All articles by Tom Lowe – Page 3
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NewsPlans submitted for 676-home Croydon scheme
The build-to-rent development, submitted on behalf of Croydon Developments Ltd, includes three towers up to 42 storeys
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NewsPlans being drawn up for 35-storey co-living tower in Shoreditch
Finsgate House scheme to contain 500 homes and adjacent office block
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NewsGreen light for 511-bed Elephant & Castle student block
Lambeth signs off on £3m payment in lieu of affordable rooms
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NewsCPA forecasts increase in housing output but risks rise amid fears of fresh tax hikes
Trade body says uncertainty has set in ahead of autumn Budget
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NewsBallymore and Places for London’s 3,300-home Edgware scheme approved after amassing more than 2,000 objections
Howells-designed scheme approved yesterday evening after overcoming significant local backlash
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NewsPlans approved for 130-home Barnet scheme funded by Aviva and council
Project set to complete in 2028
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NewsLewisham Council increases housing target by 10%
Lewisham updates local plan with commitment to build more than 30,000 homes by 2040 following ‘underperformance’ by developers
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In FocusIs the government’s Building Safety Regulator shake-up enough to fix the delays?
The government has promised to speed up approvals for high-rise residential schemes which have been languishing for up to a year in the new building safety regime. With patience running out and costs mounting, Tom Lowe speaks to the people caught up in the delays
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NewsRevised Vauxhall towers set for approval next week
Scheme to replace former plan for hotel towers on riverside site
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NewsPlans for 3,000-home Nine Elms tower scheme revealed
Scheme would include 70-storey tower, making it one of the tallest residential developments in the UK
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NewsBuilding safety sign-off problems spooking investors, Quintain boss tells Lords
Construction director at Wembley Park developer says firm would pay higher fees if it improved transparency at regulator
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NewsBuilding Safety Regulator chief to step down in September
Philip White’s ’partial retirment’ announced internally in March but only made public today
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In FocusWhat will the Treasury’s 'green book' review mean for construction and housing?
Boris Johnson’s 2020 review of the Treasury’s appraisal process for government investments led to some improvements in how value in schemes is judged, but a new review commissioned by Labour this year found many of the old practices remain embedded. Rachel Reeves has now said she wants to go further.
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In FocusKey talking points from UKREiiF 2025
Building safety regulator delays, new towns and infrastructure were the biggest topics at this year’s gathering of construction professionals in Leeds as the industry debated the degree to which a huge amount of work could be threatened by systemic challenges
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NewsHomes England boss calls on government to fix ‘unacceptably slow’ gateway 2 approvals
Three quarters of high rise housing schemes still being refused for pre-construction approval
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NewsNew towns housebuilders to be stopped from ‘diluting’ design or housing mix, taskforce chair warns
Michael Lyons tells UKREiiF conference that working on government’s 10,000-home developments will come with ‘clear expectations’ around design and mix
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NewsPlans for 1,200-home scheme in Birmingham approved despite high-rise jitters
Five-tower Goods Station scheme signed off after developer Vita Group changes one tower to private sale
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NewsDeveloper revives plan for homes on abandoned Camelot theme park site
Story Homes tables 350-home scheme after two former proposals were rejected due to concerns over the use of green belt land
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NewsBath council approves 450 homes on banks of River Avon
HUB scheme replaces plans for carehome on site of demolished Homebase store
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NewsPlans in for 758 build-to-rent apartments in another Manchester tower
Stocktons scheme to include two buildings of 50 and 26 storeys containing office space and homes