Studio Moren secures backing for boutique hotel in historic High Holborn bank

Camden Council has granted planning permission and listed building consent for the conversion of the Grade II listed former bank at 212-214 High Holborn into a 75-key boutique hotel. Designed by Studio Moren on behalf of ZH London Properties Ltd, the proposed scheme will bring the long-vacant 1850s building back into use through a combination […] The post Studio Moren secures backing for boutique hotel in historic High Holborn bank appeared first on Architecture Magazine.

Working Title wins speedy approval for house in Croydon rear garden

The Architects’ Journal Working Title wins speedy approval for house in Croydon rear garden Working Title Architects has won swift planning permission for a three-bedroom house in a Croydon back garden, crediting changes to biodiversity net gain (BNG) planning rules for speeding up the decision The post Working Title wins speedy approval for house in Croydon rear garden appeared first on The Architects’ Journal Richard Waite

Mole, Archio and Periscope win approval for Hemel Hempstead homes

The Architects’ Journal Mole, Archio and Periscope win approval for Hemel Hempstead homes Periscope, Mole Architects and Archio have secured planning permission for a 75-home neighbourhood at Leverstock Green, near Hemel Hempstead The post Mole, Archio and Periscope win approval for Hemel Hempstead homes appeared first on The Architects’ Journal Josh Butler

How to Plan an Office Fit Out in London

The post How to Plan an Office Fit Out in London appeared first on UK Construction Blog. Planning an office fit out in London means creating a workspace that suits your team, supports productivity and makes good use of your budget.  Before starting work, you need to check whether your landlord will approve the changes, whether planning permission is required, and how construction could affect neighbouring businesses.  You also need to choose […]

Campaigners hail ruling on Grafton’s Cambridge library but Rayner to get final say

The Architects’ Journal Campaigners hail ruling on Grafton’s Cambridge library but Rayner to get final say A High Court judge has quashed planning permission for a new Grafton-designed Cambridge University library, but the scheme could still go ahead if the housing secretary allows a second application The post Campaigners hail ruling on Grafton’s Cambridge library but Rayner to get final say appeared first on The Architects’ Journal James Wilmore

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?