Planning
Office-to-Resi Rights: Boom or bust for developers?
In the wake of last week's big announcement by David Cameron, James Lawrence talks us through the real implications of office-to-resi permitted development rights becoming permanent...
Shard developer unveils £1bn plan to transform Paddington
Sellar Property Group has pulled back the covers on plans to turn the former Royal Mail sorting office next to Paddington Station into west London's tallest skyscraper, kickstarting a £1bn makeover fo…
Planners approve revised King’s Road cinema proposals
RBKC has given the nod to Cadogan Estates' rejigged plans for the mixed-use development of the Curzon Cinema site on the King's Road, after last year's designs were thrown out.
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Falconer Chester Hall bags planning for Chelsea refurb
Holborn/Liverpool/Kuala Lumpar-based practice Falconer Chester Hall has been given the green light to do up, extend and rejig a rundown end-of-terrace in Chelsea
Green light for £250m apartment scheme on Billionaires’ Row
A mighty 128,000 square foot resi scheme with a GDV of £250m has just been given the go-ahead on The Bishops Avenue in north London.
Planning system ‘on the brink’ as under-resourcing thwarts development
Britain's planning system is "on the brink", warns a new report by the British Property Federation and GL Hearn, as the number of major applications (of 10 or more dwellings) tumbles and determination…
Cameron calls for ‘a national crusade’ to get homes built
"Councils must produce local plans for new homes in their area by 2017 – or the government will ensure those plans are produced for them."
Office-to-resi permitted development becomes a permanent fixture
2013's temporary measure allowing unused office space to be converted to residential use has been made a permanent fixture
Mayfair & Marylebone car parks ‘concealing’ £1.3bn of prime resi development land
It's been reckoned that 18 large multi-storey car parks across Mayfair and Marylebone sit on over £1.3 billion worth of prime residential development land.
Cameron’s Crusade: A Eureka Moment?
David Cameron’s latest missives about kickstarting more homes in the UK could be a 'Eureka Moment', says Trevor Abrahmsohn...
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Rock star rallies against ‘basement-building b*******’
Badger-sympathising rock legend Brian May has reportedly co-founded a campaign to put the kibosh on "destructive" subterranean extensions in central London
London & Regional plans new cultural quarter for Elephant & Castle
Investment firm London & Regional Properties is planning "an iconic new cultural quarter for Elephant & Castle" as part of its development of the Skipton House office block