Planning
‘Country house clause’ triumph for Warwickshire mansion
It's not often you see planning granted for new-build houses in open countryside, especially not for ones that sprawl over nearly 10,000 square feet.
Boultbee LDN bags major resi development site in Southwark
A joint venture led by Steve Boultbee-Brooks' newish acquisition/development/asset management firm Boultbee LDN has just signed off on the purchase of an 83,000 square foot site in Southwark.
Westminster names new Senior Planning Chairman
There's been a "minor reshuffle" at Westminster City Council, following the decision by Ed Argar to step down from his post.
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Chiswick High Road ‘transformation’ okayed
A plan to regenerate "a substantial section of Chiswick High Road and underutilised sites along Essex Place" with a snazzy-looking resi and mixed scheme has been given the green light by Hounslow's planners.
New consortium enters race for Hyde Park Barracks
The battle for Hyde Park Barracks just got even tastier, with reports of new Middle Eastern-backed consortium entering the fray.
Billionaire H&M boss wins Battle of Ramsbury
The Battle of Ramsbury is over;
How the iceberg home melted away
Homeowners and developers should still be able to build good-sized subterranean extensions, but the days of the mega-basement are dead and buried, says Ed White...
Doing a Grosvenor: The Making of Mayfair’s Mount Street
How do you reposition a sleepy backwater into one of the world's top luxury destinations?
£150m development site hits the market in Westminster
A humongous site has just been brought to market in hot-to-trot Victoria with planning permission for a 160-unit resi scheme.
Civvy Streets: Green light for £1.5bn St John’s Wood Barracks resi development
A Malaysian billionaire’s controversial proposals to develop St John’s Wood Barracks in NW London have bagged a thumbs-up from Westminster planners.
‘The days of the iceberg houses are over’ but RBKC basement ban ‘will actually encourage’ excavation applications
A Chelsea builder has reported a spike in subterranean-related enquiries on the back of the Royal Borough's anti-basement policy stance.
Unlawful renovations land Hampstead homeowner with massive fine
The owner of a £4m house in Hampstead Garden Suburb has been hit with one of the biggest fines ever handed out for unlawful renovations to a listed building.