South East
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Environment Agency ordered to review Anglian water decision
The High Court has ordered the Environment Agency to rethink its ruling that Anglian Water Services Ltd is under a duty to provide public sewers to serve the villages of…
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Whitecliff/Copthorn get £67m Kent village go-ahead
Whitecliff Properties and Copthorn Homes have been given the green light for the first phase of a £67m urban village in the Kent Thames-side region.
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Stone Castle gets green light
A joint venture between Countryside Properties’ Copthorn Homes and Whitecliff Properties has won the go-ahead for a £67m housing scheme called Stone Castle, alongside Bluewater, Dartford, in Kent.
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More expansion for Stansted considered
BAA is looking at another expansion of Stansted airport to offset space shortages at Heathrow and Gatwick. The announcement comes midway through Stansted’s second expansion – a £200m project due…
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Gazeley pays £17.25m for Berkshire site
Gazeley Properties has paid MM Holding UK and Colthrop Board Mill £17.25m for a 14.6ha (36-acre) development site at Colthrop Lane, Thatcham, Berkshire.
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Tenant’s option upheld
The lease of an office building in Watford set something of a puzzle for Judge Rich QC in the High Court.
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Latest attempt to convert goat shed into home fails
A man from Ingatestone, Essex, has failed in the latest round of a long-running legal dispute for planning consent to turn a goat shed into a home.
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New Town for Bluewater
Countryside Properties has signed a £70m deal to build the first phase of a new town next to the Bluewater shopping centre in Kent.
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3i closes Cardiff office
3i has closed its office in Cardiff. The venture capitalist decided there were not enough entrepreneurs in Wales. 3i is also looking to create larger specialised teams to work on…
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Prescott changes mind over Brent Cross
John Prescott this week lifted his block on Hammerson and Standard Lifes planned extension of Brent Cross shopping centre hours before the case was due to be heard in court.
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Banner must pay out for Amersham development land
Residential developer Banner (2000) Ltd has failed in its appeal court bid to overturn a uling that it must pay a further £185,000 under a contract to purchase development land…
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Rail recovery plan agreed
The rail industry has agreed a National Recovery Programme to deal with cracked rail tracks and to sort out the chaos caused by closures and speed restrictions.