Planning

Approval given for Shell Centre revamp

22 May 2013

Plans to redevelop the Shell Centre on London’s Southbank have been approved by Lambeth Council.

Department for Transport downplays HS2 north London impact

20 May 2013

The Department for Transport has downplayed reports that the construction of HS2 will cause a decade’s worth of disruption across north London.

BCO Madrid: Developers have “poor understanding” of BIM

16 May 2013

Occupiers are missing out on cost savings due to a poor understanding of new building regulations among property developers, according to new research to be unveiled this afternoon.

Redrow wins planning appeal

15 May 2013

Redrow Homes has won its appeal against Tewkesbury Borough Council after being denied permission for a residential scheme in Gloucestershire.

Crossrail 2 consultation launched

14 May 2013

A public consultation has been launched on the proposed Crossrail 2 plans.

Boris seeks to protect business districts

10 May 2013

Boris Johnson has announced that he will endeavour to preserve the business districts in London from proposals which will allow offices to be turned into homes without planning permission.

Make unmeritorious litigants foot judicial review bill

10 May 2013

Litigation is a growth industry and one that can seriously delay development.

Workspace adds resi in Bermondsey

10 May 2013

Workspace Group has won planning consent for the redevelopment of its Tower Bridge Business Complex, in south-east London.

Sweeping office-to-resi exemptions for central London but regions miss out

9 May 2013

The government has today exempted most of central London from new rules making it easier to convert offices into homes.

Workspace Group wins Tower Bridge consent

8 May 2013

Planning permission has been granted for the redevelopment of the Tower Bridge Business Complex in London.

Deptford creative hub wins consent

3 May 2013

Workspace Group has won planning permission to develop a creative industries business centre and new flats at its Faircharm estate in Deptford, south-east London.

Intu works up Victoria plans

2 May 2013

Intu Properties has today submitted a planning application for the redevelopment of its Intu Victoria centre in Nottingham.

Workspace application takes the biscuit

1 May 2013

Southwark council planners have recommended for approval plans by the Workspace group for a mixed-use scheme on the site of a former biscuit factory in Bermondsey, south London.

Green light for 2,500-home Hinckley scheme

1 May 2013

Planning permission has been granted for a 2,500-home residential scheme at Barwell, near Hinckley in Leicestershire.

Tottenham plans unveiled

30 April 2013

Haringey Council has today announced its plans for the regeneration of north-west Tottenham and has begun a period of public consultation.

Communities take control of town planning

26 April 2013

Local residents vote on measures to set new housing provision.

Planning application submitted for New Bailey scheme

24 April 2013

English Cities Fund has submitted a planning application for a hotel in New Bailey, part of the Salford Central regeneration scheme.

Shopping centre development on the up

23 April 2013

The shopping centre development market will be bolstered by the addition of 2.69m sq ft of new space delivered in the next 12-18 months, a report by Cushman & Wakefield claims.

Judicial review reforms announced

23 April 2013

Ministers are expected to reveal measures today aimed at combating judicial reviews across England which hold up development projects.

Permission granted for business park resi scheme

17 April 2013

Planning permission has been granted for the creation of 146 homes at a business park in Cheshire.

Pickles backs down over conservatory planning reforms

16 April 2013

Ministers have been forced to back down over proposals to allow people to build extensions and conservatories without planning permission.

Radical overhaul of CIL regulations

15 April 2013

Community infrastructure levy regulations will be radically overhauled to address industry concerns, under proposals unveiled by the government.

Prupim and Bell Hammer get Reading go-ahead

11 April 2013

Prupim, the real estate investment management arm of M&G Investments, and development partner Bell Hammer, have received planning consent for two new office headquarter buildings in Reading.

Hammerson renames Leeds scheme

10 April 2013

Hammerson has today announced that it will rename its £136m Eastgate Quarters scheme in Leeds.

Podcast: A Dummy's Guide To Coalition Planning Policy

5 April 2013

Planning. It has dominated the news agenda since the Coalition took over in 2010, thanks to a seemingly endless array of new policies and shelved recommendations.

Cap & Reg reflows Lincoln Waterside

5 April 2013

Capital & Regional has submitted plans to reconfigure Waterside Shopping Centre in Lincoln.

New planning regime debuts with Prologis in Daventry

5 April 2013

Planning application for third phase of rail freight terminal submitted. Stuart Watson reports

Affordable house starts double in London

3 April 2013

The number of affordable housing starts in London has doubled in less than a year, the Mayor of London’s office said in a statement today.

Cheshire retail scheme is worth its salt

28 March 2013

An £80m retail scheme to rejuvenate the historic salt-mining town of Northwich in Cheshire has been granted planning consent.

Roll on sunset for this Waterloo planning saga

28 March 2013

Make no mistake. Communities and Local Government’s decision not to call-in Chelsfield and London & Regional’s plans to redevelop the Elizabeth House office building at Waterloo station is important for the future of property and London.

Introduction of NPPF has not helped retail through planning

22 March 2013

Housing applications have had increased success rate, but not retail.

Budget 2013: Government to consult on retail to resi plans

20 March 2013

The government said in the budget today that it will commit to consulting on plans which will allow developers to convert retail units into residential.

MEPC announces £15m office development

19 March 2013

The creation of a new £15m office development has been announced by MEPC at Milton Park in Oxfordshire.

Planning consent granted for 40-acre Coventry site

18 March 2013

Manufacturer Acetate Products has been granted planning consent to redevelop its 40-acre former Courtaulds factory in Coventry, which closed in 2007.

Mayor Johnson floats Royal Victoria idea

15 March 2013

London mayor Boris Johnson this week unveiled plans for a Floating Village at Royal Victoria Dock in the East End, and called on the property industry to bid to develop it.

Candy brothers' Sugar Quay site set for approval

14 March 2013

The Candy brothers’ plans to convert the former offices of Tate and Lyle in Sugar Quay to residential flats have been recommended for approval by City of London planning officer Peter Rees today.

MIPIM 2013: Latest Vauxhall scheme given go-ahead

13 March 2013

Lambeth council has approved plans for a 27-storey St James scheme on London’s Albert Embankment – the latest to be given the go-ahead in Nine Elms.

Labour peer pulls rates revaluation amendment

13 March 2013

An amendment to the Growth and Infrastructure Bill to try and stop the government delaying the revaluation of commercial property until 2017 was pulled at the 11th hour last night.

Crossrail submits resi plans in Holborn

11 March 2013

Crossrail and architects HOK have today submitted plans for a new residential development at Fisher Street in central London.

Consent granted for £200m town centre scheme

6 March 2013

Outline planning permission was granted for the creation of a £200m town centre development by Rhonda Cynon Taf County Borough Council last night.

Derwent London reveals strong results

28 February 2013

Derwent London posted an encouraging set of annual results this morning with the net asset value per share increasing by 11%.

L&G thwarted in Midsummer nightmare

22 February 2013

Legal and General’s £15m plans for the expansion of Midsummer Place shopping centre were turned  down last night by councillors at Milton Keynes Council.

HS2 causes development delays

22 February 2013

Plans for the redevelopment of the former Guinness Brewery site in Park Royal, west London have been put on ice after the government placed a safeguarding order on the site to make way for High Speed 2.

Brick Lane tower revision

22 February 2013

Londonewcastle has unveiled radically revised plans for its biggest residential project: the Huntingdon Estate at the northern end of London’s Brick Lane.

Skanska awaits royal assent

22 February 2013

Skanska Project Development has applied to Bristol City Council for planning permission to add open-plan office space to Queen Anne House — a 19th-century former office at 66 Queen Square, Bristol.

Rights-of-light shake-up revealed

18 February 2013

A package of measures to reform the 100-year-old rights-of-light legislation was today unveiled by the Law Commission.

First homes, then fort and port makeover in Dover

15 February 2013

A long-awaited scheme to provide 512 homes in Dover will go to the local planning committee on 21 February.

Guildford sites provide platform for station revamp …

15 February 2013

First Urban submits plans for office, while Solum considers mixed uses. Hardeep Sandher reports

Abercrombie offers Savile Row concessions

12 February 2013

Abercrombie & Fitch has offered a range of concessions to planners at Westminster as part of its application to convert 3 Savile Row into a children’s store.

Cambridge student housing scheme secures planning consent

11 February 2013

Liverpool-based property group Downing has secured planning consent for a 354-bedroom student accommodation scheme in Cambridge.

Sellar makes waves at Canada Water

8 February 2013

The first images of Sellar Development’s proposed 1.5m sq ft redevelopment of its Canada Water Sites C and E have been revealed.

Birmingham favours renovation grant

1 February 2013

Government funding enables city centre office-to-hotel conversion. David Hatcher reports

US REIT takes Liberty at Solihull office park

1 February 2013

Liberty Property Trust is to submit a revised planning application for the remaining development plots at Blythe Valley Park near Solihull.

First phase of £1bn development approved by university

28 January 2013

The governing body of the University of Cambridge has approved the first phase of the North West Cambridge development.

Google brings California dream to King’s Cross

25 January 2013

Tech giant takes 999-year lease on 1m sq ft as Argent leases back 50,000 sq ft of ground-floor retail

Need to know: news on newts

25 January 2013

This month developer Oakgate put construction of its £90m Monks Cross shopping centre in York on hold because of the discovery of 300 endangered newts at the site.

Government dusts off office to residential conversions

22 January 2013

The government is dusting off plans to scrap the rules guarding office to residential conversions in an attempt to boost the UK’s housing supply.

PWTV: Hammerson, Westfield and Boris go under the bonnet of the Whitgift deal

21 January 2013

Following the news that Hammerson and Westfield will unite to redevelop the Whitgift Centre in Croydon, Property Week caught up with the involved parties and Boris Johnson for an insider view of the deal.

Lend Lease’s Elephant plans progress

18 January 2013

Lend Lease has received a resolution to grant outline planning permission from Southwark Council for its £1.5bn redevelopment of an estate in south London.

WR Berkley’s Scalpel cuts a dash

18 January 2013

The City of London has resolved to grant planning consent for a 38-storey headquarters building that will be developed and partially occupied by US insurer WR Berkley Corporation.

Crown Estate secures St James consent

16 January 2013

The Crown Estate was last night given the go ahead from Westminster City Council’s planning committee for its £450m plans to redevelop London’s St James’s.

Independent review supports £15m Liverpool resi regeneration

14 January 2013

Plans for a residential regeneration in the Princes Park area of Liverpool have been backed by an independent review.

Travelodge to open first hotel in Hackney

11 January 2013

Hotel operator Travelodge has this week exchanged contacts with developer LPC Living to construct its first hotel in Hackney.

Plans for £14m Plymouth retail and leisure development submitted

11 January 2013

Plans have been submitted for a £14m retail and leisure redevelopment at Marsh Mills in Plymouth.

