Piers Wehner
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Mayor submits plans for landowners to pay for CrossRail
Proposals to make Londons landowners foot the bill for CrossRail will be submitted to the government by Mayor for London Ken Livingstone.
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Paddington plans hit the sidings
Westminster councils planning committee this week refused Railtracks plans for a Sir Nicholas Grimshaw tower at Paddington Station for a second time, saying the scheme is not “of an exceptional…
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Coppergate inquiry: Case set to run over by five weeks
The public inquiry into Land Securities Coppergate Riverside shopping centre in York looks set to run over by up to five weeks – adding hundreds of thousands of pounds to…
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Ex-CBHP directors bet on Cambridge R&D market
Two former CB Hillier Parker directors are taking a £60m gamble on the future of Cambridge’s R&D market. Carisbrooke Alliance, set up by former investment agents Mark Barnwell and Mike…
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MPs call on Railtrack successor to publish full asset register
Railtrack’s successor must produce a full asset register, or risk losing investment, MPs have warned. In a report published this morning, members of the House of Commons Transport committee warn…
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McAlpine offers ‘one-stop-shop’ relocation package
Alfred McAlpine has launched a “one-stop-shop” package of services for occupiers who want to outsource the relocation process. The new service, called 20/20, will allow companies to use one organisation…
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Coppergate inquiry: Council ‘compromised’ own policy
York council’s decision to grant planning consent for Land Securities’ Coppergate Riverside shopping centre breaks every rule in the York city development plan, a local conservation group has claimed.
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Kick-off for Grimsby Town FC’s stadium
Grimsby Town Football Club’s new stadium (pictured) and an adjacent retail park have been given the go-ahead by the Secretary of State. .
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Coppergate inquiry: EH backs LandSec’s designs
English Heritage (EH) has thrown its weight behind Land Securities’ £60m Coppergate Riverside scheme, claiming the shopping centre would enhance York’s nearby historic buildings.
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CABE says 115m Railtrack tower is too small
Government architecture watchdog CABE has recommended that a planned east London tower building be made even taller. CABE has said that Railtrack’s proposed 23-storey office tower in Hackney could be…
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Coppergate inquiry: Council ‘ignored’ own architect’s advice
York’s planning department ignored its own architect’s critical advice on Land Securities’ designs for Coppergate Riverside, an inquiry into the scheme has heard.
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Falconer denies green paper county council agenda
Lord Falconer has attempted to assuage county council fears about their place in the planning system following December’s planning green paper reforms.