Planning
Green light for Vinopolis redevelopment; Meyer Bergman to ‘add new dimension’ to Bankside
Southwark Borough Council has green-lighted the redevelopment of the former wine-tasting venue Vinopolis into a 197,786 square foot mixed-use scheme.
‘We need better designed houses’ says the new Prime Minister
Theresa May picks up the keys to No.10 Downing Street this afternoon, completing the deal rather more quickly than expected.
Developer given two years to rebuild pub ‘brick by brick’
A resi developer in north London has been given two years to rebuild a pub it demolished to make way for a new apartment scheme.
dRMM wins approval for debut London resi tower
Top-notch architectural practice dRMM has bagged planning permission for its first residential tower scheme in London.
Sellar’s new plan for Paddington Quarter to go on display this month
Irvine Sellar and Renzo Piano have come up with a new concept for Paddington, after widespread scorn encouraged the withdrawal of the 72-storey 254-metre "Paddington Pole".
Mapped: London’s burgeoning prime resi pipeline
After a 40% surge in the last year alone, a total of 35,000 prime homes are now due to be built in the capital over the next decade, with a combined floor area the size of the City of London and a…
Mayor Khan pursues ‘more control’ over office-to-resi conversions
New figures from City Hall show that since 2013, around 1.5 million square metres of office space could have already been converted into residential units in London using permitted development rights.
Khan moots six-month ‘first dibs’ period for London buyers
London's new Mayor has been talking about forcing developers to market new schemes solely in the capital for the first six months as a condition of planning.
Ready to Grow: £15m ‘super-home’ project goes up for sale in Notting Hill
A fully packaged-up opportunity to create a 10,000 square foot "super-home" on one of west London's best turnings has hit the market at £14.95m.
Green light for £400m Kingston scheme
A £400m scheme to redevelop a sizeable chunk of Kingston town centre has been given the thumbs up by planners.
Development land values decline in central London
The big rises seen in central London resi development land values between 2011 and 2014 have given way to a slight decline over the last two quarters, says Savills.
Overall values fell 1.
Want to see how London’s going to look in 2035?
The first fully interactive 3D digital model of London is being shown off at the Geo Business Show today, visualising the how the capital will be transformed by the current development pipeline over…