All Planning & policy articles – Page 10
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ProfessionalWhat will business interruption judgment mean for landlords?
The hotly anticipated Supreme Court judgment on business interruption cover has now been decided substantially in favour of the Financial Conduct Authority.
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Industry looks to chancellor to fix the business rates system
Rishi Sunak is expected to announce changes to the rates relief scheme in his budget speech on 3 March.
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Industry bodies warn planning overhaul could destroy UK high streets
Leading industry bodies have written to housing secretary Robert Jenrick calling for him to reconsider his plans to extend permitted development rights.
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Topland’s 221-bedroom Brighton hotel greenlit
Topland has secured planning permission from Brighton Hove Council to develop a 221-bedroom hotel, Property Week can reveal.
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Inland Homes’ Wicks slams planning delays
Housebuilder urges developers to push back against politics in planning process
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Jenrick unveils developer taxes and £3.5bn fund to pay for cladding removal
Housing secretary Robert Jenrick is to introduce new taxes on developers and a £3.5bn fund to help cover the costs of cladding removal.
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Surrey County Council buys Weybridge office building for £16m
Surrey County Council has bought an office building in Weybridge from RO Property Management for £16m.
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Opus North and Rougemont submit plans for 650,000 sq ft of shed space
Opus North and Rougemont have submitted planning for 650,000 sq ft of logistics and manufacturing space in Dalton.
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Plans revealed for third attempt at brutalist IBM building redevelopment
Wolfe Commercial Properties Southbank has revealed its third set of plans to redevelop the brutalist IBM building on London’s South Bank.
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Government working on “excessive profits tax” to claw back pandemic borrowing from online retailers
The government is reportedly working on plans for an “excessive profits tax” for firms that experience a surge in profits as a result of the pandemic.
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Accessible Retail calls for a new retail planning policy in NPPF
Accessible Retail (AR), the out-of-town trade body, is calling for changes to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) in order to protect retail jobs and make sure retailers have a commercially sustainable trading future.
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The councils that PUT their trust in offshore
Local authorities have invested £820m of public money in tax-avoiding offshore vehicles, a Property Week investigation can reveal. Mitchell Labiak assesses the financial and ethical implications of such tactics
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Councils have invested £820m in property via offshore trusts
MP urges government to clamp down on local authorities using tax-avoiding tactic after Property Week investigation.
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Tungsten Properties ‘Super W’ in Warrington gets planning consent
Mid-box industrial and warehouse developer Tungsten Properties has received planning approval for ‘Super W’, a 244,000 sq ft speculative industrial unit Appleton Thorn Trading Estate in Warrington, Cheshire.
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RICS weighs candidates for independent review
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is understood to have started evaluating potential candidates to chair the impending independent review of its corporate governance practices and “ongoing purpose and relevance”.
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The IBN outlines £35bn strategy to save high streets and hospitality
The Independent Business Network (IBN) is calling on the Chancellor to implement £35bn in measures to save the hospitality industry and high streets from financial ‘oblivion.’
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Cross-party support for Stamp Duty holiday extension
An extension or tapering off of the stamp duty holiday gained cross party support in a parliamentary debate, which was held in response to a 139,000-signature petition.
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BPF warns of “damaging” resi conversions on high streets
The British Property Federation (BPF) has slammed the government’s proposals to allow for easier residential conversions on the high street.
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MHCLG appoints panel to ‘challenge’ Croydon Council’s spending
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has appointed a financial panel designed to “challenge” Croydon Council’s decisions following the council’s bankruptcy last year.
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RLW Estates narrowly granted permission for Cambridge resi scheme
South Cambridgeshire District Council has granted outline planning permission to RLW Estates for a 4,500-home scheme at Waterbeach New Town East.
