Paul Wellman
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Berkeley lands on Old Kent Road
Initial EIA plans have been submitted by Berkeley for the first major scheme to come forward within the Old Kent Road Opportunity Area
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Kingston rediscovers housebuilding
After building a total of zero homes over the past 10 years, the London Borough of Kingston upon Thames appears to be doing something about it
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CPRE and compromise: compatible?
It seems CPRE will do everything in its power to make it difficult for London’s housebuilders and housing associations
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The wrongs of permitted development
Permitted development rights may have been lauded as a potential boost to housing numbers, but do not always work in favour of positive property development
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Have permitted development rights gone mad?
Here’s an example of how developers play the system and try to slow down local authorities that are already under resourced
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Don’t tar all towers with the same brush
Towers can be a force for good and contribute to meeting London’s housing need
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5,000 homes at Holloway Prison?
COMMENT: The only way to attain this density is to build 30 to 40 towers across the entire site. This may not get past the planners.
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Harrow shows how to do estate regen
The pint of milk test: from Estates Gazette’s London Residential Research Team