Developments
RBKC approves pair of car park-to-resi schemes
Planners at the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea have given development firm Grainger the green light for a couple of Assael-designed schemes with a combined value of £110m.
Canaletto sales “significantly ahead of schedule”
Orion Capital has pushed up the next phase release date for its UNStudio-designed Canaletto development next to the City Road Basin, after being happily surprised by early sales numbers.
Super-sewer could render some apartments “unsellable” – Battersea Power Station
The firm behind the £8bn transformation of Battersea Power Station has joined the ranks of businesses and residents kicking up a stink over plans for the new Thames "super-sewer".
Thumbs up for £250m Fulham scheme
Londonewcastle and Royal London Asset Management have moved a step closer to revamping what's being called "one of London's last few remaining large, centrally-located riverside regeneration sites".
Planning nod for Mayfair mega-basement
Mobile phone mogul John Caudwell has been given the green light to start digging out the basement to end all basements in Mayfair.
Record £127.5m super-bridge loan for Northacre’s Palace St scheme
Christian Candy’s short-term finance house Omni Capital has just sorted out what's thought to be the biggest ever bridging loan by a UK lender: £127.
“Significant” changes to listed building consent afoot
There's some pretty major planning changes on the way in 2014 for anyone with an interest in developing or buying listed buildings.
160,000 sq ft resi tower planned for London Bridge
Plans for a Renzo Piano-designed 27-storey resi tower right next to the Shard are being unveiled today at a public consultation and exhibition.
How to design a super-prime spa
If you are going to take the plunge and include a spa in your new scheme, make sure you thoroughly understand the target audience and do it properly, says Sheila McCusker...
A recent project in Belgravia
Northacre appointed on super-prime scheme by Buckingham Palace
Northacre has been confirmed as the development manager on the much-anticipated 1 Palace Street scheme, right next to Buckingham Palace.
Under the terms of an agreement with Palace Revive Ltd.
£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…