Planning
Planning Portal reveals new look
The new look Planning Portal is, after a bit of delay, shaping up ahead of an early 2016 launch after its services were outsourced to land referencing agency TerraQuest by the government in January.
Government launches independent review of the Community Infrastructure Levy
Greg Clark and Brandon Lewis have announced an independent review into the the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL), led by former British Property Federation boss Liz Peace (pictured), to "ensure communities …
Mall Change: Plans go in for Whiteleys’ £1bn resi-led transformation
The £1 billion redevelopment of the former Whiteleys department store in Bayswater is moving along nicely, with plans now submitted to Westminster City Council after two years on the drawing board.
Suburban Resistance: How Outer London boroughs turned down 4,160 potential new homes in H1
London's Inner boroughs are granting planning permission for more new homes than all the surrounding Outer boroughs put together, according to new research out today
Projects in Brief: An extra-wide extension in Dartmouth Park
Architecture for London has just bagged planning for this tasty 15-metre-wide extension in Dartmouth Park
52 units added to Mayfair & St James’s pipeline in Q3
Mayfair and St James’s planning pipeline saw just 52 units added in Q3 2015, according to some new analysis by Strutt & Parker.
237 units are now under construction across the two areas. Of
Local councils forced to spend £450m ‘topping up’ planning fees
Stretched planning departments have had to be "topped up" to the tune of £450m over the last three years to cover the cost of processing planning applications, a new study has found.
Digging Deep: Buyer bids £150k for unexcavated basement
A buyer has just shelled out £150k at auction for an unexcavated basement in London's Bloomsbury.
RBKC serves record number of stop notices
The Royal Borough's planning enforcement team is one of the most active in the UK, according to new figures released by the Department of Communities and Local Government.
Resi conversions up 40% in Q2
Q2 saw a 40% leap in the number of properties converted from office, retail, and agricultural use and into resi across England.
Clivedale wins Mayfair’s ‘last major office-to-resi conversion’
Developer Clivedale has won planning permission to convert JLL's former offices on Hanover Square into 41 luxury apartments and a hotel.
Consultation begins on major Kensington development site
One of the most important remaining development sites in RBKC