London

Planning permission approved / iStock: 67562923

29.01.2020

Laura Edgar

City of London Corporation | Environmental | green building | London

Plans for an 11-storey mixed-use green building has been granted planning permission by the City of London Corporation’s planning and transportation committee.

Report: New developments don’t encourage sustainable travel choices

28.01.2020

Laura Edgar

Londoners are being ‘locked into 20th century patterns of car ownership’ because new developments do not enable residents to make sustainable travel choices.

Appeal: Jenrick allows 1,350 homes on land not allocated for tall buildings

24.01.2020

Matt Moody

The housing secretary has approved a developer’s plans to build residential blocks of up to 11 storeys on a business park not allocated for tall buildings, citing the council’s housing supply shortfall....

Appeal: ‘No evidence whatsoever’ behind mayor’s affordable housing demand

24.01.2020

Matt Moody

The housing secretary has approved a plan for 365 high-rise flats in Lewisham that was blocked by the Mayor of London for its ‘wholly unacceptable’ affordable housing offer, after an inspector found ‘no...

Case study: A place to call home

21.01.2020

Rachel Masker

A pioneering project in South-East London offers stable temporary accommodation for homeless families – and it can be moved to wherever the need is greatest. Rachel Masker reports on Place/Ladywell

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Man fined for illegal extension in Barking

20.01.2020

Laura Edgar

Barking | Development Management & Enforcement | illegal development | London | planning enforcement

A Barking resident has been fined £15,000 for illegally extending his property without planning permission.

Enforcement: Action upheld against outbuilding with ‘extremely poor outlook’

17.01.2020

Matt Moody

enforcement notice | Health | living conditions | London | outlook

In upholding enforcement action against an outbuilding in Sydenham that was in use as a dwelling, an inspector strongly criticised the ‘poor quality’ development.

Appeal: Jenrick approves 1,524-home scheme against inspector’s advice

17.01.2020

Matt Moody

A former press baron’s plans to build five towers of up to 44 storeys on the Isle of Dogs can go ahead with reduced affordable housing, after the housing secretary approved the plans against his inspector’s...

Enforcement: 20ft CCTV mast ‘intrusive’ to neighbour’s swimming pool

10.01.2020

Matt Moody

An inspector has upheld enforcement action against a homeowner who installed a 20ft CCTV mast in his rear garden that overlooked his neighbour’s outdoor swimming pool and bedroom balcony, calling it ‘...

Appeal: Demolished and rebuilt pub can be converted

10.01.2020

Matt Moody

An historic pub in Battersea that was illegally demolished in 2015 and rebuilt three years later can be converted to use class D2, an inspector has ruled, after he was satisfied that it would still...

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