Developments
Royal Albert Docks to become a £1bn “gateway for Asian and Chinese business”
The Royal Albert Docks are to be turned into London's third financial district by Chinese developer ABP, working with UK developer Stanhope and architects/masterplanners Farrells.
Office to resi rules in play from today
New permitted development rights that allow the conversion of unused office space into residential use come into force today, although 17 local authorities, including swathes of London, are exempt from…
Stanhope and BBC submit TV Centre plans
Stanhope and the BBC have just submitted their planning application to turn West London's Television Centre into a 14-acre mixed use development with around 1,000 residential units.
Restoration of Battersea Power Station to start in October
A mere thirty years after the power was switched off, restoration work to the Grade II* listed Battersea Power Station will officially grind into action in October this year.
A year on, what has NPPF done to the housing supply?
Has the National Planning Policy Framework had the intended effect of smoothing the way for housing delivery in England, asks Savills' Melys Pritchett.
Manhattan Loft Corporation boss reveals £500m pipeline
The Chief Executive of Manhattan Loft Corporation (MLC) has disclosed that the firm has assembled a mammoth £500m development pipeline and will be "sounding out" contractors pretty soon.
Planning nod for Oakvest’s Grosvenor Gardens House scheme
Westminster planners have given the thumbs up to a right royal restoration and development of Grosvenor Gardens House in Belgravia.
Battersea Power Station calls in Carillion as £400m preferred bidder
Construction behemoth Carilllion has been appointed as the preferred bidder for Battersea Power Station's Circus West first phase.
Shell Centre plans approved; works to start this year
**UPDATE: Plans approved! Braeburn Estates (the JV between Canary Wharf and Qatari Diar) has bagged planning permission for the Shell Centre site.
Battersea Power Station sales reach $1bn as 95% of Phase One sold
SP Setia and Sime Darby's Battersea Power Station development has breached the $1bn sales mark, with £677m-worth of sales contracts signed since the launch in January.
Magic planning run for Alchemi as Leinster Square development approved
Property development group Alchemi is having a pretty strong run of it, bagging three major prime resi planning approvals within the last month.
Positive housebuilders look to secure development pipeline
Tails appear to be up in the housebuilding sector, with improved sentiment translating into increased activity levels and land values, according to Savills' latest findings.
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