Piers Wehner
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Southwark seeks bids for baby Elephant scheme
Southwark council is in talks with several “major league” developers for a scaled-down regeneration scheme at Elephant & Castle. It has posted an invitation for tenders in the Official Journal…
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Westminster in court battle to stop planners’ strike
Westminster city council is taking trade union Unison to court in an attempt to end the strike that has crippled its planning department.
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Developers call for London Crossrail to go to Royal Docks
East-West London transport link Crossrail should go to the Royal Docks, according to a group of influential property developers. The Royal Docks Crossrail Group, which includes Development Securities, Silvertown Quays,…
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Govt report slams Livingstone’s affordable housing policy
The study underpinning the mayor of London’s affordable housing policy is flawed, according to a government-commissioned report. The report, drawn up by ATIS Real Weatheralls, claims that the “Three Dragons”…
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Treasury may rescind £350m payment for planners
The £350m cash bonus promised for “high performing” planning authorities in Gordon Brown’s spending review could be spent on street cleaning and rubbish collection instead of planning.
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Private investors pay £30m for prestigious London estate
One of the oldest and most prestigious estates in London has been sold to private investors for around £30m. The 200-year-old family-owned Gunter Estate, which comprises 70 freehold buildings in…
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Royal & SunAlliance plans Cambs shopping centre
Royal & SunAlliance Property Investments Plans has submitted plans for a 67,500 sq ft (6,271 sq m) shopping centre for Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.
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Grantchester sells London Road retail park for £15.7m
Sunend Properties has bought the London Road retail park at Southend, Essex, from Grantchester for £15.7m. The sale price is thought to reflect an initial yield of 7%.
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Miller sells four former Co-op stores for £40.8m
Miller Developments has sold four former Co-op stores to Threadneedle. Threadneedle, on behalf of Allied Dunbar Assurance, paid £40.75m for the stores, which are located in Doncaster, Birkenhead, Bath and…
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Compco on track for £24m Euston office buy
Compco Holdings has bought an 19th century 102,000 sq ft (9,476 sq m) former Railway ticketing centre in Euston. It has paid Allied Dunbar Assurance around £24m for Carriage Row,…
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Ask/Gleeson submit £25m Sheffield mixed-use plans
Ask Developments and Gleeson have submitted joint plans for a £25m mixed-use development in Sheffield city centre. Proposals include a 134-bedroom, four-star hotel, a comedy/live entertainment venue, two café bars,…
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Westminster planning team joins council strike
Planning officers at Westminster council have joined striking support staff today to protest against plans to outsource the council’s services. The move means that the whole of Westminster’s planning team,…