Jestico + Whiles’ new south London school to start on site next month

The Architects’ Journal Jestico + Whiles’ new south London school to start on site next month A Jestico + Whiles-designed junior school in a south London conservation area has secured planning permission, with work expected to start next month The post Jestico + Whiles’ new south London school to start on site next month appeared first on The Architects’ Journal James Wilmore

WGP gets go-ahead for 14-storey student block in Hammersmith

The Architects’ Journal WGP gets go-ahead for 14-storey student block in Hammersmith WGP has secured planning permission to replace a 1980s office block in Hammersmith with a 14-storey student accommodation scheme The post WGP gets go-ahead for 14-storey student block in Hammersmith appeared first on The Architects’ Journal Josh Butler

Vistry, Kingston Council receive permission for new homes

Vistry and Kingston Council have secured planning permission for Phase 2 of the BPTW-designed Cambridge Road Estate regeneration, which will deliver 383 new homes, as part of a wider 2,170 home scheme.

Taylor Wimpey acquires 120-home Bedfordshire development

The 13.3-acre scheme, which secured planning permission earlier this year, has been allocated in Bedfordshire’s local plan and is set to include a 30% provision for affordable housing. The post Taylor Wimpey acquires 120-home Bedfordshire development appeared first on Property Week.

Ruins reimagined: Springburn Winter Gardens set for new lease of life

More than four decades after the Victorian glasshouse closed its doors, Glasgow City Council has granted planning permission and listed building consent for proposals by Springburn Winter Gardens Trust (SWGT) and Collective Architecture to transform the derelict structure into a ‘Living Ruin’. The project will create a safe, accessible, open-air community space within the dramatic […] The post Ruins reimagined: Springburn Winter Gardens set for new lease of life appeared first on Architecture Magazine.

Keating Chambers - Hillside: The Supreme Court Decides with Charlie Banner KC, 02112022

The UK Supreme Court handed down its much anticipated judgment in Hillside Parks Ltd v. Snowdonia National Parks Authority on Wednesday the 2nd of November 2022. Charles Banner KC, who was lead counsel for the Appellant, delivered a webinar discussing key aspects of the judgment

nla - Ilona Rose House - Barbara Brownlee and John James, 27072022

Peter Murray talks to John James and Barbara Brownlee of Soho Estates and Soho Housing Association, respectively, about Ilona Rose House on Charing Cross Road, getting the right mix of housing types in our cities and Soho ‘bouncing back’

Tom Scott - The government approves of this shark now, 24102022

The Headington Shark, in Oxford, UK, is a local icon: but it was protest art, put up without permission. Now, the local government wants to protect it!

InfoTrack UK - Webinar: Planning & Building Regulations: A guide for conveyancing firms, 15092021

The ongoing evolution of housing, planning, and development regulations in the UK means conveyancers need to stay up-to-date to keep transactions moving and advise clients accordingly. Steve Johnson, National Key Account Manager at CLS Property Insight, discusses planning and building regulations and their effect on the conveyancing process.

CaCHE - High-rise residential development (An international evidence review), 28042021

This paper looks at the implications of high-rise residential development for market sale and private rent and how the people and societies that occupy high-rise interact

How can I find out if conifer trees can be removed from a site?

What are your views on the new permitted development rights legislation taking effect this month?