London

10.12.2018

Laura Edgar

A financial package worth £1.4 billion has been agreed between the government, the Mayor of London and Transport for London (TfL) to cover the costs of the line's delayed opening.

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Appeal: Shipping container shops would be 'incongruent' in East Finchley

07.12.2018

Matt Moody

active frontage | Business & Enterprise | London | noise impact | retail

Plans to install five shipping containers for retail use behind an existing shop in East Finchley have been blocked, after an inspector found they would bring a 'harsh industrial form' to a...

Appeal: Art gallery is not in residential use, inspector rules

07.12.2018

Matt Moody

An inspector has quashed an enforcement notice alleging the unauthorised residential use of an art gallery in Bloomsbury that members of the public can only enter by calling a phone number to be granted...

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Homes in Walthamstow green-lit

06.12.2018

Laura Edgar

Housing | London | mixed-use | Transport for London | Waltham Forest

Waltham Forest Council has approved plans for 350 new homes near Blackhorse Road station. The development also features 17,000 square feet of retail, commercial and co-working spaces.

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Appeal: Brokenshire overrules inspector to block South London tower

06.12.2018

Matt Moody

In a called-in decision, the housing secretary has rejected plans for a 17-storey residential tower in Purley, citing ‘serious concerns’ about its height and calling its design ‘...

£1.5m fine for planning breaches in North London

05.12.2018

Laura Edgar

brent council | harrow | London | Planning Law | Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

Harrow Crown Court has ordered a rogue landlord to pay £1.5 million or spend nine years in prison after he was found guilty of breaching planning rules for five years in two London boroughs.

Appeal: Mountaineering club can reach new heights

04.12.2018

Matt Moody

Plans for a two-storey roof extension to the grade-II listed premises of the world's oldest mountaineering club can go ahead in Eeast London, an inspector has ruled, after finding no harm to the south...

Crossrail delay could cost £400 million with new bailout expected

04.12.2018

Huw Morris

Crossrail | England | Infrastructure - Transport | London | TfL

Crossrail’s delay could lead to a shortfall in Transport for London’s (TfL) revenue of £200 million by 2020, rising to £400 million by 2021, according to financial analyst Moody’s.

Enforcement: Wembley parking enforcement quashed under 10-year rule

30.11.2018

Matt Moody

A school can continue to offer car parking during events at nearby Wembley Stadium, after persuading an inspector that the use had begun ten years and one month before the council issued an enforcement...

Khan missing affordable housing target

28.11.2018

Laura Edgar

affordable housing | Housing | London | sadiq khan | sian berry

Fewer than 5,500 affordable homes were completed in London in 2017/18, according to the London Assembly Housing Committee.

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