Kirschel ready to rock ‘n’ roll on London’s Tin Pan Alley

11 January 2013

Mixed-use scheme at St Giles Circus features interactive gallery, underground venue and street revamp

Shoreditch foodie plans

11 January 2013

Plans have today been lodged for a 150,000 sq ft retail, hotel and office scheme just off Shoreditch High Street, anchored by a covered market.

UK planners: beware Moscow’s foolhardy development strategy

11 January 2013

Napoleon entered Moscow 200 years ago, as part of his ill-fated Russian campaign, only to find that the city had been evacuated and nothing of value was left. Now, it would seem the Moscow planning authorities are about to repeat the exercise.

Pickles calls in plans for vast out-of-town retail development

21 December 2012

The Secretary of State Eric Pickles has called in a controversial planning application for a 465,000 sq ft out-of-town retail and leisure development at Rushden Lakes, in Northamptonshire.

Liverpool City Council unveils residential demolition plans

20 December 2012

Liverpool City Council has unveiled its plans for the Anfield area which involve the demolition of nearly 300 homes.

Government tackles "double dipping" developer levy

14 December 2012

The government has published statutory guidance to prevent the controversial community infrastructure levy stifling development, as tipped by Property Week.

Airport City Manchester’s flight path

14 December 2012

Plans for a £650m commercial hub at Manchester airport were submitted to Manchester City Council this week.

North-west aims to piggyback on south’s success

14 December 2012

GVA seminar finds that enterprise zones and High Speed 2 will help to spread south’s fortune northwards.

Tranmere training facilties get green light

13 December 2012

Tranmere Rovers Football Club has won planning approval for the relocation of its training facilities and improvements to the Ingleborough Road area of Wirral.

Leeds City Council considers development levy

13 December 2012

Leeds City Council is considering proposals which could see new city centre office developments charged a £100 per square metre levy

First ever jail term for land bank fraudsters

11 December 2012

Two land banking fraudsters have been jailed, making them the first people in the country to be sentenced for the offence.

Housebuilders feel squeeze as councils extract levies

7 December 2012

Planning in London remains paralysed, despite the government’s enthusiasm to create more housing than ever.

Capital & Centric to buy historic Liverpool building

6 December 2012

Capital & Centric has announced that it intends to buy Liverpool’s Littlewoods building at Edge Lane, following its submission of a planning application to Liverpool City Council to adapt and refurbish the building. 

Galliard and Frogmore do twist in Docklands

30 November 2012

Stephen Conway and Paul White buy Ballymore’s Baltimore Wharf for £30m

Conference head to head for Westfield and Hammerson

27 November 2012

Retail giants Westfield and Hammerson went head to head today in front of an audience of councillors, property agents and developers at the Develop Croydon conference today.

Sugar Quay pictures revealed

27 November 2012

Property Week unveils images of the Candy brothers’ plans for Sugar Quay in the City of London.

Candy brothers submit Sugar Quay plans

26 November 2012

The Candy brothers’ CPC Group has submitted a planning application for Sugar Quay, in the City of London.

Manchester airport plans cleared for takeoff

23 November 2012

Outline plans for a £100m logistics hub in Manchester were approved by the city council last night following a period of public consultation.

Judicial reviews: an immoral maze

23 November 2012

David Cameron this week declared war on the judicial review process that is holding up regeneration projects up and down the country. Nick Johnstone reports

Rocket launches at Tech City

23 November 2012

Plans for residential-led scheme lodged with Hackney Council

Cameron to overhaul judicial reviews

19 November 2012

David Cameron will today reveal fresh plans to unlock the planning system including curbs to people’s legal right to ask a judge to review controversial planning decisions.

Fear and loathing in Tower Hamlets

16 November 2012

The London borough is one of the city’s most important. So why are developers struggling to build there? Sarah Townsend reports

No holidays in Suffolk: court deems change of home’s use unlawful

16 November 2012

The message: Planning permission for dwellings may not include holiday lettings

U-turn on localism underlines chaos in planning system

16 November 2012

The penny has dropped. With waves of woeful economic indicators set before them, the coalition government has finally woken up to the fact that localism is not the panacea for economic growth.

Expansion on green belt land permitted

8 November 2012

The expansion of a milk processing factory on green belt land has been given approval, after two unsuccessful attempts.

Chelsfield and London & Regional secure Elizabeth House consent

7 November 2012

Chelsfield and London & Regional have secured planning consent for their planned redevelopment of Elizabeth House in Waterloo, London.

Bigger, greener Bangalore

02 November 2012

Plans for a new city spanning 125 acres in north Bangalore, India, have been launched by real estate and infrastructure development company Bhartiya Urban and design practice Broadway Malyan.

Carlyle adds colour to Blackfriars

02 November 2012

Carlyle Group this week submitted plans for a mixed-use development on London’s south bank.

LandSecs breathes new life into O2

02 November 2012

Land Securities has obtained planning consent to extend and update its O2 Centre on Finchley Road in London.

Take three: Growth and Infrastructure Bill talking points

02 November 2012

Legislation unveiled by ministers last month sets out reforms to the planning system intended to prevent unnecessary delays to development.

Heseltine calls for radical reform of local spending

31 October 2012

Lord Heseltine, the former Conservative deputy prime minister, has proposed radical changes to local government finance to speed up growth and development.

Tower Hill planning battle win for citizenM

30 October 2012

Hotel operator citizenM has won its battle to build a new hotel near Tower Hill on the edge of the City.

New Covent Garden Market plans given green light

26 October 2012

Plans for the redevelopment of New Covent Garden Market in Vauxhall were given planning consent at a Wandsworth Borough Council meeting yesterday.

Bids in for Guildford’s Friary

26 October 2012

Developers have this week submitted bids to develop 400,000 sq ft of retail in Guildford town centre.

Milton Keynes malls in race for expansion

26 October 2012

Legal & General Property has submitted a planning application for a £15m extension to its 430,000 sq ft Midsummer Place shopping centre in Milton Keynes.

Hanover Square's revamp

19 October 2012

Legal & General Property today submitted plans for an office redevelopment on property’s most cherished London square.

Sim City gets real

19 October 2012

Online platform Betaville lets New Yorkers share plans for new buildings in their city

Planning reforms unveiled as Land Secs starts Victoria scheme

18 October 2012

Developers will be able to amend “economically unrealistic” section 106 planning commitments, under new legislation unveiled today.

PW parent launches 'Future Cities' community

16 October 2012

Property Week’s parent UBM has launched a ground-breaking online community, www.ubmfuturecities.com, for developers, advisers and urban environment specialists around the world.

Plans submitted for 1,000 homes in Stratford

16 October 2012

Social landlord East Thames Group and London & Continental Railways have submitted a planning application for 1,000 new homes in Stratford.

Battersea Power Station application submitted

12 October 2012

Plans have been submitted for the first phase of the UK’s most famous development site - Battersea Power Station

Conservatives’ greenfield call-up

12 October 2012

Planning minister tells party to stop “irresponsible” protectionism

Meat and greet

12 October 2012

Proposals for the long-awaited redevelopment of Smithfield Market in London were unveiled today.

LXB gets council approval for Rushden scheme

11 October 2012

LXB Retail Properties has been granted planning permission for its 465,000 sq ft retail and leisure scheme at Rushden Lakes.

Telereal Trillium wins planning appeal

11 October 2012

Telereal Trillium has secured planning permission for the redevelopment of a 20-acre site in Lytham St Anne’s, near Blackpool, following a protracted battle with the local council.

Boris passes judgment on London Fruit and Wool Exchange

10 October 2012

The mayor of London has tonight approved plans for the redevelopment of the London Fruit and Wool Exchange in Spitalfields.

Peel submits Rossfield Park plans

9 October 2012

Peel Investments (North) has submitted an outline planning application to Cheshire West and Chester Council for a mixed use scheme on a 6.4 acre site at Rossfield Park.

Amber light on Isle of Dogs

05 October 2012

Developer Ashbourne Beech has been given a resolution to approve its plans for the Crossharbour District Centre on Isle of Dogs, east London.

Lab 2012: Labour to oppose “outrageously centralising” planning reforms

2 October 2012

The Labour Party will block government proposals to allow developers to revise section 106 planning obligations, according to shadow communities secretary Hilary Benn.

Scarborough Development submits plans for £400m Thorpe Park extension

1 October 2012

Scarborough Development Group has submitted an outline planning application for a £400m mixed-use development at Thorpe Park, in east Leeds.

London planning decisions go awry

28 September 2012

GL Hearn survey finds applications can take 80 weeks to decide. Sarah Townsend reports

Q+A: North East LEP head honcho Edward Twiddy

28 September 2012

Who are you?

Argent dives in with Dolphin Square at King’s Cross

27 September 2012

King’s Cross Central picks foundation for affordable housing at huge scheme. Emma Haslett reports

Need to know: RICS’s ‘development viability'

21 September 2012

What’s it about?

Terrace's retail and office Conduit

21 September 2012

Terrace Hill and European fund manager Aerium will this month market their prime office and retail development at 49-50 Conduit Street in Mayfair to occupiers.

Lib Dems table emergency planning motion

20 September 2012

The liberal democrats have tabled an emergency motion calling for the most recent round of planning reforms to be withdrawn from the Coalition’s agenda.

Planning reforms will fail to increase development, councils warn

14 September 2012

Councils do not believe the government’s planning reforms will improve the economy, according to a national survey.

L&G unwraps Nestlé tower

14 September 2012

Legal & General Property today unveiled plans for the refurbishment of the former Nestlé tower in Croydon.

Streamlined planning permissions could be start of real progress

14 September 2012

When you mention the words “planning” and “reform” in the same breath, it is likely to put many people off working in the development industry — particularly because the government has made several attempts to improve the planning process, but has little to show for it.

Use class changes up for debate

14 September 2012

Critics argue that new legislation does not do enough to drive growth. Mark Wilding reports

First look: Masshouse, Birmingham

07 September 2012

Nikal has submitted planning application for second phase of Eastside scheme

Whitehall’s resi planning permit

07 September 2012

Large housing schemes to receive infrastructure priority.

Ministers mull residential planning shake-up

6 September 2012

Large residential schemes could be reclassified and fast tracked through planning alongside airports and nuclear power projects as part of a scheme being considered by ministers to tackle the housing crisis.

Operator sought for York hotel

4 September 2012

PLANNING approval has been granted for an 88-bedroom hotel to be created at a local authority office site in the centre of York, thebusinessdesk.com reports.

Brewery Square’s glass-half-full outlook

31 August 2012

Dorchester regeneration scheme surges ahead on the back of lettings. Christine Eade reports

Hills' third attempt hard to refuse

31 August 2012

It was third time lucky for Hills Waste Solutions, in its long search to find somewhere to accommodate rubbish collected from the homes of Salisbury and Amesbury.

Investors find new angles in Midtown’s golden triangle

31 August 2012

Planning permission and advent of Crossrail are tempting developers. Emma Haslett reports

Portsmouth shoppers face five-year wait

31 August 2012

No new planning application for mothballed retail scheme until April 2013. Christine Eade reports

Chairman of the Bard

24 August 2012

Nigel Hugill is playing a leading role in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s future. David Hatcher reports from Stratford-Upon-Avon. Photographs by Trent McMinn

CSC’s big entrance at Eldon Square

24 August 2012

Capital Shopping Centres has obtained planning consent for the first phase of refurbishment of the 1.35m sq ft Eldon Square shopping centre in Newcastle.

