London

Multi-million pound mansion makeover gets green light

26.07.2021

Huw Morris

A Hong Kong property tycoon has gained planning permission from Westminster City Council to rebuild a seven storey private mansion next to Hyde Park.

Who decides what’s built in my name?

15.07.2021

Jane Maggs

Government plans for upfront local plan consultation only risks sidelining communities and deepening consultation inequalities, says Jane Maggs.

Khan seeks to boost supply of council homes

13.07.2021

Laura Edgar

council housing | Housing | London | Right to Buy | sadiq khan

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced a ‘right-to-buy-back’ fund that is intended to give the capital’s boroughs the money to purchase former council homes that have been sold into the private market.

Appeal: Council must pay costs despite cyber-attack

09.07.2021

Matt Moody

An inspector has ordered Hackney Borough Council to pay costs for failing to properly engage with an appeal concerning a roof extension in Shoreditch, commenting that the council’s ‘predicament’ did not ‘...

Appeal: Swingers’ club ‘not a leisure use’

02.07.2021

Matt Moody

leisure | Leisure & Tourism | London | nightclub | sui generis

An inspector has upheld enforcement action against the use of a building near Heathrow by a naturist club during the day and a swingers’ club in the evening, ruling that the two ‘rather niche’ uses ‘clearly...

Appeal: 456-home scheme allowed despite tall buildings policy

02.07.2021

Matt Moody

An inspector has approved plans for seven buildings of up to 15 storeys on part of a Tesco car park in New Malden, South London, despite a conflict with local policy concerning the location of tall buildings...

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£6m for London green spaces

01.07.2021

Laura Edgar

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has committed another £6 million of funding towards improving green spaces in the capital.

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Called in: Pincher blocks London Fire Brigade HQ regeneration scheme

25.06.2021

Matt Moody

Plans to redevelop the listed former London Fire Brigade headquarters in Lambeth to provide 443 homes, a 200-room hotel, museum and fire station have been blocked by housing minister Christopher Pincher, who...

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Appeal: Twin schemes approved despite design concerns

18.06.2021

Matt Moody

A developer’s applications to develop two separate sites in Loughton to provide a total of 424 new homes have both been improved by an inspector at a joint inquiry, notwithstanding the council’s view that...

Appeal: Adult gaming centre allowed near ‘sensitive facilities’

11.06.2021

Matt Moody

An inspector has approved the conversion of a vacant shop unit in East London into an adult gaming centre, ruling that the impact on a nearby mental health centre and other ‘sensitive facilities’ would be ‘...

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