Piers Wehner
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Chancellor clashes with advisers over Crossrail funding
The funding method for Londons Crossrail project hangs on the outcome of a top-level row between the Chancellor and his closest advisers.
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GLA attacks Livingstone’s ‘secret meetings’ with developers
The Greater London Assembly (GLA) has lashed out at London Mayor Ken Livingstone’s secret meetings with developers and is threatening to force the mayor to hold the meetings in public.
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TCPA attacks Government brownfield housing claim
The Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) has slammed the Government’s claims that it has beaten its 60% target for housing built on brownfield land.
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Green light for 1m sq ft East Anglia business park
Developer Carisbrooke has won consent for a 1m sq ft (92,900 sq m) business park on a 64-acre (25.9ha) site at Haverhill in East Anglia.
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Property industry slates DTLR reshuffle
The Cabinet reshuffle has been branded as a “disaster” by the property industry. Lobbyists warned that the reshuffle – with Lord Falconer moving to the Home Office and the DTLR…
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Spacia on track for Bermondsey railway arches scheme
Railtrack’s small business space arm Spacia will start work redeveloping 12 railway arches in Bermondsey next month. The 33,000 sq ft (3,065 sq m) industrial workspace development, which will include…
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RICS voices planning concerns after DTLR reshuffle
The RICS has criticised the government for splitting up the DTLR at a crucial time for planning policy. Michael Chambers, head of policy at the RICS, expressed concerns that prime…
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JLL report proves Dome deal’s value for money, says Falconer
Former planning minister Lord Falconer this afternoon said that independent advice from Jones Lang LaSalle proved that the agreed sale of the Millennium Dome represented better value for money than…
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Lord Rooker named as planning and housing minister
Lord Rooker (pictured) has replaced Lord Falconer as planning and housing minister. He will have the task of finalising the Government’s controversial planning reforms and steering them through Parliament.
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Government confirms Dome deal
Lord Falconer has confirmed the government’s sale of the Millennium Dome to development consortium Meridian Delta. This afternoon’s announcement officially secures Meridian Delta, a consortium comprising Australian group Lend Lease,…
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Falconer moves to the Home Office
Planning minister Lord Falconer has moved to the Home Office following the resignation of DTLR secretary Stephen Byers. Home secretary David Blunkett revealed details of a reshuffle in his department…
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Prescott resumes regional role in DTLR reshuffle
Deputy prime minister John Prescott has resumed his duties as minister for the regions and local government, following the resignation of DTLR secretary Stephen Byers.