Mayfair galleries face closure

24 August 2012

A cluster of Mayfair art galleries is under threat from Native Land’s plans to redevelop 30 Old Burlington Street into luxury flats.

Vlessing plans US Pocket launch

24 August 2012

Pocket, the London-based developer of “intermediate” housing — pint-sized flats for sale to London’s 25-to-40 year-olds — plans to develop in the US for the first time.

WELPUT submits plans for New Court

23 August 2012

WELPUT has submitted two alternative proposals for the redevelopment of New Court on Carey Street, WC2.

Podcast: Richard Max discusses Spurs' stadium plan

22 August 2012

James Max joins us in the Property Week podcast studio to discuss planning and legislation with his brother, specialist planning solicitor Richard Max

Urban & Civic submits plans for Alconbury site

21 August 2012

Urban & Civic has submitted plans to create a mixed-use scheme across 1,420 acres at Alconbury Weald in Cambridgeshire.

DevSecs submits plans for Edgware Road regeneration

20 August 2012

Development Securities has submitted an application for a 398,000 sq ft retail and residential scheme on the Edgware Road in Brent, north-west London.

Council has Abercrombie fit

17 August 2012

Westminster City Council is locked in a row with US retailer Abercrombie & Fitch about curtailing the brand’s brash store image.

Need to know: 2012 planning applications

17 August 2012

Communities and Local Government has published new figures on the volume of planning applications received during the first quarter of 2012.

Unesco comes down Shard on sight lines

17 August 2012

Heritage body demands sign-off on schemes on London’s south bank, threatening development

Green light for Shropshire foodstore plans

14 August 2012

Plans have been approved for a 54,724 sq ft foodstore development in Newport, Shropshire, in one of the first tests of the coalition’s “brownfield first” planning policy.

Planning consultant enters administration

9 August 2012

One of the UK’s largest planning consultants has gone in to administration.

Betfred’s Manchester bet

03 August 2012

Betfred’s millionaire owners are preparing to submit plans for a 12-storey office property on Manchester’s St Peter’s Square.

Ex-ING man bags Guernsey mall project

03 August 2012

Ian Pearce buys out former company’s share in £150m Leale’s Yard

UK domination is Canadian’s Goal

03 August 2012

Five-a-side operator’s owner wants to quadruple number of centres. Rachel Hunter reports

British Land buys in Mayfair

27 July 2012

British Land on Wednesday confirmed its purchase of Clarges House in London’s Piccadilly for £129.6m.

Hammerson fight back

27 July 2012

Retail developer unveils rival plans for Croydon’s Whitgift Centre

New Oxford Street’s makeover

27 July 2012

Aedas has drawn up speculative plans for a mixed-use scheme (above) on London’s New Oxford Street.

Segro brews up Guinness specs

27 July 2012

Segro is planning to speculatively develop three warehouse units on the site of the former Guinness brewery in Park Royal, west London.

Tesco’s extension Corker

27 July 2012

Planning consent has been granted for a 70,000 sq ft Tesco extension to the Ballincollig Shopping Centre in County Cork, Ireland.

Plans submitted for fifth NoMa phase

25 July 2012

The Co-operative Group has submitted a planning application for the redevelopment and refurbishment of Hanover, the early 1900s building opposite the entrance to Victoria Station in NoMa, TheBusinessDesk.com reports.

Hammerson’s Whitgift storm

20 July 2012

Hammerson and its partners have sent a bullish letter to the freeholder of the Whitgift Centre in Croydon, urging it to drop their rival, Westfield, and join forces — and warning that, legally, they believe the freeholder would struggle to stop their plans.

New Shell Centre revealed

20 July 2012

The developers behind the redevelopment of the Shell Centre on London’s South Bank, Qatari Diar and Canary Wharf Group, today revealed a new image of the proposed scheme.

Student Urbanest planned in Waterloo

20 July 2012

Nick Porter’s group poised to buy Westminster Place from Delancey and SWIP as Ogilvy & Mather prelet folds

Government mulls Penfold planning suggestion

16 July 2012

Government proposals to simplify the administration of development consents such as highways orders have been welcomed by the property industry.

Deutsche backs Brockton Mayfair residential project

13 July 2012

Refinancing precedes fund manager applying for planning consent at Curzon Street

Palmer beneficiary seeks new angles for development

13 July 2012

If you’re a developer with a wealthy backer, then there is not just good, but very good money to be made today.

Lend Lease submits Elephant & Castle resi plans

9 July 2012

Lend Lease has submitted a planning application for the first residential building to be built as part of the Elephant & Castle regeneration.

A shore thing for Windermere

6 July 2012

Lake District National Park Authority has commissioned a 20-year masterplan for the Brockhole area on the shores of Lake Windermere.

Henderson revives Thornfield’s Smithfield venture

6 July 2012

Henderson Global Investors has won planning consent to redevelop one of the properties in Farringdon that it bought out of administration in 2010.

Planning economist who transformed retail landscape

6 July 2012

Michael Lee, an important figure in the planning and development world, died on 9 May, aged 79. He was one of the first planning economists to work in the property industry and produced groundbreaking research as the industry expanded into the 1970s.

Wilson Bowden hopes to smooth way for Macclesfield

6 July 2012

Following political and planning woes, developer plans smaller scheme in east Cheshire town. Paul Unger reports

Planning fees to rise 15%

3 July 2012

Planning minister Greg Clark has announced plans to increase planning fees by 15%.

Edgy Shoreditch enters the mainstream

29 June 2012

Reubens to try again at Foundry site, while rents go north of £40/sq ft. Hardeep Sandher reports

Essex CCC’s new pitch

29 June 2012

MCD Developments is to start construction of the first phase of its £100m, 350-home residential scheme at Essex County Cricket Club this autumn.

London reviews impact of developer levy …

29 June 2012

Committee to inspect how tax and planning bears on capital’s economy. Sarah Townsend reports

Sports venues: Cambridge Sporting Village

29 June 2012

New sporting village would infringe on greenbelt and include residential. David Hatcher reports

Workspace turns its hand to third residential conversion

29 June 2012

Workspace Group is close to appointing a preferred residential developer to turn its Grand Union Centre site on Ladbroke Grove, west London, into a £30m mixed-use scheme.

Pickles calls in St Modwen’s Telford supermarket plan

26 June 2012

St Modwen’s plans for a new Sainsbury’s store on a greenfield site north of Telford have been called in.

Grainger wins consent in riot-torn borough

26 June 2012

Grainger was last night granted planning consent for a redevelopment in the area worst-affected by last summer’s riots.

Abramovich plays Battersea blinder

22 June 2012

Property Week reveals Chelsea and Almacantar’s eye-catching plans for Battersea Power Station, which have been benched — for now

First look: Morrisons stationed in Hillingdon

22 June 2012

Morrisons and development partner Bride Hall have submitted a planning application for a supermarket on land next to Hillingdon Tube station, in north-west London.

Earl’s Court row heads for the High Court

20 June 2012

Residents of the estates that are to be demolished as part of Capital & Counties’ regeneration of Earl’s Court have launched legal proceedings opposing the plans in the High Court of Justice.

Ocon to deliver £65m Liverpool student scheme

18 June 2012

Liverpool University has submitted plans to build more than 1,200 new en-suite student bedrooms, as reported by TheBusinessDesk.com

Bromley hits ‘G’ site

15 June 2012

Bromley Town Council is to start a search for an investor in its town centre redevelopment, in a bid to bring life back into the high street, proving that regeneration in the county will not stop at Mary Portas’s pilot towns.

Hadid sketches out gallery plans at Design Museum site

15 June 2012

“Starchitect” to buy Thameside landmark to showcase unseen drawings

Q+A: Dunsfold’s Jeremy Philp reveals wishlist

15 June 2012

Kent’s commercial property market has improved over the past three months (graph, below), which is no mean feat considering the region is often viewed as London’s poor relative because of its lack of new space.

English Cities plans third phase for Merchant Gate

8 June 2012

English Cities Fund, the joint venture between Muse Developments, Legal & General, and the Homes and Communities Agency, is in discussions to launch a third phase of its Merchant Gate scheme in Wakefield.

Monks Cross planning goes into extra time

8 June 2012

York celebrates stadium win but it is a game of two halves for retail plans. Hardeep Sandher reports

Council rejects Exemplar's Fruit & Wool Exchange plans

6 June 2012

Developer Exemplar’s plans to convert the 1920s Fruit and Wool Exchange building in Spitalfields, London, into a 300,000 sq ft office and retail complex have been rejected by the local authority.

Anatomy of Gray’s Southwater empire

1 June 2012

Christine Eade talks to the CEO of the events and hotel group about his plans to raise Telford’s game

BCSC calls into question ‘stealth’ planning tactics

1 June 2012

Shopping centre body BCSC has warned it will take a firm stance against developers that use a planning loophole to enable them to push through applications “by stealth”.

Ask brings forward Manchester planning application

28 May 2012

Ask Property Developments is bringing forward a planning application for the southern end of its First Street site in Manchester city centre, TheBusinessDesk.com reported today.

Carlyle floats 1m sq ft Blackfriars makeover

25 May 2012

Private equity firm to create more than 1m sq ft in schemes at south of bridge

Gatwick solar power project takes off

25 May 2012

The developer that installed 212 solar panels at Gatwick airport earlier this year is preparing a planning application to expand the facility.

Yorvale and Maple Grove savour first shed purchase

25 May 2012

Yorvale and Maple Grove Developments have purchased a first industrial development site for their new joint venture partnership.

Axa extends on Oxford Street

18 May 2012

Axa Real Estate has been granted planning permission for a £40m retail-led scheme on London’s Oxford Street.

Reubens back Battersea bid

18 May 2012

Brothers to invest £50m with Godfrey Bradman to buy site

Livesey wins Norfolk consent

14 May 2012

Developer PJ Livesey has won planning permission for a £15m scheme in Norfolk, TheBusinessDesk.com reported today.

Broadgate ‘arena’ unveiled

11 May 2012

The retail and leisure areas of Broadgate in the City of London are set for a facelift.

Grainger opens another chapter of Wards Corner saga

11 May 2012

Grainger this week resubmitted revised plans for a £60m redevelopment of historic buildings and a market in north London.

Green light for £210m wind turbine factory

10 May 2012

A £210m wind turbine factory in Hull has been given planning consent, TheBusinessDesk.com reported today

Battersea Power Station bidders charge up offers

04 May 2012

Veteran developer Godfrey Bradman, London & Regional, Berkeley and Delancey among prospective buyers

Lagos office plan unveiled

04 May 2012

Plans have been unveiled for a 194,000 sq ft office scheme in central Lagos to meet growing demand for premises in the Nigerian capital.

