Planning
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.
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…
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.
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."
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...
You have to hand it to the man.
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.
Level Set: Mass penthouse development site goes up for sale in SW London
An intriguing resi development opportunity has just come up in leafy Chiswick, after planners green-lighted a scheme to add a single vertical extension across a range of 1930s buildings, essentially creating…
Mapped: The resi towers transforming London’s skyline
"Incredibly and suddenly London’s skyline is coming of age", says JLL in a new survey of the resi structures due to change the face of the capital.