London could deliver major transport projects at half the cost if officials adopt planning and financing processes seen in other European nations, a City Hall...
Tag - planning permission
Families from London’s Gypsy and Traveller community are hopeful after a North London council has found several potential permanent sites – but they will...
Local campaign group Barbican Quarter Action is urging residents to get their objections in by the 12th of November.
London must look to Paris and Auckland as examples of swapping tower blocks for mid-rise buildings in order to solve the capital’s housing crisis, the Mayor...
East London is the “preferred location” for a new combined Smithfield and Billingsgate market with a deal hoping to be struck within the next couple of months.
Sir Sadiq Khan has revealed further details of his plan to build homes on parts of London’s green belt – and has explained what drove him to take the decision.
The soaring cost of land in the capital is causing taller buildings to sprout up across the city, the London Assembly has found, as developers find they need...
On 23rd April, Islington Council issued a statement declaring that, due to economic uncertainty and in response to strong community opposition, the...
Islington Council is set to walk back on a multi-million pound redevelopment project for one of its leisure centres, citing spiralling costs and locals’...
Sir Sadiq Khan has said he is concerned that house-builders are buying up parts of London’s green belt in the expectation that ministers will soon loosen the...
Negotiations are ongoing to secure the future of a multi-billion pound railway running north-south through London, the Government has confirmed.
The number of planned or under-construction homes in London which have stalled due to uncertainty over fire safety rules has grown by almost 4,000 in six...
Residents have upped the ante in their fight against a “disastrous” new development at Finsbury Leisure Centre.
An “iconic” skyscraper can be built besides Old Street Tune station despite being taller than Islington Council’s planning policy allows.
Unite Students wants to remove potential fire hazard building coverage
A former headquarters for a children’s charity could be demolished and replaced with a new four-storey office block.
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