London

Application submitted for 452-home plan in Richmond

22.06.2022

Laura Edgar

Housing | London | Plan Making - Master Planning | Regeneration | Richmond

A planning application has been submitted for the regeneration of Ham Close in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.

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Appeal: Tolworth tower expansion sunk by lack of net-zero carbon and loss of offices

22.06.2022

Ben Gosling

Design | Housing | London | London Plan | renovation

A plan to renovate Tolworth Tower in London, converting much of its existing office space into homes, and erect two additional towers of 19 and 15 storeys (T2 and T3) has been refused, after an inspector...

A reconcilable difference: An interview with Marc Vlessing

21.06.2022

Simon Wicks

Marc Vlessing is a man in the middle – the chief executive and co-founder of a developer who wants to balance the competing social, political and cultural forces that make planning and building such an...

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Appeal: Unauthorised alterations at historic Hackney beer hall must be removed

16.06.2022

Ben Gosling

Business & Enterprise | enforcement notice | Heritage | listed building | London

An inspector has upheld an enforcement action at The Joiner on Worship beer hall in London, after concluding that changes made to the grade II listed building harmed the significance and integrity of the...

Life sciences development approved in London

08.06.2022

Laura Edgar

Development Management & Enforcement | London | mixed-use | sadiq khan

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has approved an application for a life-sciences-led, mixed-use development at Vinegar Yard, near Tower Bridge.

Nearly 5,000 council homes started in London last year

30.05.2022

Laura Edgar

council homes | council housing | Housing | London | sadiq khan

In the 2021/22 financial year 4,946 ‘City Hall-backed’ council homes were built in London, according to statistics.

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Planning permission sought for Camden Highline

26.05.2022

Laura Edgar

A planning application has been lodged with Camden Council to turn a disused railway viaduct into an elevated park that links Camden Town and its market via Camley Street to Kings Cross.

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Appeal: Conversion of fire station tower would result in heritage harm

26.05.2022

Ben Gosling

affordable housing | Heritage | Housing | listed building consent | London

An inspector has refused permission to an attempt to convert the tower of Camden’s grade II* listed Belsize Fire Station into a single apartment. It was determined that the harm caused by the development to...

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Appeal: ‘Visual, functional and environmental disadvantages’ trounce Bromley towers

18.05.2022

Ben Gosling

affordable housing | Heritage | Housing | London | water neutrality

A trio of residential buildings, ranging in height from two to 26 storeys, near the River Lea in London, has been refused by an inspector, who judged that the proposed towers would visually harm their...

Affordable homes starts see big jump in London

17.05.2022

Huw Morris

Greater London Authority | Housing | London

The number of affordable homes started in the capital jumped significantly by 40 per cent in the year to March, according to latest statistics.

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