All Planning & policy articles
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OnlineCMA investigating takeover of GCP Student Living assets
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched two investigations into the anticipated takeover of GCP Student Living.
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RICS refuses to investigate furloughing of staff
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has refused a request by former and current RICS employees to launch an investigation into the furloughing of its staff.
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Lothbury to expand One Stanhope Gate
Lothbury Investment Management, on behalf of Lothbury Property Trust, has gained planning permission from Westminster Council for an extension and alterations to Mayfair office building One Stanhope Gate.
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What does planning reform pause mean for the housing industry?
In recent weeks, the future direction of the government’s reforms to the planning system seem to have gone off course from the vision set out in the planning white paper, where the government proposed to tear the planning system down “and start again”.
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Gove hints at housing policy shift from South East to north
New housing secretary suggests in party conference speech that it will build more in north and less in south.
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Local plan halted in response to PM’s ‘not on greenfields’ comment
A council has halted progress on its local plan in response to the prime minister Boris Johnson’s comment that new homes should not be built on greenfields – with one planning expert warning other councils may follow suit.
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Blackpool Central £300m scheme gets planning approval
The £300m plan to develop the former Blackpool Central railway station has been given the go-ahead by Blackpool council’s planning committee.
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RICS unveils new interim leaders
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has drafted in a new interim leadership team as it looks to recover from its governance crisis.
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Wealth managers brought in by RICS
Tilney Smith & Williamson, a wealth management and professional services group, has partnered with RICS to advise members on financial planning and investment management.
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Government allocates £58m to brownfield regeneration
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has allocated almost £60m to develop brownfield land across England.
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Tiger submits plans for Guildford co-living scheme
Tiger Developments has submitted a planning application to Guildford Borough Council for a purpose designed co-living scheme comprising 301 studios across four buildings, Property Week can reveal.
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Gloucester’s £107m tech hub will target ‘booming’ cyber industry
Reef Group and Gloucester City Council will target the “booming digital and cyber-technology industry” with The Forum, a £107m technology campus in Gloucester.
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Former housing secretary James Brokenshire dies
Former secretary of state for housing, communities and local government James Brokenshire has died aged 53.
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Firethorn gets go ahead for speculative Cheshire scheme
Firethorn Trust has been given the go ahead to speculatively develop 700,000 sq ft of warehousing space in Cheshire.
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Bury Street scheme rejected following Bevis Marks uproar
Plans for a 49-storey, 200,000 sq ft office scheme on Bury Street in the City of London have been rejected following claims that the building would disrupt services at Bevis Marks, the UK’s oldest synagogue.
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Inland Homes gets green light for Gardiners Park Village
Inland Homes has received planning permission for Gardiners Park Village in Basildon following its signing of a Section 106 agreement.
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Ousted RICS directors say apology is “difficult to accept”
The four non-executive directors wrongfully dismissed from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) have welcomed a formal apology from the body but have said that it is “difficult to accept it as a statement of genuine contrition”.
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RICS cuts ties with Fieldfisher and issues public apology to wronged NEDs
The Governing Council (GC) of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has cut ties with its external legal advisors, set out details for a new independent review and publicly apologised to four non-executives who were wrongly dismissed.
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AEW UK secures approval from Bristol Council for Hengrove redevelopment
AEW UK Core Property Fund’s (AEW) outline application for the proposed redevelopment of Hengrove Leisure Park has been approved by Bristol City Council.
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Climate minister hints at inclusion of embodied carbon in Heat and Buildings Strategy
Embodied carbon will be factored into the government’s forthcoming Heat and Buildings Strategy, a government minister has suggested.
