Piers Wehner
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London threatened by lack of planning strategy, warns EH
English Heritage (EH) has warned that London could be “destroyed” unless the mayor of London draws up a strategy for evaluating major schemes in central London.
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Meridian Delta lodges Dome plans
Plans for the regeneration of the Greenwich Peninsula, which include converting the Millennium Dome into a 26,000-seat arena, were today submitted to Greenwich council.
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RICS red-faced over MRICS exams lists gaffe
The RICS has been forced to apologise to members who took their MRICS exams after it published the wrong pass list in The Times on Friday.
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Chesterton’s Ben Wrighton joins Donaldsons as senior planner
Senior consultant Ben Wrighton has left Chesterton to become senior planner in Donaldsons’ planning & compensation department. Wrighton’s client list at Donaldsons will include Hammerson and Crest Nicolson.
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Work begins on residential scheme in Hulme, Manchester
Work has begun on Rosedale Property Developments’ 99-flat residential development in Hulme, Manchester. The £12m scheme, Casa Urbano, was designed by architect firm MBLC and will be situated in the…
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Mills to step down as Leslie Furness chairman
John Mills is to stand down as chairman and board director of retail surveyor Leslie Furness in the new year. Mills, who has been with the company for 40 years,…
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TCPA calls for govt to create ‘planning tsars’ for councils
Planning lobbyists have urged the government to create local ‘planning tsars’, with statutory powers, to better integrate planning with councils’ other functions.
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Report dismisses claims planning system is damaging economy
The UK’s planning system is not damaging the economy, according to research commissioned by the House of Common’s Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) committee.
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Think-tank urges comprehensive independent review of PFI
A leading left-wing think-tank has called for a comprehensive review of value for money in private finance initiative (PFI) projects. In research published yesterday, the Institute of Public Policy Research…
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Hammerson sells Leeds’ tallest office for £58.1m
Hammerson has sold West Riding House, Leeds’ tallest office building, to a consortium of private investors for £58.1m, representing a yield of 5.85%.
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Anschutz signs McGivern to head Dome plans
Jayne McGivern has joined international entertainment giant Anschutz Entertainment Group to oversee its plans to redevelop the Millennium Dome. McGivern, formerly group development director at MWB, will be charged with…
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Brown pledges to close new buildings VAT loophole
The government is to close a loophole that allows buyers of new buildings to avoid paying VAT. Chancellor Gordon Brown in his pre-Budget speech on Wednesday said that new legislation…