Birmingham £30m hotel restoration gets green light

2 May 2012

Ambitious plans to restore Birmingham’s Grand Hotel to its former glory have been give the go ahead by Birmingham City Council, TheBusinessDesk.com reported today.

Metric makes first high street investment

30 April 2012

Metric Property Investments has made its first high street investment in Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire.

Paradise Circus downsizes office space following consultation

27 April 2012

The 1m sq ft Paradise Circus office development in Birmingham is to be cut back by 100,000 sq ft, following a review of a consultation last month.

Q+A: Trebor prepares Grand opening in Birmingham

27 April 2012

Bob Tattrie, managing director of Birmingham-based Trebor Developments (so called because it is his name backwards) spoke to Sarah Stewart about the redevelopment of the Grand Hotel on Colmore Row in the city centre and its other plans

LXB consent for £110m Bedfordshire scheme

26 April 2012

LXB Retail Properties has been granted planning consent for a £110m  retail warehouse scheme in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire.

Planning permission granted for £1bn Edinburgh village

23 April 2012

Planning permission has been granted for a £1bn residential scheme near Edinburgh.

Luton airport pair of sites for sale

20 April 2012

The operator of London Luton airport is selling two sites close to the Bedfordshire airport.

McAleer & Rushe wins 280,000 sq ft Salford consent

19 April 2012

McAleer & Rushe was this morning granted planning consent for a 290,000 sq ft mixed use scheme in Salford.

Planning reforms will aid development, minister insists

17 April 2012

Decentralisation minister Greg Clark today reiterated hopes that the government’s planning reforms introduced last month will lead to more development, amid concerns that they could do the opposite.

Stanhope edges closer to consent on Paddington scheme

13 April 2012

Stanhope is close to getting the green light for its amended 270,000 sq ft development scheme near Paddington Station.

Grosvenor hopes to regain Paradise lost to Zavvi in 2009

13 April 2012

Plans are due to be submitted by Grosvenor at the end of April to tackle a problematic store in the centre of Liverpool One, left vacant when music retailer Zavvi closed in 2009.

Royal London Asset Management wins Halifax green light

4 April 2012

Royal London Asset Management has been granted planning consent for a 123,000 sq ft retail scheme in the Yorkshire town of Halifax, TheBusinessDesk.com reported today.

Planning permission granted at Solent enterprise zone

30 March 2012

Planning permission has been granted for more than 1m sq ft of space to be developed in Daedalus,part of the Solent enterprise zone.

Bob Neill: Councils are behind the government's planning reforms

27 March 2012

Bob Neill, the under secretary of state for Communities and Local Government, has said councils supported the government’s decision to enforce its controversial planning reforms immediately, despite many being unprepared.

St Modwen reveals £20m West Lancashire plans

26 March 2012

St Modwen has unveiled plans for a new £20m town centre for Skelmersdale, West Lancashire, TheBusinessDesk.com reported today.

Ex-Elphinstone man's Scottish power

23 March 2012

Scots Renewable Energy, owned by ex-Elphinstone head Ken Ross’s Halhill Developments, last week secured planning consent from East Lothian Council for a 2mW solar-energy farm in Dunbar, south-east Scotland.

Princesshay pair progress plans

23 March 2012

Land Securities and the Crown Estate are working up plans for a large leisure and retail scheme in Exeter, next to their Princesshay shopping centre.

Urban & Civic scoots ahead with Alconbury town plans

23 March 2012

Urban & Civic was last week given the green light for the first phase of its plans for the new town of Alconbury in Cambridgshire.

BUDGET 2012: Victory for PW planning campaign

21 March 2012

The chancellor George Osborne today said the government would be pressing on with the presumption in favour of sustainable development – as campaigned for by Property Week.

PM pledges return to “Garden City” movement

19 March 2012

David Cameron has promised to launch a consultation later this year on how best to incorporate green belt land into areas with high potential for growth.

Crown Estate unveils £400m St James's plans

16 March 2012

The Crown Estate has today unveiled plans for a £400m redevelopment of three sites in St James’s which will deliver 300,000 sq ft of speculative mixed use space in the west end.

Blueprint for new Oxford Street block

16 March 2012

Plans are being drawn up to create a 10,000 sq ft retail flagship store on London’s Oxford Street.

Major casino scheme at Birmingham's NEC secures approval in principle

15 March 2012

Plans for a 500,000 sq ft leisure scheme at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham have been granted approval in principle.

Green light for £42m Deptford scheme

12 March 2012

A joint venture between Cathedral Group and United House has been given planning permission for a residentially led scheme in Deptford town centre.

Barratt to taste Sainsbury’s £300m difference in Fulham

09 March 2012

Developer plans residential-led scheme with supermarket in first of several projects in London

Blenheim seeks right formula for old chemicals site

09 March 2012

Sheffield-based Blenheim Developments has bought the former Yorkshire Chemicals site on Kirkstall Road, in Leeds, from the Gladedale Group for around £3m.

Central Square plan casts Lumiere in new light

09 March 2012

Failed Leeds residential scheme to be rebranded and replaced with offices. Rachel Hunter reports

Time for a Dollar

09 March 2012

Londonewcastle and UK & European Investments have obtained planning permission for their Dollar Bay residential scheme in London’s Docklands.

MIPIM 2012: Turkish mega scheme launched

7 March 2012

Turkish developer Eroglu Property has today launched a 5.6m sq ft mixed use scheme in the Istanbul’s Seyrantepe area.

Peel gets planning for £5.5bn Liverpool Waters

6 March 2012

John Whittaker’s Peel Group has been granted outline consent for its £5.5bn Liverpool Waters scheme.

Plans submitted for Altrincham hospital

6 March 2012

Developer Citybranch has submitted a planning application to build the long-awaited £10m hospital planned for Altrincham, reported TheBusinessDesk.com today

Conran has designs on €100m Tuscan hilltop idyll

02 March 2012

Sir Terence Conran is to transform a Tuscan hilltop village into a €100m luxury residential resort.

Peveril treats Edinburgh office like a hotel

02 March 2012

A prominent corner site on Edinburgh’s St Andrews Square has been sold, under plans to develop it into a £120m luxury hotel and retail scheme.

Wanted: deep pockets and determination at Battersea

02 March 2012

Ernst & Young and Knight Frank take Property Week International inside high-profile sale

Kerslake: NPPF “presumption in favour” is here to stay

29 February 2012

Sir Bob Kerslake, head of the civil service and permanent secretary to the Communities department, confirmed last night that the government would offer a default “yes” to new development that it defines as “sustainable”, as part of the new planning system.

2m sq ft of West End offices turn to resi

24 February 2012

Around 2m sq ft of offices in London’s West End have been given planning consent for conversion to homes, as developers continue to take advantage of the area’s soaring residential market.

Euston HS2 plan would be ‘serious failure’, says City Hall

24 February 2012

London mayor’s staff claim extra passengers would place too much pressure on existing Tube system

Reading’s Station Hill developers take different tracks

24 February 2012

Sackville Developments and LaSalle produce separate but complementary planning applications for adjoining schemes. Sarah Stewart reports

South African lands £100m NAMA scheme in Lewes

24 February 2012

Investor that bought Edinburgh’s Caltongate backs Santon in second UK investment

Traffic jam impedes Ikea’s Calcot store plans

24 February 2012

Ikea’s revised plan to create a 140,000 sq ft store in Calcot will be scrutinised at a special committee hearing on 4 April, after a previous planning application was rejected last February.

Lend Lease unveils Elephant & Castle plans

22 February 2012

Lend Lease today opened a four-day public exhibition of its plans to regenerate the Heygate Estate in London’s Elephant & Castle.

Ballymore's Nine Elms scheme approved

17 February 2012

Ballymore is to develop a 15 acre residential and business scheme within the Nine Elms regeneration zone, following council approval.

Co-op shed could go nuclear at Bridgwater

17 February 2012

EDF Energy is making quiet preparations to develop the first of a new generation of nuclear power stations - Hinkley C at Bridgwater - despite October’s blockade of the site and a petition signed by 13,000 objectors.

LSH launches team to advise on levy

17 February 2012

Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) has set up a specialist planning consultancy to advise developers and local authorities on the countrywide community infrastructure levy.

Need to know: City of London considers calls for more housing

17 February 2012

The City of London corporation should consider releasing smaller, underperforming office sites in the capital for mixed-use development, property professionals have urged.

Shepton Mallet solar scheme scrapped

17 February 2012

London & Wharfedale is considering new uses for the southern end of its masterplan of the Royal Bath and West Showground, after the government’s U-turn on the photovoltaic feed-in tariff.

Legal & General gets Trowbridge leisure go-ahead

16 February 2012

Legal & General Property has been given the go-ahead to build a new retail and leisure district for Trowbridge.

Man U fan attempts to block City training complex

13 February 2012

A Manchester United supporter who owns land earmarked for a new Manchester City training complex is attempting to block its development by selling off parcels to members of the public.

Councils’ speed-dating alternative to MIPIM

10 February 2012

Event at City Hall event aims to find developers for stalled schemes. Sarah Townsend reports

Developers and Euston owners rail against High Speed 2

10 February 2012

HS2 will be ambitious, expensive and disruptive. Mira Bar-Hillel reports

DevSecs gets go-ahead for £150m Shepherd's Bush scheme

9 February 2012

Development Securities has been given the green light for a £150m redevelopment around Shepherd’s Bush market.

Plans submitted for £100m Chester student village

7 February 2012

Chester-based developer Bell Developments has submitted plans for a £100m student village, TheBusinessDesk.com reported today.

Recession-hit London scheme goes back before committee

2 February 2012

One of London’s most high-profile schemes to be mothballed during the credit crunch will go before a planning committee tonight.

Green Properties plans London’s fifth tallest towers

31 January 2012

Stephen Vernon’s Green Properties and CIT are planning a pair of residential towers in Nine Elms that could be up to 200m in height, making them London’s fifth tallest towers.

Northacre consent for luxury Kensington apartments

26 January 2012

Northacre has received planning consent for a luxury apartment scheme in Kensington overlooking Kensington Palace.

PWTV: Sir Terry Farrell calls for a return to "pragmatic" development of London

18 January 2012

World-renowned architect Sir Terry Farrell CBE today called for London to return to the “pragmatic” development of London.

Councils to be given NPPF transitional arrangements next week

13 January 2012

The government will set out details of transitional arrangements for local authorities to adapt to the controversial planning reforms early next week rather than in the revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) as expected, Property Week can reveal.

A temporary approach is here to stay

13 January 2012

Urban development guru Peter Bishop, former design director of the London Development Agency, and writer and sculptor Lesley Williams have co-written The Temporary City, which makes for a hugely inspiring read.

Industry backs HS2 high-speed rail link

13 January 2012

The RICS has come out in support of HS2, the high-speed rail link that will connect London with Birmingham, following the government rubber-stamping the project on Tuesday.

