months
Capco and H&F look to revise the Earls Court masterplan
"Enhanced" masterplan could see 2,500 more residential units
“It’s crazy that ministers are getting involved in schemes of a few dozen homes”
93% of housing developments called in by Sajid Javid have been in Conservative constituencies, according to research by Irwin Mitchell, and the same high proportion resulted in decisions going against…
RBKC knocks back another grand amalgamation project
Planners refuse permission - again - to return a Pembridge Place mansion to its original configuration
Wandsworth scheme gets the green light after Mayoral tweaks
Khan steps in to boost affordable housing elements; over-rules Wandsworth Council
Stanhope’s Council JV project gets the nod in Fulham
Two sites will be delivered (one with 100% market-sale homes), with all units being offered to H&F residents first
Development plans withdrawn after Charlotte Street art house gets heritage status
A post-war artists' hub in Fitzrovia has been Grade II listed
£200m Knightsbridge penthouse amalgamation hits the wrong note with planners
Westminster's Planning Director recommends refusing permission to create one of London's most expensive residences
“Developers are using culture as a Trojan horse in their planning battles”
Housebuilders appropriate art to sell luxury homes at the expense of local artists and communities. But now there’s a fightback over "artwashing", writes Anna Minton