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Appeal: ‘Densely overgrown’ land preferred to school facilities

19.02.2019

An inspector has refused a school’s plans to develop ‘untamed’ land in North London for sport and teaching facilities, finding unacceptable harm to the surrounding conservation area.

Lendlease to deliver Thamesmead

18.02.2019

Laura Edgar

Housing charity Peabody has chosen Lendlease as the preferred bidder to help to deliver the £8 billion Thamesmead Waterfront development in South London.

Appeal: 'Tallest school in Britain' blocked on design grounds

15.02.2019

Matt Moody

A ten-storey secondary school in Bromley has been rejected despite a 'pressing need' for school spaces, after an inspector ruled that a focus on a 'demanding educational brief' had yielded a design that...

Appeal: ‘Unfortunate timing’ of article 4 direction prevents restaurant scheme

15.02.2019

Matt Moody

An inspector has upheld a council’s decision to refuse prior approval for the conversion of a phone shop in Leyton into a restaurant, citing an article 4 direction that came into force after the application...

High Court rejects Tate Modern neighbours’ privacy challenge

13.02.2019

Huw Morris

London | Planning Law | privacy | SOUTH BANK

The High Court has thrown out a challenge by residents of luxury flats overlooked by Tate Modern who tried to block visitors looking into their homes from the gallery’s viewing platform.

Southwark rejects Grosvenor biscuit building scheme on affordability

13.02.2019

Huw Morris

Build to Rent | Housing | London | Southwark Council

The £500 million redevelopment of a former biscuit factory into a build-to-rent scheme has been rejected by the London Borough of Southwark because of its lack of affordable housing.

Judge hits out at ‘plainly inadequate’ green space consultation

11.02.2019

Huw Morris

Infrastructure - Green | London

The High Court has criticised a West London council over its consultation of a decision not to designate playing fields as green space.

Royal Parks objects to Holocaust memorial next to Parliament

11.02.2019

Huw Morris

Heritage | London | Parliament

The body responsible for managing the site of a proposed national memorial to the Holocaust has objected to the scheme.

Enforcement: ‘Industrial’ food prep in Notting Hill flat was more than a ‘hobby’

07.02.2019

Matt Moody

A London restaurateur who was once on Interpol’s most-wanted list has failed to overturn an enforcement notice alleging that the flat above his Notting Hill restaurant was being used to prepare food.

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Appeal: 180 days of holiday letting harmful to housing supply

06.02.2019

Matt Moody

Allowing an Islington townhouse to be let short term for 180 days a year – twice the legal limit – would be detrimental to London's housing supply, an inspector has ruled, in contrast with other recent...

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