Gary Neville submits Manchester United supporters' hotel plans

12 January 2012

Former Manchester United defender gary Neville has teamed up with a supporters’ club to submit plans for a hotel and amenity building in the shadow of Old Trafford stadium, TheBusinessDesk.com reported today.

Q+A: Guernsey’s Strategic Land Use Plan

06 January 2012

The Strategic Land Use Plan is a statutory document prepared by the States of Guernsey and was agreed on in November after 10 years of debate.

Lok'nStore wins Maidenhead green light

5 January 2012

Lok’nStore has received planning consent for a self-storage development in Maidenhead, Berkshire.

Abstract and Kames' £22.5m Birmingham plans approved

3 January 2012

Abstract Land and Kames Capital have been given planning consent for the 153,000 sq ft redevelopment of 55 Colmore Row in Birmingham, TheBusinessDesk.com reported today.

Landlords warn of “development hiatus”

21 December 2011

Developers have called on the government to provide clarity on its proposals for planning reform and warned of a “complete development hiatus” in more than half the country unless local authorities are compelled to produce local development plans.

“Ridiculous” planning row continues in King’s Cross

16 December 2011

Firm fights likely rejection of application for conservation reasons. Sarah Townsend reports

Unite green light for Stratford student scheme

15 December 2011

Student accommodation company Unite Group has been granted planning consent for a 28-storey tower next to Westfield Stratford City.

Greenhalgh to step down

13 December 2011

Hammersmith & Fulham Council’s leader Stephen Greenhalgh is to step down in six months’ time, after five years in the role.

Tony Pidgley calls for planning reform

9 December 2011

Tony Pidgley has called on the government to push ahead with its reform of the planning system to ensure more homes are built.

Hull councillors urged to ease enterprise zone planning rules

6 December 2011

Councillors have been urged to fast track plans to ease planning rules on parts of Hull covered by the new Humber Enterprise Zone, TheBusinessDesk.com reported today.

Green light for controversial £110m Hammersmith scheme

1 December 2011

Helical Bar and Grainger were last night given planning consent for the £110m King Street regeneration project in Hammersmith.

Osborne to unveil Nine Elms enterprise zone

29 November 2011

Chancellor George Osborne is preparing to announce an enterprise zone at the Nine Elms Opportunity Area in London, intended to encourage investors to fund the Northern Line Extension from Kennington, as part of his Autumn Statement today.

Disputes end as Sudbury health centre goes ahead

25 November 2011

After 35 years of disputes, a new health centre will be built in Sudbury. Babergh District Council granted planning consent for the £10m facility last week.

City invokes planning powers to help build London Wall Place

18 November 2011

The City of London is to use its planning powers to negate rights-of-light injunction claims and enable a huge development for a third time.

National Planning Policy Framework holds key to heritage conundrum

18 November 2011

Planning authorities need to respond faster to proposed property developments.

British Waterways submits new plans for Birmingham canal village

15 November 2011

Revised plans for a new urban village near Birmingham city centre have been submitted to the city council, TheBusinessDesk.com reported today.

Change of use proposals to be added to the NPPF

10 November 2011

The government’s scheme to relax planning rules allowing offices to be converted into flats is to be scaled back.

Just add Chatham Waters

4 November 2011

John Whittaker’s Peel Land & Property has submitted an outline planning application for a £650m mixed-use scheme at Chatham Docks in Kent.

Preston's Tithebarn back to the drawing board after John Lewis exit

3 November 2011

Council leaders today said they will have to go back to the drawing board and reform plans to redevelop the Titheburn area of preston following John Lewis’s announcement that it would no longer anchor the £700m scheme.

Ministers requested royal consent for planning changes

1 November 2011

Ministers requested the consent of the Prince of Wales before approving draft planning legislation due to its potential to affect his private interests, it has emerged.

Empower local authorities, say civil servants

28 October 2011

Report reveals lack of confidence in central government planning reforms. By Matt Ross

Grosvenor wins Burton Debenhams planning permission

21 October 2011

Grosvenor this week won planning approval for an extension to its Coopers Square shopping centre in Burton, Staffordshire, which will feature a new Debenhams department store.

Planning reform: your views

21 October 2011

Generally, the National Planning Policy Framework is a good idea, giving power to local planning authorities, but it is not just about housing numbers.

Why planning reform stacks up

21 October 2011

In the final part of our Campaign for Sustainable Development, Patrick Gower investigates how the dramatically reduced 52-page proposal is dividing middle England and, overleaf,we hear your views on the government’s draft framework

Crossrail submits 500,000 sq ft Tottenham Court Road plans

19 October 2011

The much-maligned east end of Oxford Street took a step towards regeneration today as Crossrail submitted plans to redevelop the area around Tottenham Court Road tube station.

Legal & General wins consent for 920,000 sq ft Corby scheme

18 October 2011

Legal & General Property has been given planning permission for a 920,000 sq ft distribution facility in Corby, Northamptonshire.

Landlords respond to government’s planning reforms

14 October 2011

The British Property Federation has welcomed the “unprecedented” shift of powers to local communities outlined in the government’s planning reforms, but said that small changes could allay the fears of conservationists.

Localism bill: Berwin Leighton Paisner planning policy results

14 October 2011

Law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner has published results of a survey of 100 property developers quizzed on their views about planning policies in the bill.

Sheffield Council to consider major The Moor revamp plans

13 October 2011

Councillors will next week decide if plans for the major redevelopment of The Moor shopping street in Sheffield should proceed, TheBusinessDesk.com reported today.

NPPF author grilled by MPs

10 October 2011

The consultant at the centre of the planning row today refuted claims the National Planning Policy Framework would endanger the environment and blamed the media for selectively reporting on the document.

Cameron talks tough on planning

7 October 2011

PM says reform needed for Britain to grow

Back of the net! York closes in on stadium result

7 October 2011

Planning application finally submitted for city’s Community Stadium

Enterprise zones ‘will suck jobs away’

7 October 2011

Minister admits repeat of 1980s, when businesses were lured by incentives

Planners' propositions: framework weaknesses that need to be addressed

7 October 2011

The Planning Officers Society has suggested six main areas in which the government should strengthen the National Planning Policy Framework:

Wanted: site for housing development

7 October 2011

Many of you will have read in the national press criticism of my support, as chairman of the Property Forum, for the Tory coalition and for radical change in our planning law

Tory Conference: Key planning reform to be delayed

5 October 2011

Ministers were yesterday forced to admit that councils are likely to be given more time to draw up Local Plans before controversial planning policy changes are implemented.

Tory Conference: Pickles says he will protect the green belt

3 October 2011

Eric Pickles used his speech at the Conservative Party Conference today to reassure party loyalists that the green belt will remain protected.

National Trust’s NPPF demands ‘economically naive’, experts say

29 September 2011

The National Trust this morning issued a formal list of demands calling for significant changes to the government’s proposals for planning reform.

Westminster proffers planning begging bowl to developers

28 September 2011

Westminster City Council’s struggling planning department has asked developers to pay a £26,000 fee on “major” applications until the government introduces legislation to enable local authorities to set their own fees.

Neill rules out scrapping NPPF

26 September 2011

Government minister Bob Neill has said criticism by the National Trust and Daily Telegraph would not stop the introduction of a National Planning Policy Framework.

Only top earners can afford to get on rural housing ladder, research says

26 September 2011

The debate over the coalition’s proposed planning reforms was given a fresh twist today with research from Hometrack revealing that only people paying the higher (40%) rate of tax can afford to buy housing in rural areas.

A Long, Long Way From Homes

23 September 2011

In the second part in our series on the government’s planning reforms, Patrick Gower assesses their impact on our chronic housing shortage

Developer trio to go to market on Barnsley regeneration

23 September 2011

Planning permission has been granted for a £125m retail-led regeneration of Barnsley town centre

Planning laws ignore ticking ‘demographic timebomb’

23 September 2011

Demand for private retirement homes is growing, but planning laws are still holding developers back

Peel's £175m International Trade Centre approved

22 September 2011

A planning  application to build the new Wirral International Trade Centre (ITC) has been approved, TheBusinessDesk.com reported today.

Courtauld: Let us pay higher fees

22 September 2011

Great Portland Estates chief executive and new British Property Federation president Toby Courtauld this morning urged the government to allow developers to pay higher planning fees.

Helical joint venture plans £30m Birmingham retail investment

22 September 2011

A Helical Bar joint venture has bought a 13-acre site in Tyseley, Birmingham, for a 141,600 sq ft retail park development.

BCSC: Opposition to NPPF "nonsense" says former CBI head Lambert

20 September 2011

Business grandee Sir Richard Lambert today called objections to the Government’s new national planning framework `nonsense’.

Business supports planning reform – do you?

20 September 2011

Leading figures in British business believe Britain’s “creaking” planning system is driving investors away and threatening economic recovery.

Man City submits training campus plans; new images released

19 September 2011

Manchester City FC has today lodged plans to develop 80 acres of brownfield land opposite its Etihad Stadium in east Manchester into a youth training facility.

Pickles: ‘we must get Britain building’

16 September 2011

Communities secretary tells Property Week’s RESI 2011 that planning reform is “imperative”

Twinterview: SJ Berwin's Simon Ricketts

16 September 2011

The online micro-blogging service Twitter is becoming one of the best ways for property professionals to react quickly and publicly to big news

RESI 2011: Leading industry players support the government’s controversial planning reforms

15 September 2011

Leading industry players voiced their broad support for the government’s controversial planning reforms but Eric Pickles did not emerge without criticism today at RESI

Westfield shows development is force for good

15 September 2011

2,000 local unemployed in work; 14,000 new jobs on the opening day; 75% of electrical power from on–site combined cooling, heat and power; 50% retail waste recycled; 58 trains an hour connecting with central London

Rockspring gets green light in the City

12 September 2011

Rockspring Property Investment Managers has secured planning consent for an 80,000 sq ft office in the City of London.

Property chiefs in the spotlight over Conservative Party donations

12 September 2011

The battle over the National Planning Policy Framework continued this weekend as it emerged property firms have donated £3.3m to the Conservative Party during the past three years.

Hines presses Ballymore to progress Snowhill site

9 September 2011

Funding partner insists site is cleared or advanced before occupier moves in.

Letter reveals London River Park boat crash fears

8 September 2011

The chair of the London Waterways commission has written to City planners voicing safety concerns over a floating pontoon proposed for the north bank of the Thames, including the threat of “vessel impact”.

Tesco extends UK dominance into Harrogate

7 September 2011

Tesco last night moved a step closer to opening in the last UK mainland postal area without a full size Tesco supermarket.

Sainsbury's and Asda near go-ahead in north-east

7 September 2011

Aim-listed investor and developer Terrace Hill Group has gained consent for two of planning applications for supermarket developments in the north-east.

Layerthorpe hotel plans submitted

6 September 2011

Plans have been submitted to City of York Council for a new 124-bed hotel at Layerthorpe, York.

