Planning decisions decline by 7%
Approvals by planning authorities in England fell in Q4, with residential consents down 10% from the previous year.
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Fresh reforms aim to lift the ‘bureaucratic burden’ of planning committees
The government wants to remove the involvement of 'statutory consultees' (such as Sport England, Theatres Trust & The Gardens Trust) from planning decisions.
Lichfields names five new Planning Directors
A batch of senior-level promotions across the planning consultancy's offices.
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Knight Frank creates new UK board
Property agency assembles top-level team to drive long-term growth & strengthen operations.
In Pictures: £13.5mn RH collaboration unveiled at The Whiteley
American super-brand curates 4,000 sq ft duplex at luxury west London scheme in UK first.
Almacantar reports ‘landmark’ sale at The Bryanston
Buyers have splashed almost £55mn on apartments at the developer's super-prime West End projects in recent months.
In Pictures: Grand Nine Elms duplex apartment seeks £32mn
HBA Residential has designed interiors for an extraordinary ground-level super-prime home in Excel Winner's Thames City development.
London Square adds big Wimbledon site to expanding portfolio
Latest SW London deal marks the developer’s fifteenth acquisition since late 2023, and third major move this year.
Big-brand luxury property agency rolls into the Cotswolds
The region's property market makes for 'fertile ground' as the wealth corridor expands, says United Kingdom Sotheby’s International Realty.
Agency bags trio of trophy listings in St George’s Hill
Savills Weybridge's new instructions include one of only a handful of original W.G. Tarrant houses on the exclusive private estate.
Savills & Knight Frank alumni acquire Jackson-Stops Exeter
Seasoned agents SJ Bingham-Chick & Tom Bedford have bought the business from longstanding director Richard Addington.
D&G ‘on a mission’ to recruit 50 new self-employed brokers this year
James Evans' estate agency is looking for 'entrepreneurial individuals keen to bring Selling Sunset or Love It or List It vibes to their local neighbourhoods.'
Grade I listed Kent mansion hits the market at £23.5mn
The sale of Holwood House represents the 'first real test of the spring market', say agents.
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