South East
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Four towns to test high-tech traffic cure
Stratford-upon-Avon, Preston, Reading and York will road-test new high-technology traffic management systems as part of a DETR research initiative. They will test electronic signs which show clear routes and parking…
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Government rejects East Sussex flood claim
The government has rejected the majority of East Sussex county council’s claim for emergency spending following the recent floods. The Association of British Insurers estimates the deluge may have caused…
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Brixton wins Staines office scheme appeal
Brixton Estate has won detailed planning permission at appeal for its 11,148 sq m (120,000 sq ft) Orbis office scheme at The Causeway in Staines.
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Adverse possession claim to 57 acres goes to Court of Appeal
A dispute over the ownership of 57 acres of potential development land in Berkshire has moved to the Court of Appeal.
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Care homes closure crisis
The Conservatives have released figures showing more than 95 residential and nursing homes closed in England since April. The closures mostly cover Cornwall, Kent, Surrey and Hampshire.
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Tower Hamlets council block listed
Carradale House in Tower Hamlets, London, has been granted Grade II listed status. The council-run block was built in 1967 as the first example of the “New Brutalism” practised by…
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Greene King to sell 47 pubs to London Inns
Greene King is set to announce the sale of 47 bottom-end pubs to London Inns when it reports its interims tomorrow.
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Planning dispute over concrete recycling
A Poyle farm owner has asked the High Court to overturn a government inspectors decision confirming an order, issued by Slough Borough Council, barring him from recycling concrete on his…
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Property company fails to avert possession order
Hennelly Properties Ltd has failed to overturn a High Court ruling awarding possession of Canal House, Catherine Wheel Road, Brentford, to AIB Group (UK) plc after Hennelly defaulted on the…
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SE businesses may never recover from floods
Business organisations have warned some firms in the South East may never recover from recent floods. Some businesses are still out of action and others have already moved elsewhere or…
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Council liable for flood damage
Bybrook Barn Garden Centre has won its Appeal Court challenge against a High Court decision in November last year that Kent County Council were not liable for damage caused by…
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Judgment reserved in land ownership case
Thames Water Developments Ltd must wait to see whether it has succeeded in an Appeal Court challenge to a High Court ruling that Kingsalton Ltd is entitled to claim ownership…