Latest Planning & Policy News
Native Land submits plans for Bankside Yards offices
Native Land has submitted a planning application for Building 1, an 80,600 sq ft, sustainable office building at its Bankside Yards scheme on London’s South Bank.
East London’s 3 Mills studios set for £6m modernisation
The London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) is to invest £6m in renovating and modernising several historic buildings at its 3 Mills film studio in east London.
Go ahead for Old Oak and Park Royal plans for 25,500 new homes
The planning inspector has approved The Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC)’s local plan, paving the way for 25,500 homes to be built in the west London area.
Clock ticking for RICS as review published
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has been told to carry out a “transformation of the institution at pace” in order to regain the trust of its members and ward off the government’s “sword hanging over them”, Lord Michael Bichard has warned
Judgment on telephone masts clarifies rights of landowners
Supreme Court ruling provides greater clarity on the rights of operators to update digital infrastructure
Q&A: Long Harbour’s MD on outlook for BTR
Rebecca Taylor on the firm’s BTR white paper and the challenges the sector faces
Industry urges government to rethink flawed EPC system
Experts say Energy Performance Certificates do not reflect buildings’ operational energy performance
No one can call Michael Gove idle
Say what you like about the secretary of state for levelling up, housing and communities, but Michael Gove certainly hasn’t been idle.
South Bank showdown
Last month, Michael Gove deployed his Section 31 powers again – this time to stop the demolition of the ITV Studios on the South Bank. His actions have threatened to chill relations with the property industry and heated up the debate on what counts as carbon-saving development. Peter Bill reports
M&S blasts Gove for Oxford Street public inquiry
Marks & Spencer has lambasted housing secretary Michael Gove for ordering a public inquiry into the demolition of the retailers’ flagship Oxford Street store.
