Planning, development and Construction

Council says developer should reduce barrack development | 01 Sep 2008

Westminster Council has said the proposed development of Chelsea Barracks as luxury residential flats should be scaled down, Property Week has reported.Its first planning report advised developers to consider the ......

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Development Securities stops 'Strawberry' growth | 29 Aug 2008

Development Securities has been forced to stop development of its Hammersmith Grove office development nick-named "the Strawberry".The developer has struggled to raise sufficient funding and recently reported a £14.4 million ......

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Value engineering forces architect to quit Olympics development | 29 Aug 2008

Ian Ritchie Architects has quit the London Olympics development project amid continued quality fears.It has been reported it withdrew from the project following concerns the 3,000-home scheme is being value ......

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Concerns raised over empty property tax | 28 Aug 2008

Commercial property giant Segro has expressed concerns about the government's new tax on companies with empty buildings. The changes came into force in April of this year but Segro ......

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Demolition threat to commercial property regeneration | 27 Aug 2008

Commercial property owners are conducting pre-emptive demolitions of empty buildings to avoid paying tax, it has been revealed.The government recently ended the tax relief on empty industrial property in a ......

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Olympics sees launch of new London business scheme | 26 Aug 2008

The Olympics may have come to a close but it marks just the beginning for a new scheme aimed at getting more businesses to open up in London. Think ......

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Construction to begin on new London port | 22 Aug 2008

The first phase of construction of a new move that will allow 50 per cent more containers to enter through a London port has been awarded to a joint venture. ......

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Business called upon to help regenerate London | 22 Aug 2008

Mayor of London Boris Johnson is calling on businesses to put forward ideas as to the best way to encourage regeneration in the capital after London 2012. He is urging ......

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Olympic media centre millions over budget | 15 Aug 2008

The London 2012 Games' media centre could be as much as £90 million over budget, a source close to its development has said.It is also possible more parts of its ......

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Cuts threaten 8m sq ft of London developments | 15 Aug 2008

Cuts across the City are threatening the development of up to eight million sq ft of office space, the Times has reported.Following confirmation by British Land (BL) it is to ......

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