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NewsBallymore withdraws plans for Canary Wharf resi tower over fire safety concerns
Ballymore has withdrawn its planning application for a 51-storey residential tower in Canary Wharf, east London, following concerns raised by fire safety experts.
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Peel L&P’s plans for Hulton Park in Bolton recommended for approval
Bolton Council’s planning officers have published a report recommending approval for Peel L&P’s redevelopment of Hulton Park into a sport and healthy living destination.
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RICS calls for primary valuation mechanism to shift of DCF method
A RICS report has called for the ‘primary mechanism’ for valuing real estate to shift from estimating the ‘exchange price’ to values based on future income calculated using discounted cashflow (DCF).
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‘Cheap shot to blame us for cladding crisis’
The government has been accused of “cheap shots” and “arse-covering” after asking developers to fork out up to £4bn to help remove unsafe cladding from blocks of flats.
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Rula Developments submits J.28 warehouse planning application
Rula Developments has submitted a planning application for the development of a 190,000 sq ft specification warehouse unit at J.28, M1.
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Industry gives mixed response to new government cladding removal plans
The property industry has reacted with a mix of praise, scepticism and criticism to the government’s plan to ask developers to cover up to £4bn in costs to remove dangerous cladding from lower-height buildings.
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Oxford University receives consent for redevelopment of Hertford College
Oxford University has secured planning and listed building consent for an extensive redevelopment of Hertford College.
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Government may use ‘legal means’ or tax levy to force developers to pay up to £4bn on cladding removal
The Government is set to ask developers to cover up to £4bn of cost to ensure more flat owners will not have to pay to remove dangerous cladding from lower-height buildings.
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Vistry Group gets green light for 439-home development near Northampton
Vistry Group has secured reserved matters planning approval for more than 400 homes as part of its Western Gate development near Northampton, where construction is set to start in the coming months.
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Harworth submits plans for close to 3m sq ft of Yorkshire shed space
Harworth Group has submitted plans for a total of 2.8m sq ft of industrial and logistics space at two sites close to Leeds in Yorkshire.
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Countryside gets planning consent for Kingston regeneration
Countryside and Kingston Council have received planning approval for the regeneration of the Cambridge Road Estate in Kingston.
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Milligan appointed to redevelop Ashford town centre
Developer Milligan has been appointed by the local council to redevelop Ashford’s town centre in Kent.
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Lord Bichard urges ‘as many as possible’ to contribute to RICS review
Lord Michael Bichard is calling for “as many people as possible” to contribute to his review into the governance and purpose of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
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Bellway gets green light for 138 flats at Ebbsfleet Garden City
Bellway has received planning consent to build 138 flats at the entrance to a new section of Ebbsfleet Garden City in Kent after securing planning consent from Ebbsfleet Development Corporation.
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Headon takes on St Andrews resi scheme
Developer Headon has submitted a planning application for 96 homes at a residential scheme in St Andrews, Fife, in Scotland.
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Sellar gets go-ahead for Grand Union House redevelopment
Sellar, the developer famed for The Shard, has secured a resolution to grant planning permission for the redevelopment of Grand Union House in Camden, north-west London, into a mixed-use scheme.
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Grenfell company to be excluded from Help to Buy scheme
A company linked to the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower is set to be excluded from the government’s Help to Buy scheme.
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Planning system fuelling the crisis
Editor: Your story ‘Annual housing supply plummets 11% to lowest level in five years’ is not good news for any of us, but particularly for those who need new homes the most.
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Property industry reacts to Bank of England interest rate rise
The Bank of England’s decision to increase business rates from 0.1% to 0.25% has had a mixed reaction from the property industry.
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Government urged to support businesses in the face of Omicron
Pressure is mounting on the government to provide support – such as business rates relief – for retail and hospitality businesses as it urges people to limit socialising in the run up to Christmas to slow the spread of the Omicron variant.