Survey reveals need for reform as planning row intensifies

5 September 2011

Nearly three quarters of businesses receive inconsistent planning advice across local authority boundaries, according to a survey of British companies.

St Modwen and Persimmon submit Longbridge application

1 September 2011

St Modwen and Persimmon Homes have submitted a planning application for the first phase of homes at the Longbridge East site in Worcestershire - part of a wider £1bn regeneration project.

Westfield submits fresh plans for Bradford

25 August 2011

Bradford’s Broadway shopping centre will be built in two stages after developer Westfield submitted fresh proposals for the long-delayed scheme, TheBusinessDesk.com reported today.

Asda submits plans for 500,000 sq ft Scottish distribution facility

18 August 2011

Asda has submitted plans for a 500,000 sq ft distribution centre in Grangemouth, Scotland.

Galliard's major West End scheme faces affordable housing hitch

18 August 2011

Galliard Homes’ plans to redevelop the Chiltern Street car park in London’s West End could be set rejected next week over concerns the developer has not provided enough affordable housing.

London councils oppose Pickles’ planning changes

15 August 2011

Councils in London have joined the City of London Corporation in opposing Eric Pickles’ plan to relax planning rules allowing developers to convert offices into residential buildings.

Asda to develop Rochdale distribution centre

10 August 2011

Asda is planning to develop a 633,500 sq ft distribution centre on Kingsway Business Park in Rochdale.

Plans submitted for redevelopment of Birmingham's 55 Colmore Row

4 August 2011

AEGON Asset Management and Abstract Land have submitted plans for the 153,000 sq ft redevelopment of 55 Colmore Row in Birmingham.

Henderson wins consent for Soho scheme

2 August 2011

Henderson Global Investors has been granted planning permission for a mixed use scheme in Soho.

Property champions Labour’s retail rescue plan

29 July 2011

The property industry has welcomed the launch of a four-point plan to save Britain’s high streets by the Labour Party this week, but concerns persist that key issues are being overlooked.

Westminster council probe

29 July 2011

Portfolio manager Alastair Rudd suspended; investigation ongoing

Mayfield owner considers other uses for "Whitehall of the North" site

28 July 2011

The owner of the former Mayfield station site earmarked for a “Whitehall of the North” site potentially employing 5,000 civil servants has begun exploring other potential uses, TheBusinessDesk.com reported today.

Bredale's major Salford scheme turned down

22 July 2011

Bredale Developments’ plan to build a huge mixed-use scheme in Ordsall, near Manchester, containing two large towers has been refused, TheBusinessDesk.com reported today.

AXA Real Estate gets green light for £50m Manchester scheme

21 July 2011

AXA Real Estate has been given planning consent for a £50m office development in Manchester’s St Peter’s Square.

Leeds City Council to vote on KPMG regional HQ

20 July 2011

Accountancy firm KPMG could move into a new regional headquarters on a key development site in Leeds city centre by 2015 if councillors agree heads of terms with the company at a key meeting, TheBusinessDesk.com reported today.

Developers await solution to planning policy conundrum

15 July 2011

Leaked draft of National Planning Policy Framework offers hope to developers

Green light for Hastings office scheme

15 July 2011

East Sussex economic development company Sea Space has received planning permission for a 64,000 sq ft office and retail scheme in Hastings.

Pro-development belt tightening poses ‘threat to green belt’

15 July 2011

The government’s presumption in favour of sustainable development could make it difficult for local councils to block environmentally unfriendly schemes

Housebuilder consortium gets go-ahead for £230m Barry scheme

14 July 2011

Plans for the £230m regeneration of Barry Waterfront near Cardiff have been given the green light by the Vale of Glamorgan Council.

Lack of evidence leads Flintshire council up dead end

8 July 2011

Flintshire County Council has lost a key planning dispute that indicates how localism will manifest itself in England and Wales

Town centres first will build communities that last, says Richard Akers

8 July 2011

The government is due to publish its national planning policy framework to replace planning policy statements. Richard Akers sets out his concerns about the change

Knives are out for localism at Welbeck Land’s debate

1 July 2011

It was billed as a debate about whether the government’s localism agenda could deliver enough new homes

The Battle of East Kilbride

1 July 2011

Police, courts and Standards Commission drawn into clash between Tesco and Asda, exposing power plays behind UK retail development

Warning siren sounds as Trump comes to town

1 July 2011

Fear pervades Aberdeenshire as golf course owner Donald Trump arrives

Thirty-storey tower planned for Birmingham's Central Fire Station site

30 June 2011

Plans to convert and restore the former Central Fire Station in Birmingham including building a 30-storey tower have been submitted to the city council, TheBusinessDesk.com reported today.

Beware village green preservation society

24 June 2011

Landlords wary of government plans to allow communities to protect green space

Residents won’t climb down over Wall plan

24 June 2011

Hammerson faces new row as City plan goes before committee

Will this presumption boost sustainable development? asks Stuart Robinson

24 June 2011

Those of you who are as long in the tooth as myself will remember the heady days of development under the Town and Country Planning Act 1974, when authorities had limited powers to interfere with land owners’ rights. We enjoyed a “presumption in favour of development”, unless there was a substantial reason that should prevent it.

Livingstone’s plan to fast-track the capital

17 June 2011

Former mayor advocates “underground High Speed 2”

Helical and Aviva go it alone at White City

17 June 2011

A joint venture between Helical Bar and Aviva Investors is to submit a planning application early next year for its White City scheme, following a split from a consortium of landowners

Qatari Diar offers Westminster £78m to cut Chelsea Barracks social housing

16 June 2011

Westminster Council will decide next week whether it will let Qatari Diar pay £78m in order to lower the amount of affordable housing it needs to provide on the Chelsea Barracks site in west London.

New sustainable development powers will help developers, says government

15 June 2011

The government has published planning policy today which it says will pave the way to help developers across the UK.

Waters Corp wins green light for £60m Cheshire base

9 June 2011

US scientific equipment firm Waters Corp has secured planning permission to build its new £60m HQ for mass spectometry devices on Altrincham Road in Wilmslow, TheBusinessDesk.com reported today.

A-Z: Draft of the National Planning Policy Framework

3 June 2011

The Practitioners Advisory Group has proposed a draft of the National Planning Policy Framework

DJD and JLL picked for £600m Manchester "Airport City" masterplan

2 June 2011

Drivers Jonas Deloitte and Jones Lang LaSalle have been picked to lead a masterplan for the £600m Airport City enterprise zone in Manchester.

New strategy for North Liverpool

1 June 2011

A new 20-year plan to revitalise north Liverpool and south Sefton is set to be given the green light by Liverpool City Council’s cabinet on Friday, TheBusinessDesk.com reported today.

Avon gets welcome break in Welsh planning case

27 May 2011

Holiday chalet firm Avon Estates won a planning dispute against Ceredigion County Council and Welsh ministers in the Court of Appeal last week

Westfield gets green light for £500m Nottingham extension

26 May 2011

Westfield has been given planning consent for a £500m extension of its Broadmarsh shopping centre in Nottingham.

Exclusive: Details of the NPPF first draft revealed

20 May 2011

The proposed first draft of the National Planning Policy Framework will “decouple the idea that economic growth always causes environmental degradation” and set a tough, pro development agenda, according to documents obtained by Property Week.

Planning gains from swing to Labour and Conservative

20 May 2011

Lib Dem losses likely to make councils more development friendly

Westminster advocates fee hike

20 May 2011

Council argues the proposed standard national rate is not viable

St Modwen agrees Elephant shopping centre plan with Southwark

18 May 2011

Southwark council has reached an agreement with the owner of the Elephant & Council shopping centre over the centre’s redevelopment.

Milton Keynes and Bankside on neighbourhood watch

13 May 2011

Government selects two schemes as frontrunners for initiative to relax planning laws in business districts

Land Securities submits Victoria planning application

6 May 2011

Land Securities has submitted a planning application to redevelop Kingsgate House in Victoria.

TIAA-CREF plans ‘hybrid’ redevelopment for Angel Court

3 May 2011

Giant US pension fund TIAA-CREF today unveiled its plans for the redevelopment of One Angel Court in the City.

Legal & General submits industrial planning application

27 April 2011

Legal & General has submitted an outline planning application for an 880,000 sq ft distribution warehouse at its 70 acre site on Geddington Road, Corby.

Redevco submits City of London office planning application

26 April 2011

Redevco has submitted a planning application to redevelop an office building at Moorgate in the City of London.

Pickles consults on office-to-resi planning changes

8 April 2011

Communities secretary Eric Pickles has today launched a consultation to scrap the requirement for planning consents to convert offices into residential property.

Coalition pilots "wikiplanning"

1 April 2011

Developers and planners have yet to grasp the planning changes in the Budget and the Plan for Growth, but the government’s appetite for changes shows no sign of abating. Today, the government is due to publish amendments to the Localism Bill, in which it sets out measures to let residents influence the design of schemes online.

Future enterprise zones to avoid Thatcher-era mistakes

01 April 2011

Enterprise zone prospectus details safeguards to prevent companies gaining incentives without creating jobs

AXA REIM green light for Richmond office scheme

28 March 2011

AXA REIM on behalf of Friends Life Assurance Society Limited has secured planning permission for a 48,000 sq ft office refurbishment in Richmond-on-Thames town centre.

Gazeley UK submission: The National Planning Framework

24 March 2011

The new National Planning Framework (NPF) will provide a set of consolidated policies to guide development management decisions and enable Government objectives to be delivered using an approach which is intended to be localist, accessible and clear.

BUDGET 2011: Commercial-to-residential planning changes confirmed

23 March 2011

The government has confirmed it will consult on plans to make it easier for property owners to convert commercial properties to residential.

BUDGET 2011: Planners hit back at ‘ill-informed’ Pickles

23 March 2011

The president of the Royal Town Planning Institute has hit back at the claim by communities secretary Eric Pickles that the planning system is a “drag anchor to growth”.

BUDGET 2011: Planning changes will conflict with localism agenda, experts warn

23 March 2011

Expected changes to the planning system in today’s Budget conflict with the government’s localism agenda, planning experts have warned.

Make Cable’s land auctions compulsory, says economist

18 March 2011

But property experts warn system could undermine local plans for development

Take five: tips for building better growth zones

18 March 2011

Chancellor George Osborne has confirmed that the Budget will include 10 “local growth zones” to be set up around England to spur economic development and succeed where 1980s enterprise zones failed

Barberry submits Coventry Royal Mail plans

14 March 2011

Barberry Developments has submitted plans to turn the former Royal Mail sorting office in Coventry into a 400,000 sq ft retail-led mixed-use development.

Hammerson’s Leeds Eastgate Quarters scheme is reborn

11 March 2011

REIT rejoins battle for city centre shoppers, after rival Land Securities starts on Trinity development

RICS to urge Pickles to give clear plan for localism

8 March 2011

Communities secretary Eric Pickles should do more to set out how local authorities should make the change to the new localist planning system, the RICS has said.

