Tom Lowe
NewsGovernment launches consultation on single construction regulator
Approvals process for high-rise remediations will also be streamlined but definition of higher risk buildings to remain the same
NewsGreen light for 850-home Camden estate redevelopment
Scheme to more than double number of homes on West Kentish Town estate
NewsPlans for nearly 1,000 homes submitted for £2bn York Central development
Plans for a large proportion of the first phase of the £2bn York Central development have been submitted for planning.
NewsGreen light for 1,100-home Islington estate regeneration
New Barnsbury Estate scheme to span 12 buildings up to 21 storeys in height
NewsBarnet council rejects nearly 1,800 new homes across two schemes
Regal and Barratt proposals were both designed by the same architect and rejected on grounds of height and bulk
NewsKhan calls in British Land’s 3,700-home Canada Water masterplan
Move follows council report conceding £4bn scheme can only provide 3% affordable housing
NewsSecond phase of 1,300-home Leeds tower scheme in for planning
Developer Platform lodges reserved matters application for further 500 homes
NewsPlans for student block housing in redevelopment of Bethnal Green’s historic Genesis Cinema unanimously refused
Proposals thrown out due to concerns about heritage impact and affordability of student accommodation
NewsTelford Homes and Poplar Harca to revive stalled east London regeneration scheme
Chrisp Street Market plans started on site in 2021 but were paused to allow fire safety redesign
NewsEarls Court clears major planning hurdle as council approves one half of 4,000-home masterplan
The London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham signed off its section of the 44-acre scheme yesterday evening
NewsSalford approves 3,300-home tower cluster set to be UK’s tallest residential development
Henley Investment Management’s £1.3bn proposals survive onsalught of opposition from members of the public and campaigners
NewsRBKC removes Artelia from list of banned Grenfell companies
Decision comes after judicial review challenge settled out of court last month
NewsPlans submitted for £200m Huyton town centre regeneration scheme
Mixed-use plans to include council headquarters and new homes
NewsBerkeley increases number of homes on consented east London gasworks scheme by 20%
Redesign of 2020 proposals to boost heights of towers by up to five storeys
NewsBerkeley defends decision to cut affordable housing to 8% in controversial Peckham scheme
Planning Inspectorate launches eight days of hearings into 877-home Aylesham Centre redevelopment
NewsGreen light for Notting Hill Genesis’ plans to rebuild subsidence-affected north London estate
Unanimous approval for 329-home regeneration of former military barracks site
NewsPlans in for 3,000-home Nine Elms tower cluster
Just over a third of homes in £2bn to be classed as affordable
NewsRegulator grants gateway 2 approval for first volumetric scheme
Tide’s 23-storey student accomodation tower cleared to start construction after seven-month wait
NewsFMB renews call for mandatory licensing after damning NAO report on retrofit schemes
Trade body describes findings as ‘deeply concerning but not surprising’
NewsAlmost all homes fitted with external insulation under Conservative governments’ retrofit schemes need repair work, report finds
National Audit Office survey uncovers litany of failures on two energy efficiency schemes including widespread suspected fraud