All Planning & policy articles – Page 17
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NewsTungsten 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.
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Sadiq Khan's London Plan gets go ahead
Sadiq Khan’s London Plan has been given the green light by Robert Jenrick after more than a year of clashes with central Government over its contents.
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Council approves plan for Capital & Regional’s Walthamstow redevelopment
Waltham Forest Council has approved Capital Regional’s plans to redevelop The Mall in Walthamstow this week.
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Green light for M&G Real Estate’s and CO—RE’s West End scheme
M G Real Estate, working together with developer CO—RE, has secured planning approval for the redevelopment of The Fitzrovia W1.
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Property industry not convinced housing targets are achievable
Scepticism over the government’s ambitious housing targets has come to light in a new survey conducted by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Housing Market and Housing Delivery, using Built-ID’s Give My View software.
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Square Mile has a recovery plan
Despite the gloom of the lockdown, with the vaccine rollout well under way, there is now a light at the end of the tunnel.
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Devil in the detail for building safety regime
New measures welcomed, but questions remain over funding and resources
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Nexus secures planning permission for vertical extension
Nexus Planning has secured planning for a residential block in Wandsworth, in one of the first permissions for a vertical extension through the new permitted development rights announced in the planning reform last year.
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St. Modwen selected as development partner for Cheltenham mixed-use project
St. Modwen has been chosen by Midlands Land Portfolio, the property development arm of Severn Trent, as its development partner for a 154-acre site to the west of Cheltenham.
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Portas calls for business rates relief extension
Retail guru Mary Portas has joined the call for business rates relief to be extended until the end of the year and for the government to introduce an incentive scheme to encourage people back into shops.
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Carter Jonas launches Birmingham planning team
Carter Jonas has launched a planning and development team at its Birmingham office at Two Snowhill with Neal Allcock recruited as partner to lead the team and Molly Stanley recruited as a graduate planner.
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Green light for Manchester Debenhams regeneration
Developer AM Alpha has been given the go ahead to transform the Debenhams in central Manchester into a mixed-use scheme.
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NHS and universities urged to unlock land for life science uses
The NHS and universities should work more closely with the public and private sectors to unlock land banks to create life sciences campuses, according to panellists at a RealX Global event this week.
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RICS relents to independent review amid governance crisis
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors relented to industry pressure last night, approving an independent review as it battles a corporate governance crisis.