Comment: Here's my wishlist for the National Planning Framework, says Ian Tant

3 March 2011

Well that’s it. The deadline for comments on the scope of the National Planning Framework has passed and the government should now have all it needs to finalise its drafting.

Comment: the Community Infrastructure Levy will only help areas with development already

25 February 2011

Localism is the new buzzword in the planning system. The new ideology is all about devolving power to local communities.

New West End Company submits plans for Oxford Street "shopper pavilion"

25 February 2011

The New West End Company has submitted a planning application to Westminster City Council this morning for a first shopper pavilion on Oxford Street.

St Modwen Properties submits first residential application at £1bn Newport scheme

23 February 2011

St Modwen Properties has submitted its first residential planning application at Glan Llyn, the regeneration specialist’s £1bn redevelopment of the former Llanwern steelworks east of Newport in south Wales.

Local authority permissions for housebuilding continue to slide, says HBF

21 February 2011

Local authority planning permissions for housebuilding continued to slide during the final quarter of 2010, according to the latest Home Builders Federation (HBF).

Westminster paves way for Reubens' Paddington skyscraper

17 February 2011

Westminster Council last night gave the go-ahead to the billionaire Reuben brothers’ initial designs for one of the UK’s tallest buildings at Paddington.

Tideway regeneration approved by Wandsworth

11 February 2011

A regeneration scheme at the Tideway Industrial Estate in Nine Elms has been approved by the London Borough of Wandsworth.

Cala loses spatial strategy court row

11 February 2011

Cala Homes has lost its second judicial review of the government’s attempt to scrap regional spatial strategies

Council planning decisions must account for axed regional strategies, High Court rules

7 February 2011

Councils have to take into account the proposed axing of regional spatial strategies when making planning decisions, the High Court has confirmed.

£6.6bn property localism bill

04 February 2011

Property companies will have to pay up to £6.6bn for community improvements over the next 10 years under a plan set out in the Localism Bill

Soho Estates green light for Leicester Square hotel

3 February 2011

Soho Estates, the company founded by the late property tycoon Paul Raymond, has been granted planning permission to convert office space on London’s Leicester Square into a Premier Inn hotel.

The government’s putting planning in local hands, but who wants it? asks Ian Tant

28 January 2011

So the Localism Bill is finally with us, and a complex piece of draft legislation it is too

Businesses to take lead role in neighbourhood forums

26 January 2011

Business-led neighbourhood forums are to be piloted by the British Property Federation as part of the government’s proposed localism reforms.

Can localism be the saviour of London’s suburbs?, asks Sir Stuart Lipton

21 January 2011

In an era of low growth and “localism”, how are we to start viable commercial development in outer London?

AWG Property secures South Ayrshire permission

20 January 2011

AWG Property, the property development arm of Anglian Water Group, has be given the go-ahead to develop 495 new homes in South Ayrshire.

CBRE appoints head of planning for the regions

18 January 2011

CB Richard Ellis has appointed Philip Scott as head of planning for the regions.

Locals revolting at Earl’s Court

14 January 2011 upload

Capital & Counties has hit a planning hurdle in its proposed 67 acre redevelopment of Earl’s Court in west London

Planning submitted for Co-op’s Avonmouth distribution centre

13 January 2011

Gallan Group and Stoford Developments have submitted a detailed planning application for a 435,780 sq ft distribution centre in Avonmouth, Bristol.

Jersey Odeon could hear curtain call

07 January 2011

Future of historic St Helier cinema in the hands of environment minister

Lend Lease's £700m retail scheme faces council opposition

4 January 2011

Blackburn Council is set to appeal a government decision which approved developer Lend Lease’s £700m retail development in Tithebarn, Preston last year.

Coalition’s regeneration plans need grand redesign

17 December 2010

Centre for Cities calls for new Transformation Fund

Simplified planning edges closer with National Planning Framework

17 December 2010

National planning framework is key to localism agenda

Government publishes Localism Bill

13 December 2010

The government has today published its draft Localism Bill that will bring forward huge changes to the UK planning system.

Property poised for planning turmoil from localism bill

10 December 2010

High Court action and neighbourhood plan problems characterise progress of coalition’s key policy

Glasgow Council backs Buchanan Galleries TIF funding plan

9 December 2010

Glasgow City Council this morning backed plans to fund infrastructure improvements at the proposed 350,000 sq ft Buchanan Galleries extension through tax increment financing (TIF).

Midweek Bulletin: Bloomberg buys in City and Pickles to reveal planning plans

7 December 2010

Giles Barrie, Property Week editor, and deputy editor James Whitmore take a look at the big stories making the news this week - including Bloomberg’s purchase of a long leasehold from Legal & General and the news that the government’s localism/planning bill is due out this week.

Green light for warehouses near Goole

30 November 2010

S&D Transport has received planning permission for a distribution warehouse at Court House Farm near Goole.

Court ruling strikes further blow to government over scrapping of regional plans

29 November 2010

The High Court has contradicted government advice that councils should consider its intention to abolish regional strategies when making planning decisions.

Development corporation loses way at Maze prison site

26 November 2010

Politicians up in arms over £12m spent on consultation to establish use of former Maze prison

Ronson slams `backdoor development tax’

24 November 2010

Heron International chief Gerald Ronson today fired a shot across the bows of planners at the Westminster Property Association’s annual lunch.

Green light for Preston's £700m Tithebarn scheme

23 November 2010

A £700m mixed-use regeneration scheme in Preston, proposed by Lend Lease, has been approved by the secretary of state after a planning inquiry.

New train of thought to fund Battersea Tube extension

19 November 2010

Wandsworth Council may use section 106 payments rather than TIF to fund Kennington to Battersea line

Planning still under the thumb of coalition

19 November 2010

Authorities must wait a year for details on future of planning. Nick Johnstone report

First phase of Riverside Business Park completes

18 November 2010

Peel and Barnfield Construction have completed the first phase of Riverside Business Park in Lancashire.

TIF legislation due next July

8 November 2010

The government plans to introduce a bill next July that will allow local authorities to fund regeneration by borrowing against future business rate rises, using tax increment financing (TIF).

Hammerson hits City with London Wall plan

05 November 2010

Hammerson has revealed detailed plans for a large site it owns just off the City’s London Wall

Lap dancing clubs stripped of their rights

29 October 2010

The fear of sex comes into this. People think, ’Oh my god, people are taking their clothes off in there.’ So what? More sexual activity happens in a regular nightclub than in a girl club.”

Birmingham to lose 79 jobs in planning team shake-up

22 October 2010

Birmingham City Council is set lose 79 full-time posts as it merges its planning and regeneration departments into a single team.

Spending Review: Osborne confirms new council spending powers

20 October 2010

Chancellor George Osborne today said that the government would implement “massive devolution of financial control” to local authorities, including the tax increment financing (TIF) model for funding infrastructure.

Capco wins planning for £20m Olympia extension

14 October 2010

Capital & Counties yesterday won planning consent for a £20m extension at London’s Olympia Exhibition and Conference Centre.

Caroline Flint named shadow planning minister

8 October 2010

Labour leader Ed Miliband has appointed former housing minister Caroline Flint as shadow communities and local government secretary.

Government promises ‘consequences’ for unsustainable planning

08 October 2010

The government has announced it will clamp down on councils that hide behind the localism agenda to refuse development proposals

Tesco homes in on Welwyn Garden City

08 October 2010

Tesco this week submitted plans for a large retail development near its headquarters in Welwyn Garden City in Hertfordshire

Conservative Conference 2010: Tax increment financing endorsed

5 October 2010

Plans to encourage commercial development received a boost this week with further endorsements from ministers at the Conservative conference.

Pickles: councils will have to share planners

4 October 2010

Communities secretary Eric Pickles has said sharing staff, including planners, and merging services between councils is the future of local government.

Land Securities plans £15m Bridges extension for Primark

30 September 2010

Land Securities is planning a £15m expansion of its Bridges shopping centre in Sunderland to make room for a new Primark store.

St Modwen gets ready to light Firepool's fuse

27 September 2010

St Modwen has been given the green light for the first phase of a £270m mixed-use scheme in the centre of Taunton.

Native London and Grosvenor submit fresh Holland Park School plans

24 September 2010

Native Land and Grosvenor this week submitted a fresh planning application for luxury residential at London’s Holland Park School site at Campden Hill, which they bought earlier this year for £100m.

Secretary of State backs Bognor's Sainsbury's scheme

23 September 2010

The Secretary of State has backed Sainsbury’s and Malaysian conglomerate Sime Darby’s £50m plans for a supermarket and office scheme in Bognor Regis.

CBRE Investors gets Lincoln consent

23 September 2010

CBRE Investors has secured planning permission for the mixed-use regeneration of 30 acres of former industrial estate in Lincoln.

Planning approved on Manchester's landmark former fire station

22 September 2010

Manchester City Council has approved planning permission for the redevelopment of the former London Road Fire Station in the city.

Council rejects £120m Gravesend regeneration plan

21 September 2010

Gravesham Borough Council has rejected a planning application for the £120m development of the Heritage Quarter in Gravesend town centre in Kent.

Bring back enterprise zones, planners argue

20 September 2010

The government should reintroduce enterprise zones to stimulate development, a planning think-tank said today.

Planning ahead: your guide to local enterprise partnerships

17 September 2010

Replacing regional development agencies with local enterprise partnerships could help to fill the void in regional planning strategy

London can be the start of localism’s grand plan, says Stuart Robinson

10 September 2010

If a week is a long time in normal politics, three months is an age for the government. Activity since May has been frenetic. Alongside the planned 25% spending cuts, fundamental reform will change the face of education, health, policing and planning.

Coalition fudges developer aid

20 August 2010

The government has come under fire after promised details of its proposed incentives package to encourage development have failed to emerge.

Planning reform gives rise to green energy concerns

17 August 2010

The government’s planning reforms risk compromising efforts to build green energy facilities, experts have warned.

Cala seeks judicial review of Coalition planning reforms

10 August 2010

Housebuilder Cala Homes has asked for a judicial review of the Coalition’s decision to axe Regional Spatial Strategies, claiming it was unlawful.

Shapps letter urges councils to build

9 August 2010

Housing minister Grant Shapps has today told council leaders that houses they build now will result in direct and non-ringfenced income to spend in future.

Planning gets Streetwise

06 August 2010

Few young people are interested in planning and urban design.Richard Heap reports on a new initiative to raise awareness among teenagers

Manchester issues CPO for Britannia-owned fire station

5 August 2010

Manchester City Council has issued a compulsory purchase order to buy the London Road fire station in the city centre, a building owned by Britannia Hotels.

Alliance criticises coalition planning reforms

5 August 2010

Nearly 30 organisations including property associations, engineering bodies and green charities have written to communities secretary Eric Pickles criticising the government’s planning policies, as tipped by Property Week four weeks ago.

Everything you need to know about localism

30 July 2010

Nimbys protecting their village green or the antidote to faceless unelected bureaucracy?

