Planning

DCLG issues a Call for Evidence for its consultation into Basement Developments and the Planning System

178 local authorities have paid out nearly £12m since 2010

'One of the finest examples of Georgian architecture in Marylebone'

Businesses expect growth and investment levels to rise over the next five years

Three new leads in the North, East and South East of England

Agency rejigs Home Counties planning teams

Number of units with planning permission, under construction or completed in the UK up by 200% in a year

Luxury mixed-use project in Mayfair now set to deliver 88 resi units instead of 41

Philip Hammond promises to build a million new homes by 2020; opens brownfield sites to development

All basements digs will need planning permission from June next year

Agents instructed on high-profile site 'with the aim of coming to market around the end of 2017'

Is it any wonder London's homeowners are looking below ground for extra space?