Planning permission granted for 454 new homes in Wembley November 27, 2020 Brent Council has given the green light on building 454 new homes, including 40 per cent affordable housing, next to Wembley Park underground station. The scheme covers a 1.6-acre site, and will be delivered across five buildings. The new homes will be a mixture of studios, one, two and three-bedroom apartments. The affordable homes will [...]
Shard developer accused of ‘vandalising’ Bermondsey property to earn planning permission June 29, 2020 A row over a Bermondsey development has escalated with local campaigners alleging that Shard developer Sellar has “vandalised” a heritage building to earn planning permission. The Old Bermondsey Forum (OBF) and the Bermondsey Village Action Group (BVAG) are accusing Sellar of tearing out a hydraulic hoist from a historic warehouse in Vinegar Yard, near London [...]
Spring Budget 2024: Jeremy Hunt could back £450m ‘Hollywood of the North’ March 4, 2024 Plans for a £450m film and TV studio in the North East of England could be backed by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt when he unveils his spring Budget later this week.
Lok’n Store’s development pipeline grows as company seeks to capitalise on demand for self-storage February 20, 2024 A publicly listed self storage company is close to opening its biggest store to date in Barking, Greater London.
London Stansted gets go-ahead for terminal extension in drive to create 5,000 jobs October 31, 2023 London Stansted Airport has been granted permission to extend its terminal building, a plan that will help bring 5,000 jobs and £2bn in GDP.
M&S chair: ‘Gove never engaged with us on Oxford Street ruling’ May 13, 2024 "One year, at the whim, really, of a Secretary of State, who's been found to have made his judgement wrongly on five different counts by the High Court.
UK’s Shinfield Studios gets green light to build 18 new stages with Disney as its first client December 13, 2021 Shinfield Studios has received full planning permission from its local council this morning to begin building 18 new sound stages, making it one of the largest film and TV studios in the UK.
South Bank: US developer plans three new skyscrapers by Blackfriars Bridge August 7, 2023 The South Bank may be set for three more skyscrapers after US property developer Hines submitted plans for an underdeveloped site near Blackfriars Bridge.
Hope for MSG Sphere in London as Michael Gove brushes off Sadiq Khan’s snub December 1, 2023 The MSG Sphere development set for East London has received a lifeline after levelling-up secretary Michael Gove has intervened.
Local authorities putting the brakes on electric car charger rollout, industry warns June 22, 2023 Local authority bureaucracy is causing delays of up to a year in rolling out electric car charge points, industry figures have warned. “We’re getting caught up in red tape… which is stopping us deploying thousands more charges today,” Ian Johnston, head of the newly formed trade association ChargeUK, told City A.M. To build and operate [...]