Piers Wehner
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Westminster approves Chelsfield’s Paddington Basin plans
Designs for Chelsfield’s 120m-tall Grand Union Building (pictured) at Paddington Basin have been given the thumbs up by Westminster council. At a pre-application meeting last night councillors signalled that the…
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Railtrack cash difficulties hit Sellar’s 66-storey tower
Irvine Sellar may be forced to resubmit plans for London Bridge Tower if an adjacent Railtrack scheme cannot attract funding. Planning consent for the 1,000ft, 66-storey “shard of glass” designed…
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SEEDA launches Design Review panel
The South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) has launched its Design Review panel. Backed by the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE), the panel will give free advice…
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Five British towns awarded City status
Five British towns have been awarded City status to celebrate the Queen’s Golden Jubilee. The competition, which was entered by 37 towns, was won by Preston in the North of…
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Propex launch lifted by raft of agent signings
A host of agent signings have boosted Propex, the property investment trading portal which went live four weeks ago. Atis Real Weatheralls, CBGA, Churston Heard, Colliers CRE, King Sturge, FPDSavills,…
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Sellar’s 66-storey tower wins nerve-wracking ‘first round’
Europe’s tallest tower (pictured) gained planning permission from Southwark council last night, after a nerve-wracking meeting for developer Irvine Sellar. London Bridge Tower, Sellar’s 66-storey skyscraper, was expected to be…
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‘Donnygate’ developer found guilty of corruption
Alan Hughes, the developer at the heart of the “Donnygate” scandal, was found guilty of corruption by Nottingham Crown Court yesterday.
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London’s population forecast to rise by 9.5% by 2016
By 2016, London’s population will have increased by 700,000, according to a report launched today by mayor Ken Livingstone. Planning for London’s Growth notes that, since 1989, London’s population has…
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Rok Property Solutions takes over City Estates
Rok Property Solutions is to buy Southampton-based commercial developer City Estates for £785,000 in shares, cash and loan notes. . The news follows the unveiling of Rok’s end of year…
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Propan agrees deal to buy Sitemaster
Propan Homes has entered into a conditional contract to buy Sitemaster for £1.07m in shares. As part of the deal Propan will acquire a wholly owned subsidiary which owns residential…
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Hercules to buy London management company
Hercules Property Services is to buy London residential property management company Gross Fine for £13.2m. As part of the deal, Hercules will also be acquiring Gross Fine’s freehold offices in…
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Bishopsgate’s Braithwaite Viaduct is listed
The Braithwaite Viaduct at Bishopsgate Goodsyard has been listed as Grade II. English Heritage had put forward for listing a complex of buildings on the site, including storage vaultsbut the…