Stunning by-election upset puts spotlight on Government’s planning reforms

Well done to Sarah Green.  With the Tories riding high in the polls, it was a sensational by-election success and points to the Liberal Democrat rekindling their place as the political [...]

By |2021-06-18T14:26:27+00:00June 18th, 2021|Blog, Forty Shillings, Housing, Politics|0 Comments

Countryside gets green light for mixed-use community at Bourn Airfield

South Cambridgeshire District Council has approved Countryside's plans to deliver a mixed-use community on an allocated site at Bourn Airfield, 5 miles west of Cambridge. Set to deliver 3,500 homes [...]

By |2021-03-03T16:28:44+00:00February 19th, 2021|Housing, Infrastructure, Planning Committee, Regeneration|0 Comments

Barratt London wins planning at former Nestle factory, Hillingdon

The London Borough of Hillingdon's Major Applications Committee has approved Barratt London's plans for additional units at the former Nestle factory in Hayes, West London on Tuesday 8 December. In [...]

By |2021-06-17T14:34:15+00:00December 11th, 2020|Housing, Planning Committee, Regeneration|0 Comments

Plans for Leatherhead Build to Rent development approved

Mole Valley District Council has approved plans for 214 build to rent homes to be built at the former Leatherhead Food Research site. The Randalls Way scheme, which will be [...]

By |2020-12-11T15:12:45+00:00November 4th, 2020|Housing, Planning Committee, Regeneration|0 Comments

Planning by algorithm – initial thoughts on the Planning White Paper

The management of the ‘A’-level results has been a total shambles, a case study in public policy and Government incompetence. The objectives and actions of the Government and Ofqual were [...]

By |2020-08-19T10:42:07+00:00August 19th, 2020|Blog, Construction, Forty Shillings, Housing, Politics|0 Comments

Hutchison Property Group gets planning approval for the historic Convoys Wharf site

Lewisham’s Strategic Planning Committee has supported [Hutchison Property Group’s (HPG)] plans to transform and rejuvenate the historic Convoys Wharf site. Lewisham councillors supported HPG’s Reserved Matters Applications (RMA) as part [...]

By |2020-06-29T12:13:41+00:00June 23rd, 2020|Construction, Housing, Regeneration|0 Comments

Legal & General’s new later living business displays innovative plans for Walton-on-Thames

Residents in Walton-on-Thames are being invited to a consultation on plans to redevelop the Homebase site on New Zealand Avenue as a unique later living community. Guild Living, Legal & [...]

By |2020-02-07T11:33:26+00:00February 7th, 2020|Health, Housing, Later Living, Retirement|0 Comments
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