Planning
Developer ordered to rebuild demolished Victorian pub ‘brick-by-brick’
A developer has been ordered to rebuild a Victorian pub in Battersea "brick-by-brick" after it was knocked down to make way for an apartment scheme.
Yard Bargaining: Primrose Hill garden goes for £1.26m
A patch of lawn in Primrose Hill listed with a guide price of £100k-£150k has just been sold for £1.26m.
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Setbacks for Galliard and British Land as Tower Hamlets planners make surprise calls
It sounds like it was a tough night for developers in Tower Hamlets last night, as planners delivered surprise verdicts on two chunky schemes by British Land and Galliard.
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More architects sought for Bishopsgate Goodsyard scheme
The firm behind the massive Bishopsgate Goodsyard development in east London is apparently gearing up to hire some more architects.
Grosvenor plans major new Hyde Park Corner scheme
Plans have gone in for new development on London's Hyde Park Corner, which could deliver up to 28 new resi apartments and a 190-room hotel.
‘Game-changing’ planning reforms include permission-free upward extensions in London
The government has released "the second half of the Budget" today, with a heavy focus on addressing the shortage of housing supply - a topic that was noticeably absent from Wednesday's speech.
Unblocking The Pipelines: Why the Chancellor’s planning reforms are long overdue
Enough of planning constipation; the system could do with a dose of ‘Montezuma's revenge’, says Trevor Abrahmsohn...
Hallelujah, at last planning reforms and not a moment too soon. Well done George!
Planning surge puts London’s new homes targets within touching distance
The number of new homes being approved by the capital's planners accelerated by 73% in the first three months of the year, with 11,870 new residential units across 1,553 separate sites entering the pipeline…
Planning consents hit 261k; highest annual total since before the 2008 crash
In the year to March, councils across England granted permission for 261,000 new homes, the highest annual total for eight years.
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‘Something has gone badly wrong… Put people back at the heart of planning’ urges TCPA
"Something has gone badly wrong" with Britain's planning system in the last few decades, says the Town & Country Planning Association (TCPA) as it launches a "radical new manifesto" which argues that…
Linton gets go-ahead for ‘luxurious’ Dalston scheme
The Linton Group has been given the go-ahead for a high-end nine-apartment scheme on Kingsland Road in Dalston, which it has earmarked as "the new creative hub for east London" and an "ultimate hotspot".
Galliard launches £550m Gatsby-inspired ‘vertical village’ in London’s Docklands
Galliard Homes will pull back the curtains on an ambitious new Rolfe Judd-designed project today, billed as a "Manhattan-style vertical village".