All Planning & policy articles
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OnlineRICS CEO bonus sparks fresh anger among members
The chief executive of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is under fire for accepting a six-figure bonus despite the body claiming government furlough money and making widespread redundancies last year.
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Online
Mayfair Capital and Opus Land to develop Solihull office
T3 Trinity Park Mayfair Mayfair Capital Property Unit Trust has teamed up with Opus Land to develop a new office building at Trinity Park in Solihull, the West Midlands. The trust, advised by Mayfair Capital and managed by Schroder Real Estate Managers (Jersey), will deliver ...
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News
Urban Splash to buy Croydon Council's Brick by Brick
Urban Splash is in talks to snap up Croydon Council’s housebuilding arm Brick by Brick, Property Week can reveal.
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News
Planners push back on City office-to-resi PDR
Committee urges members to vote to extend exemption from office-to-resi PDR
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News
Ilke Homes secures development site for 165 new homes in Exeter
Ilke Homes has secured a development site on which it plans to deliver 165 new homes at Exmouth Junction, Exeter.
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Online
Issa brothers to sell 27 petrol stations to complete £6.8bn Asda deal
The billionaire Issa brothers have agreed to sell almost 30 petrol stations so that its £6.8m Asda takeover can go ahead.
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Online
MCR Property Group wins planning approval for £80m scheme
MCR Property Group has secured planning approval for an £80m scheme in Bedford.
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Online
MPs double down on calls for greater cladding funds
Parliament’s housing committee has made fresh calls for the government to recommit to the principle that leaseholders should not have to pay for the removal of unsafe cladding from their homes.
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News
Virtual planning meetings must end next week, court rules
All virtual planning meetings must end next week, the High Court has ruled.
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Online
British Land and Landsec offer up moratorium proposal
Two of Britain’s biggest landlords have joined forces to put forward their own solution to the current moratorium on enforcement action and accrued arrears.
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Insight
Negotiation with tenants is vital
For some time now I’ve enjoyed following my old friend David Cooper’s epic battle on behalf of a quite unique business in London’s Jermyn Street that sells incredibly expensive carpets.
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Insight
A future in government property
Government property is a brilliant place to work on the biggest, most diverse property portfolio in the UK.
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News
City of London Corporation reviews PDR exemption rule
Corporation preparing report on Article 4 exemption after announcing plan to convert office space into homes.
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News
Takeaways from Government Property 2021 conference
Regional growth, regeneration and post- Grenfell fire safety were among the topics discussed at the event
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News
Shearer Property secures approval for Coventry city centre regeneration scheme
Shearer Property Group has secured approval from Coventry City Council for a 15-acre mixed-use regeneration scheme.
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Online
Green light for Hines’ Oxford Street mixed-use scheme
Hines has secured planning consent for its proposed mixed-use retail and office scheme in London’s West End.
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Online
Basildon’s Eastgate Shopping Centre set for resi conversion
Eastgate Shopping Centre in Basildon is set to be transformed into a 2,800-home residential-led scheme.
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Online
Landlords to sue Clarks over CVA
A string of landlords have filed a legal challenge to the restructuring of footwear retailer Clarks.
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Professional
Is the Planning White Paper really a ‘housing’ white paper?
The government’s emphasis on housing does not necessarily make the house a home. Last year saw consultation on the Planning White Paper, which proposed changes to the planning system to “finally build the homes we all need”.
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News
Government outlines 25-year environment plan
The government this week laid out plans to transform its public estate and hit net zero by 2050.
