Planning
£1.5bn of Section 106 cash “unspent”
A BBC investigation has claimed that £1.5 billion of Section 106 money remains "unspent" by English councils, with a whopping £421m yet to even be allocated to anything.
Easement Don’t Stop the Music: Ministry of Sound strikes deal with developer
It's been claimed that a "ground-breaking" deal over noise could pave the way for other residential development projects near entertainment venues, after The Ministry of Sound and Englewood Ltd reached…
Public gets right to demand sale of government-owned property and land
New "Right to Contest" powers have officially come into force today, allowing the public to contest the use of central government land and property and apply for its release.
You Outstanding Natural Beauty: Is South Devon about to become a National Park?
After wrestling the title of Britain's most expensive seaside resort from Sandbanks last year, Salcombe in South Devon could soon be adding another feather to its guano-covered cap.
Resi conversion plans go in for West Brompton skyscraper
Towering over West London, 1960s landmark The Empress State Building could be about to undergo an office-to-resi conversion.
Canary Wharf “neighbourhood” plans submitted with 3,100 homes
Songbird Estates - the majority owner of the Canary Wharf Group - has submitted a masterplan for 20 acres around Wood Wharf that includes 3,100 residential units and aims to transform the area into something…
More luxury resi for Covent Garden as Capco bags planning nod
That bit of Covent Garden between King Street and Floral Street is set to undergo a major transformation - and gain 45 prime resi units - after Capco got the thumbs up from Westminster planners last night.
Nod for £50m prime Edinburgh resi scheme
Edinburgh-specialist developer Queensberry and Telereal Trillium have won detailed planning permission for 81 high-end homes in one of the city's most high-falutin suburbs.
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More planning red tape cut in the name of “sensible development”
The latest batch of measures to speed-up planning procedures and promote "sensible development" has been announced by the government.
Big resi planning approvals up by a third
Planning approvals for residential developments with 10+ units were 31% higher in Q3 this year compared to the same time last year, according to some research by the Home Builders Federation and Glenigan.
Planning nod for resi scheme at Fitzrovia former BBC office
PCL specialist developer Dukelease and Brimelow McSweeney architects have bagged planning permission for a big office-to-resi scheme in Fitzrovia.
Stiff competition could spell profit squeeze for London’s prime resi developers
20,158 prime resi units (over £1,250 psf) could be delivered in London over the next ten years, with project activity peaking in 2017 and a combined sales value of over £50bn, according to the latest…