‘Another victory for NIMBYs’: Campaigners slam planning permission collapse HOUSING The number of planning permission approvals for new home sites has fallen to another record low, figures out today show, continuing the downward trend seen in the past two years.
Court rules that Gove’s decision on Marks and Spencer planning permission was ‘unlawful’ Property The retail giant took the Secretary of State for levelling up, Michael Gove MP, to court over his decision to refuse planning permission for the construction of its flagship building on Oxford Street.
Greenwich: London council orders demolition of luxury blocks built ‘without planning permission’ Property Greenwich Council has ordered that two luxury riverside residential towers be torn down because they were erected without planning permission. Mast Quay Phase II, located in Woolwich, was completed in 2022 and residents have since moved into the posh towers which feature an onsite gym. But the council has argued that the finished building looks [...]
Gin and whiskey maker snags planning permission for carbon neutral distillery March 14, 2022 Gin and scotch whiskey maker Eden Mill St Andrews has snagged planning permission for a new site – which it says will be the world’s first carbon neutral distillery. The distillery, which will also have a visitor centre, will be in the heart of St Andrews in Scotland and already has a 50-year land lease. [...]
Campaigners win High Court bid to quash planning permission for Holocaust memorial outside Parliament April 8, 2022 Campaigners have won a High Court bid to quash planning permission for a national Holocaust memorial outside Parliament. The London Historic Parks and Gardens Trust is opposed to a new UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre being built in Victoria Tower Gardens, a small triangular Grade II-listed park next to Westminster Abbey and the Palace [...]
Government still ‘committed’ to Holocaust memorial near Parliament despite High Court quashing planning permission April 8, 2022 The government is still “committed” to building a Holocaust memorial next to Parliament, despite a High Court decision to block planning permission for it. Peers have clashed after campaigners won a decision to delay a £100m project for a Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre at Victoria Tower Garden in Westminster. Lord Pickles, co-chair of the [...]
Green light granted for Shepherds Bush redevelopment December 20, 2023 The owners of Shepherds Bush market have won planning permission for a major redevelopment of the 100 year old landmark.
PPHE to develop new 179-room London Victoria hotel as ‘midscale lifestyle’ market grows November 27, 2023 PPHE Hotel Group has been granted planning permission to build a new 179-room hotel below the Park Plaza Victoria London property.
McDonald’s UK expansion plans hamstrung by beefy bureaucracy, says boss June 18, 2023 McDonald's' UK boss has warned that it can take up to three years to achieve planning permission for a restaurant - slowing down expansion plans
Gove clamp down on short term lets like Airbnb could lead to ‘two-tier system’ February 19, 2024 Under the reform, property owners who let out their homes to visitors will be asked to seek planning permission, alongside placing their name on a mandatory national register for short-term lets.