Planning

Just a few months after RBKC claimed victory in its long-running war on mega-basements, Westminster has announced plans to tackle a so-called “underground epidemic” across central London.

A recent case involving the Abercrombie & Fitch store in Mayfair serves as a useful reminder for all those looking to alter or buy a listed building, says Edward Burton...

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.

A patch of lawn in Primrose Hill listed with a guide price of £100k-£150k has just been sold for £1.26m. The rectangular 0.

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. Galliard's 1.

The firm behind the massive Bishopsgate Goodsyard development in east London is apparently gearing up to hire some more architects.

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.

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.

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!

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…

In the year to March, councils across England granted permission for 261,000 new homes, the highest annual total for eight years. Brandon Lewis

"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…