Planning

A report has threatened to derail plans to sell off Transport for London's Grade I-listed HQ as luxury apartments.

Almacantar's 410,000 sq ft plans to replace the 24 storey Marble Arch Tower with two Rafael Viñoly-designed buildings were given the go-ahead by Planners last night.

Thanks to Knight Frank, we know Spa Towns have been steaming ahead in the property stakes over the last few years, so hopes will be high for this unusual prime resi scheme in deepest Warwickshire.

We all know London desperately needs more new homes, but not of the prime kind, says Savills in its latest report.

The MOD is hunting for a Development Manager to fund, manage and lead the £750m residential development of its 462 acre Prince Philip Barracks site in Bordon, Hampshire.

Last year, the Law Commission launched a consultation on the future of rights to light, seeking to introduce greater certainty into this particularly shady area of law.

Before iceberg houses with humongous basements became cool, converting the loft was the go-to way for developers and homeowners to add a bit of space to a property.

A rare redevelopment opportunity, which could see the creation of one of the top residences on Eaton Square, has come up for a cool £32m.

After all the wrangling, Qatari Diar's Project Blue Ltd has got the go-ahead to start building the first phase of its Chelsea Barracks scheme; works are due to get underway later this year.

Here's what the new kid on Britain's most exclusive block - Kensington Palace Gardens - is going to look like.

Galliard's Squire & Partners-designed hyper-luxury resi plans for the former European Council for Foreign Relations building on Old Queen Street have been approved by Westminster planners.

Westminster's planners are due to discuss the finer points - including penthouse positioning - of Qatari Diar's designs for Phase One of the redevelopment of the Chelsea Barracks site on 20th May.