Paul Wellman
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How could Tory ministers’ local green belt politics affect the Budget?
The autumn Budget has prompted speculation about a change to green belt policy. But with much of the green belt in constituencies where Tory MPs dominate, will they risk upsetting…
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Green light for Stanhope and Mitsui White City co-working scheme
Stanhope and Mitsui Fudosan and AIMCo have been given the go-ahead by Hammersmith & Fulham Council for three new buildings on the 17-acre Gateway site at White City Place, W12.
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Newham council development vehicle to venture outside borough
Red Door Ventures, the Newham council-owned development vehicle that was set up to provide private rented homes, is set to drastically scale up the business, with plans to invest outside…
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VCI unveils Vauxhall Cross scheme
Further details of VCI Property Holdings’ plan for Vauxhall Cross have emerged, following the recent submission of an environmental impact assessment application.
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Kober reselected in Haringey
Claire Kober, leader of Haringey Council, was last night resoundingly reselected as the Seven Sisters ward councillor.
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Sainsbury’s lodges appeals over Whitechapel scheme
Sainsbury’s has submitted an appeal against the refusal of its proposed Whitechapel scheme, as well as an appeal for non-determination on a revised plan.
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The growth of London’s residential pipeline
Developers are often accused of landbanking and a graph showing London’s pipeline of planning consents continuing to grow year-on-year would suggest exactly that
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London’s student housing applications save digs
A flurry of recent planning applications looks set to push the application rate for student housing units across the capital to the highest level since 2013
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Are Khan’s new housing targets achievable?
This week, Sadiq Khan announced the new house building targets which will shape his upcoming London Plan. The headline figure of a target for 65,000 homes per annum is a vast…
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The developers jumping on the microbrewery bandwagon
Craft beer, fixed-gear bikes, beards and flat whites. All have become a byword for hipsters in recent years. Gentrifiers drawn to working-class, inner-city areas close to jobs that didn’t even…
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Investors shy away from London’s new-build resi market
Owner-occupiers made a comeback into London’s new-build residential market last year, as investors pulled back, taking less market share for the first time since 2012
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Tower Hamlets schemes refused amid over-development claims
Councillors in Tower Hamlets are pushing back on housing schemes, with claims it is taking on an unfair share of London’s housing need.