Mayor calls in refused Hounslow scheme
The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has used his planning powers to call in a major residential scheme that was refused planning consent
The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has used his planning powers to call in a major residential scheme that was refused planning consent
Lendlease’s European managing director, Jonathan Emery, talks about two of London’s most high-profile but also savagely criticised schemes: the Heygate Estate in Elephant & Castle, SE1, and the Haringey Development Vehicle in north London
Chinatown theory is driven by its proximity to Lee’s 1.3m sq ft neighbouring Langham Estate, which covers 13.8 acres between Oxford Street, W1, and Euston Road, N1
The £600m extension of Westfield London, W12, will now open in three phases after the original opening date was brought forward by six months
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“We are doing more development than we have ever done before,” says Cadogan Estate chief executive Hugh Seaborn.
The London elections in May could produce a new raft of local politicians elected on an anti-development ticket
Greenwich Council’s independent housing delivery arm has announced a plan to contribute up to £10,000 to tenants to go towards a mortgage deposit.
The number of units granted planning permission in London across Q3, was the lowest in 17 quarters, stretching back to 2013
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