Planning news - 9 June 2022 - Flood-risk video launched, Reuse and retrofit of buildings should be prioritised over new-build, Nearly 5,000 council homes started in London last year. And more stories...
Planning news - 26 May 2022 - Survey: Councillors want councils to move to hybrid way of holding meetings, Government pledges £15m for garden communities, 154 homes approved for Rochester development. And more stories...
Planning news - 19 May 2022 - Averley calls for help with environmental assessment reforms, Shapps backs second M25 development consent in a week, Affordable homes starts see big jump in London. And more stories...
FUNDING ALLOCATED FOR BROWNFIELD REGENERATION - 04-03-2022
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has allocated a share of £30 million to three regions for the regeneration of brownfield sites.
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/services/weekly-planning-news/planning-news-3-march-2022#funding-allocated-for-brownfield-regeneration
What is the future for property marketing? | 1st March 2022
The past two years have been incredibly disruptive for property marketeers, with unprecedented changes in market conditions driven by policy makers and societal reactions to the Covid-19 crisis. Digital marketing is now more important than ever and identifying what has been successful will help event attendees learn more about best practices in property marketing.
As we prepare for the future, what residential and commercial property market changes are here to stay and how should property brands adapt their marketing strategies?
Sub stainability - 24-02-2022
Did you know that the production process of natural slate is 50% more energy efficient compared to other materials?
This helps you to decarbonise your working practices, ensuring you contribute towards carbon net-zero goals without compromising performance.
Croydon planning news – 2nd February 2022
· Members refused MacGroup’s application to demolish 100 Reddown Road, Coulsdon and construct a 4 storey building to provide 9 homes.
· Members refused Wittington Investments’ application to demolish Citylink House, 4 Addiscombe House, Croydon and construct a part-14, part-28 storey building to provide 498 co-living rooms, 84 homes, 275 sqm community space and a 319 sqm café.
· Members approved New Place Associates’ application to demolish 86 Bradmore Way, Coulsdon and construct a 3 storey building to provide 7 homes.
Camden Planning News – January 24, 2022
Members approved a temporary application to change the use of the ground floor and lower ground floor of 77 Wicklow Street from office to education use for University College London until 30 June 2027.
Members approved a temporary application to change the use of the second, third and fourth floors of 40 Bernard Street from office to education use for University College London until 30 June 2027.
Members approved an application to change the use of the majority of warehouse space at 69-73 Holmes Road, Kentish Town and install a mezzanine basement to provide 3,088 sqm Class E(g) space.
Members approved Cumbrae Properties’ application to construct a 4 storey building to provide 753 sqm of office space at 150 College
Our planning news is published in association with ThePlanner, the official magazine of the Royal Town Planning Institute - 06 January 2022
Newham estate regeneration scheme approved
The redevelopment of the Carpenter’s Estate in Stratford, East London, has been approved in a residents’ ballot.
The London Borough of Newham’s Populo Living is behind the scheme, alongside its multidisciplinary team led by the Tibbalds CampbellReith JV.
Tibbalds CampbellReith JV will work with the council and residents on a “co-produced masterplan and design proposals” for the estate as part of preparation for an outline application to be submitted in spring 2022.
Carpenters Estate was developed in 1968 and 1972. It covers a 28-acre site and is surrounded by Stratford High Road, the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Westfield Stratford City and Stratford station.
The regeneration is intended to create more than 2,000 homes. Houses and maisonettes would be located at the centre, with taller buildings towards the edge. Up to 50 per cent of the accommodation has been designated as affordable. Of the existing homes, 44 per cent would be retained, including two of the existing estate towers.
Plans for the site include new and improved community and sports facilities in phase one, and public spaces with green spaces and play areas for children. Better-connected streets, with a clear route to Stratford station are also planned, as well as space for neighbourhood shops and businesses. Designed by Proctor & Matthews Architects and ECD Architects, a planning application for the first phase has been submitted. It is for the refurbishment of one of the site’s three residential towers to bring 136 homes up to high standards of energy performance, add new private external space, and to create homes that meet current guidance in terms of layout and storage. It also includes a community centre.
Hilary Satchwell, director of Tibbalds Planning and Urban Design, is leading the project team. She said: “This is a people-first approach to estate renewal on a major scale, with community wealth-building at its heart. The team have worked closely with local residents from the very start and their feedback is key to shaping the masterplan and forthcoming outline application. Delivering estate regeneration through Newham Council’s not-for-profit approach has created a new design and viability dynamic with huge potential and we are pleased to be leading the design team that will help deliver so much new housing and community space while keeping hold of the area’s history as a real piece of London.”
Andrew Matthews, founding director at Proctor & Matthews Architects, commented:
“It has been a huge privilege to work so closely with the residents of Carpenters to shape a new future for this pivotal neighbourhood.
“The design team has responded with a masterplan which is based on residents’ aspirations to create a ‘real piece of London’ for this part of Stratford. Out of this conversation has emerged a unique urban plan; one that supports a mix of uses including community and employment spaces and more than 2,000 new homes of different scales and forms that will provide for the needs of all ages.
“The hierarchy of public streets and spaces respects Carpenters’ rich history and is influenced by some of London’s most successful historic neighbourhoods, while also providing a framework for new 21st Century sustainable living environments.”
Tibbalds Planning and Urban Design is the lead consultant and town planner, working with Metropolitan Workshop and Proctor & Matthews Architects, which are collaborating on the masterplan and leading the design of the early phases of the scheme. The landscape architect is LDA Design and make:good is leading on community engagement around the design process.