CABE: Community Green - using local spaces to tackle inequality and improve health

29 July 2010

The quality of your local green space is of fundamental importance. But some people are missing out. Access to decent green space, alongside housing, health and education, is a basic requirement for a good quality of life.

Boris introduces new protected views in central London

29 July 2010

Boris Johnson has today published new guidance aimed at increasing the protection of London’s historic views.

Shapps unveils "Right to Build" planning reforms

23 July 2010

Housing minister Grant Shapps has today unveiled the government’s latest “localist” proposals for the planning system, which aim to let rural villagers decide where they want homes built.

MoD proposes 1,650 homes for Bicester site

23 July 2010

Defence Estates, the Ministry of Defence’s property arm, is seeking planning consent for 1,650 homes to be built on its Graven Hill depot site near Bicester, Oxfordshire.

Beating the Breakdown: former planning officer speaks

23 July 2010

Four years after stress forced him to leave his job as a Croydon Council planning officer, Stephen Whiteside can finally begin to rebuild his life

HMV and Curzon win permission to open cinema in Waterstones

16 July 2010

Planning permission granted for fourth floor of Piccadilly branch of book store in London’s West End

Persimmon chief calls on coalition to issue planning guides

14 July 2010

Mike Farley, chief executive of leading housebuilder Persimmon, has added his voice to the chorus of disapproval over the Coalition’s failure to issue clear policy guidelines for housing development after revoking regional spatial strategies.

Planning is trying to revive its community spirit, says Paul Finch

09 July 2010

The Royal Town Planning Institute held its annual Planning Convention last week, as the government announced some momentous changes in respect of how it would like the planning system to operate.

Pickles officially axes “Soviet-style” regional planning

6 July 2010

Communities secretary Eric Pickles will slam the previous government’s “Soviet-style” housing targets today, as he officially revokes Regional Spatial Strategies.

Con-Dems plunge planning into 'strange twilight world'

02 July 2010

Councils, developers and housebuilders in limbo after government announces scrapping of regional plans

Government blocks Minerva's 1m sq ft Ram plans

1 July 2010

The government today refused planning consent for Minerva’s 1m sq ft development plans at the Ram Brewery site in Wandsworth.

Blog: Government's (shop) window of opportunity

28 June 2010

Edward Cooke joined BCSC in January 2009 as Executive Director. He spent the previous three years at the British Retail Consortium (BRC) leading on property and planning policy, specifically on issues including empty property rate relief and business rate supplements.

Miller seeks go-ahead for £50m Fort William scheme

23 June 2010

Miller Developments has submitted a planning application to the Highland Council for a £50m mixed-use scheme in Fort William, Scotland.

Emergency Budget: Planning to be simplified in growth areas

22 June 2010

The government plans to ease the planning system in growth areas through promoting the use of Local Development Orders by local authorities.

Government backs £4.5bn Brent Cross Cricklewood regeneration

17 June 2010

The Government will not call in £4.5bn Brent Cross Cricklewood regeneration scheme, it was announced today.

GlaxoSmithKline site sale threatened by listing

11 June 2010

GlaxoSmithKline’s plans to sell off land in west London has stalled as part of one of its sites may be listed

Alfa Laval regeneration gets go-ahead

9 June 2010

Carlton Properties has been granted planning permission by the London Borough of Hounslow for a £100m regeneration scheme on the 4.6 acre Alfa Laval site in Brentford.

Coalition confirms major planning system reform

18 May 2010

The new Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government has today confirmed for the first time that it will push ahead with big changes to the planning system.

Conservatives expected to water down planning reform

12 May 2010

The Conservative Party is expected to water down plans for a far-reaching overhaul of the planning system after entering a coalition with the Liberal Democrats.

Tories plan to award Bath iconic status

23 April 2010

Scheme would prevent high-rise development near historic property in city

Planning system far from “broken”, argues RTPI

14 April 2010

The Royal Town Planning Institute today urged the next government to “build on the strong foundations” of the existing planning system instead of overhauling it.

English Heritage backs Battersea redevelopment

9 April 2010

English Heritage has pledged support for the£5.5bn redevelopment of South London’s Battersea Power Station.

Quiz British Land's planning chief

6 April 2010

Take your chance to quiz British Land’s planning chief on how the company will approach development at a time when positioning a company for economic growth has never been more important.

Berwin Leighton Paisner advice on Community Infrastructure Levy

26 February 2010

The Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL), part of the Planning Act 2008, will come into force on 6 April 2010.

Cameron heralds Tory planning paper as "biggest power shift in decades"

22 February 2010

David Cameron today unveiled the Conservative Party’s long awaited policy paper on planning describing it as “the most radical policy any government could ever introduce”.

The politics of property: Grant Shapps

19 February 2010

Raynsford got his figures wrong on Tory plans to fund housebuilding

Developer's View: Mike Slade

12 February 2010

If compliance red tape doesn’t kill development, Tory planning policy might

RTPI: Conservatives’ ‘true’ planning regime

12 February 2010

The Conservatives will impose the developments they want on to communities, despite pledging to promote local democracy in planning, the Royal Town Planning Institute warned at its annual conference

Planners and developers unite against fees freeze

5 February 2010

The government says freezing planning fees will help developers, but councils believe it will leave a budgetary black hole

Tories flesh out ‘open source’ planning

5 February 2010

“Bottom up” planning reforms to hand neighbours powers to halt development

LandSecs and Henderson agree £80m TIF with Glasgow Council

25 January 2010

Land Securities and Henderson have agreed in principle an £80m Tax Increment Financing deal with Glasgow City Council for the extension of the Buchan Galleries shopping centre.

What to know: Planning Policy Statement 4

8 January 2010

Last week, the government published its long-awaited PPS4

Brent Cross and Cricklewood site reaches milestone

27 November 2009

Jason Hanley, former director of GVA Saxon Law, has joined central London start-up Monmouth Dean as an equity partner

Prince’s urban split

27 November 2009

The Prince’s Foundation for the Built Environment is to carry out its masterplanning and design work through its PF Urban subsidiary in an attempt to create “better accountability” and help spread its design principles

Docklands ransom strip hearing ends in acrimony

20 November 2009

Claim and counter claim over Heron Quays site near Canary Wharf

Councils in planning grant purgatory

13 November 2009

Local authorities await crucial grant funding from cash-strapped central government

Pinnacle sets City sights high

13 November 2009

Arab Investments expects to win planning permission next month for a viewing gallery at the Pinnacle, its planned City of London skyscraper

Derwent plots Fitzrovia revamp

06 November 2009

Company enlists Make to draw up “mini-masterplan” for historic West End area

Docklands War

30 October 2009

Public inquiry starts next week into “ransom strip” that could hold back next phase of Canary Wharf

Housing adviser warns of Tory ‘planning black hole’

30 October 2009

Conservative policy must be fleshed out to avoid being nimby charter

Rival rail freight schemes battle for green signal

30 October 2009

The outcome of a public inquiry into an Axa REIM scheme will impact heavily on another by a materials group

RICS publishes transparency consultation responses

29 October 2009

The RICS yesterday published the summary findings from the responses to its consultation into the transparency of professional fees.

Architecture and planning: 23rd October 2009

23 October 2009

Wringing cash out of developers could backfire loudly for Boris

Treasury submits revised Battersea application

23 October 2009

Treasury Holdings has formally submitted a planning application on its masterplan for the £5.5bn redevelopment of the 40 acre Battersea Power Station site

Devolved planning to delay 'competition test'

16 October 2009

Devolved planning powers could delay plans to stop retailers opening in areas where they already have a large presence

‘Save our town centres,‘ Belfast retailers tell assembly

9 October 2009

The Northern Ireland Assembly government has still to pass the planning policy statement that says “town centre first”

John Lewis faces planner’s axe over Sprucefield scheme

9 October 2009

Retailer’s first-ever Northern Ireland store meets with stiff opposition

RICS to launch planning mediation service

9 October 2009

The RICS is launching a planning mediation service that aims to clear the deadlock between conflicting parties, alleviate the strain on the appeals process and save money both for public authorities and applicants

Two weeks left to lobby on section 106 substitute

9 October 2009

Developers want certainty over the amount councils can charge them for local improvements

Local authorities sceptical over Tax Increment Financing plans

02 October 2009

Councils have yet to wake up to the advantages of tax incremental financing

Standard Life and Shearer delay Newbury scheme

25 September 2009

Standard Life Investments have delayed their Newbury retail scheme for six months

Developers ‘cannot claim back unused levy payments’

21 August 2009

Section 106 replacement would allow councils to keep cash for unbuilt infrastructure

Halabi wins green light to turn City office into hotel

31 July 2009

Simon Halabi has won planning consent to convert the Millennium Bridge House office building to hotel use

Panacea or Pandemonium?

31 July 2009

A new town centre planning policy is unlikely to make development easier

Linfoot plans to buy back into Lumiere

27 March 2009

KW Linfoot founder to invest in company’s abandoned Leeds scheme

Not in their back yards

06 March 2009

The end of the property boom has sparked a rise of protests against development

Planning

04 July 2008

Going into reverse

03 August 2007

The government is to overhaul the 15-year-old planning policy on development.

Reach for the sky, says CABE

03 August 2007

Tall buildings should set high standards of sustainable design and construction, says new planning guidance issued by English Heritage and the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment.

Urban Splash

03 August 2007

Urban Splash has submitted plans for the former Littlewoods building on Edge Lane in central Liverpool. The £60m scheme will comprise 250 flats, a 100-bedroom hotel, and offices, shops and leisure space. The building dates from 1938 and was built by the Moores brothers to house their Littlewoods pools business.

BPF’s call to arms in Scotland

01 December 2006

The British Property Federation has urged developers in Scotland to lobby the Scottish Executive over its latest planning shake-up.

Cooper to help first-time buyers

01 December 2006

Planning minister Yvette Cooper said last week the government would ‘shortly’ publish planning guidance to help councils build more homes for first-time buyers.

Regeneration supplement 2006

Regeneration supplement 2006

United front

Regeneration supplement 2006

What would be the result of an English Partnerships-Housing Corporation merger?

It’s the talk of the town

29 July 2005

The government’s ‘town centre first’ policy will soon extend to property in the office and leisure sectors. David Blackman reports on the feasibility of the plan to revive the UK’s city centres

Small packages

29 July 2005

Moseley & Webb split from Jones Lang LaSalle to set up a small planning practice.

Nobody is listening

4 July 2003

The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister is soon to respond to MPs who attacked its regeneration policy. Nobody, however, expects the government to take much notice

Vauxhall cavaliers

4 July 2003

The proposed Vauxhall tower has pitted Lambeth council against London mayor Ken Livingstone and developer St George. Property Week reports on London's latest tower planning struggle

The Coppergate saga

21 December 2001

CABE and English Heritage are on a collision course over Land Securities' proposed Coppergate Riverside scheme in York. We report on two public bodies on different sides of the planning debate

Urban miss

8 June 2001

Eight months after the government's Urban White Paper, regeneration projects throughout the UK are getting held up in the planning quagmire.