Planning
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.
Brandon Lewis
‘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".
High Court rules on RBKC basement appeals
The High Court has handed down judgement on two interesting basement development cases in the Royal Borough.
Galliard swoops on Chiswick Octopus site with new residential designs
Galliard Homes, Cain Hoy and ARV Investments have paid over £15m to buy up the half acre "London Octopus" site near the Chiswick Roundabout in Hounslow, with ideas to create a residential-led development.
How to tackle London’s housing shortage? Ideas wanted…
The Mayor of London and New London Architecture are asking around for ideas on how to tackle the ongoing demands of London's housing shortage.
Green light for TfL’s Grade I HQ-to-resi scheme
Transport for London has been given the go-ahead by Westminster's planners to convert 55 Broadway, its Grade I-listed Charles Holden-designed Art Deco HQ in St James's, into 89 residential units.
Highgate mansion spared as planners reject £80m ‘Stalinist wedding cake’
Proposals to replace one of Highgate's best-known period piles with a new-build mansion potentially worth £80m have been sensationally thrown out by the government's planning inspector.
Henley tees up £53m hostel-to-resi project in South Ken
Private equity outfit Henley Investments is about to embark on a 23,000 foot resi scheme, after acquiring three adjacent period buildings near High Street Kensington.
Industry titan enters race for Hyde Park Barracks
It sounds like one of the biggest names in UK property could be making a play for Hyde Park Barracks.
Green light for Banda projects in Westminster and Chelsea
Edo Mapelli Mozzi's boutique developer Banda Property has been given the go-ahead for planning for two new prime central London sites: a Grade II building on Buckingham Gate and a property on Rawlings…