The Tibbalds CampbellReith JV team (Tibbalds Planning and Urban Design and consulting engineers Campbell Reith) was selected under the Homes England Multidisciplinary Framework.
20 December 2021
Laura Edgar, The Planner
Merton council planning news – 30th December 2021
• In line with officers’ recommendation, members refused Rentlord Limited’s application to construct two houses to the rear of 274-320 Cannon Hill Lane, Raynes Park.
• Members approved an application to construct a single storey rear extension to 18 Clifton Road. Wimbledon Village.
• Members approved Wimbledon College’s application to install a new 3G floodlit pitch 84 Edge Hill.
• Members refused Charterfield Homes’ application to demolish 81-83 Wimbledon Hill Road and construct a 5 storey building to provide 17 homes.
Haringey planning News - 14/12/2021
Members approved the council’s application to replace the Stanhope Road Bridge to Parkland Wharf with a new and ramp.
Members approved an application to construct a 2 storey 2,920 sqm light industrial unit at Unicorn Works, 21-25 Garman Road.
Members were given a pre-application briefing on the council’s proposals to demolish its Ashley Road depot, Tottenham and construct five buildings between 7 and 13 storeys to provide 275 homes and two commercial units.
Waltham Forest planning News 13/12/2021
Members approved Regenta Limited’s application to demolish 92-92 Vallentin Road, Walthamstow and construct a 4 storey building to provide 17 homes.
Members approved CMH Construction’s application to construct an additional floor to 1-20 Serbin Close, Leyton, to provide 3 homes.
Members approved the council’s application to demolish the adult training centre, 23=25 North Birkbeck Road. Leytonstone and construct a 2 storey building to provide an education and family resilience centre
Planning news - 16 December 2021
Published: Thursday, 16th December 2021
Khan sets about rewilding London, Councils in Staffordshire to work on county deal, Welsh Government tells Monmouthshire to cut housing numbers to conform with regional plan. And more stories...
Our planning news is published in association with ThePlanner, the official magazine of the Royal Town Planning Institute.
Khan sets about rewilding London - 17dECEMBER 2021
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced a £600,000 Rewild London Fund that seeks to restore London’s ‘most precious’ wildlife sites.
The fund will also go towards creating more natural habitats for plants and animals to thrive
There are 1,600 Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINCs) covering 20 per cent of London, including Sydenham Hill Wood and the downlands in Bromley and Croydon.
The fund will be administered with advice from London Wildlife Trust. It will support 20 to 30 SINCs in ensuring that special species thrive. This could include creating new homes for stag beetles to water voles in newly restored waterways.
Khan also set out a further £300,000 of funding for 40 ‘Keeping it Wild’ traineeships for young people aged 16 to 25, to be delivered with London Wildlife Trust. He intends the traineeships to be diverse – supporting young Black, Asian and minority ethnic Londoners, as well as young disabled people and those from areas of economic deprivation.
The mayor said: “The UK is one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world. In London, we need to take bold action to ensure that we not only halt the decline of biodiversity in our natural environment but pave the way for growth and change. That’s why I’ve announced my new Rewilding Fund, which will help restore the capital’s precious wildlife sites, improve biodiversity and ensure all Londoners have a thriving web of nature on their doorstep. And as part of our Green New Deal, we’re supporting young Londoners to gain the skills required for jobs that help secure a future for London’s natural environment.
“I am proud to have helped London to be recognised as the world’s first National Park City in 2019, and this funding shows my commitment to protecting that status and doing all I can to protect London’s amazing network of green spaces, rivers and natural habitats.”
Leah McNally, director of learning, youth & communities at London Wildlife Trust, commented: “We are absolutely delighted that the mayor of London will be supporting London Wildlife Trust’s hugely successful ‘Keeping it Wild’ traineeship programme for young people aged 16-25. Paid opportunities like these are a fantastic springboard into a career in nature conservation and are vitally important in supporting under-represented young people who face barriers to accessing jobs within the green economy. We are really excited to also be supporting the mayor of London’s ‘Rewilding Fund’ which will have a positive impact on improving Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation in London, for both people and the wonderful wildlife that we share our great city with.”
Laura Edgar, The Planner
Hammersmith & Fulham Planning News – 21 December 2021
· In line with officers’ recommendation, members refused an application for a hip to gable roof extension to 65 Hartswood Road.
· In line with officers’ recommendation, members refused an application for a hip to gable roof extension to 63 Hartswood Road.
· In line with officers’ recommendation, members refused an application to retain a single storey outbuilding at the rear of 22 Upper Mall to be used as an art studio and conservatory.
· Members approved Coomer Developments’ application to demolish 4 Coomer Place, Fulham and construct a 4 storey building to provide 7 homes.
DEVELOPERS AGREE FUNDING FOR BUILDING SAFETY REPAIRS - 21/04/2022
The government has announced an agreement that means the industry will contribute £5 billion to address building safety following the fire at Grenfell Tower in June 2017.
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/services/weekly-planning-news/planning-news-21-april-2022#developers-agree-funding-for-building-safety-repairs
Planning News - 28/04/2022
The UK's protected areas 'must be more than lines on a map' if they are to be central to nature's recovery, according to research.
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/services/weekly-planning-news/planning-news-28-april-2022#protected-areas-need-radical-change-to-aid-nature's-recovery
M54 TO M6 LINK ROAD GRANTED DEVELOPMENT CONSENT
A development consent order has been granted for the proposed M54 to M6 link road after ministers decided that the scheme is consistent with the UK's drive towards net-zero.
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/services/weekly-planning-news/planning-news-28-april-2022#m54-to-m6-link-road-granted-development-consent
