Piers Wehner
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Paddington Basin third phase wins consent
The £300m third phase of Chelsfield’s Paddington Basin development, W2, which includes the Grand Union Building, has been given planning consent by Westminster council.
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Chinatown on menu for Westminster and Shaftesbury
Westminster council has said that it wants a Tube station exit for London’s Chinatown, in an attempt to preserve the area’s character. .
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Livingstone urges govt to back Brent Cross redevelopment
London mayor Ken Livingstone has recommended that the deputy prime minister gives the go-ahead to Standard Life/Hammerson’s revised plans for Brent Cross in North London.
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British Waterways’ £78m Millennium Link scoops RTPI award
British Waterways’ project to reopen the Forth & Clyde and Union Canals in Scotland has won the Royal Town Planning Institute’s highest planning award, the Silver Jubilee Cup.
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Judicial review threat to Spitalfields Market redevelopment
Campaigners fighting to preserve Spitalfields Market, E1, have launched a fresh legal challenge against its redevelopment. Spitalfields Market Under Threat (SMUT) has instructed Cambridge-based solicitor Richard Buxton, an environmental specialist,…
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Strategic Rail Authority ‘committed to developing Crossrail’
The Strategic Rail Authority (SRA) has insisted that Crossrail remains a long-term commitment, but has admitted that financing and route options have not been finalised.
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Govt puts fresh obstacles in way of Thameslink 2000
The government has told Railtrack to go back to the drawing board with its plans for Thameslink 2000, even though the Strategic Rail Authority has backed the proposals.
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Govt scraps compulsory community consultation plans
The government has scrapped a policy that would have forced developers to formally consult communities in order to get planning consent.
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Inland Revenue cancels stamp duty reform talks
The Inland Revenue last week cancelled meetings with industry representatives on the reform of stamp duty. Members of the Modernising Stamp Duty committee, which includes representatives from the BPF, CBI…
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EC clears UK’s abolition of stamp duty in deprived areas
The European Commission (EC) has given the go ahead to government plans to abolish stamp duty in almost 2,000 disadvantaged areas across the UK.
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Prescott stops short of scrapping Right to Buy with discounts cut
The government has slashed the discounts available for council tenants who wish to buy their homes, but has stopped short of suspending the Right to Buy policy.
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Raynsford launches 22 more pilot BIDs
The government and the Association of Town Centre Managers (ATCM) today launched 22 pilot business improvement district schemes (BIDs). The pilot projects, spearheaded by the ATCM, will be used to…