Refused proposal for 568 homes on a former gasometers in the London Borough of Kingston against the advice of planning officers, has been called in by the Mayor of London.
This be determined by public hearing, by the deputy of Mayor for planning.
The sixth called in scheme awaiting determination.
🏠 Plans for 463 “gentle density” homes on a a brownfield site in Barnet, have been called in by the Mayor of London.
❌ This follows a resolution to refuse planning permission by Barnet Council on the 16th March.
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Plans for the Queen Elizabeth II memorial and gardens approved unanimously.
➡️ Large new statue commemorating the Late Queen and Prince Philip
🌳 Replacement landscaping including planting inspired by the four nations of the UK
👑 Tiara crown inspired replacement and widened crossing St James’s Park
Grenfell deaths were not inevitable — they resulted from specific, identifiable failures that regulation is designed to prevent.
The “everyone dies” framing is a category error. Dismissing fire safety requirements on the basis that death is universal conflates ordinary mortality with preventable, systemic, institutional failures.
Affordable housing offer over time, across the entire 53-acre masterplan.
2019 consented masterplan - 35%
Submission of amendments in 2024 - 10% Called in by the Mayor of London - 3%
Yesterday by public hearing, following increased GLA grant funding - 9% (17% in next phase).
Amends Canada Water masterplan to principally increase the outline heights of the towers and reduce the number of affordable homes, citing viability issues and regulations have been approved by the deputy mayor for housing, after being called in by the Mayor of London
Proposals were approved last night 5-1 in favour last night by Lambeth’s planning committee
Scheme granted stage 1 consent by Southwark’s Planning Committee this evening.
Notification of such will be sent to the Mayor of London and the GLA, for S106/Cil to be competed and other pre commencement conditions fulfilled first before works can start.
Plans for 676 rental flats in East Croydon was approved by committee last night.
The site was sold as part of the councils initial fire-sale of assets for just £20 million, following the collapse of council owned developer Brick by Brick which previously had permission for 400 flats.
Masterplan amendments (the NOPA) have been granted committee consent for Barking Riverside.
🏠 Over 13,000 additional, mostly flats
🏗️ Build-out phased out to the mid 2040s
🌳 Improve access and use along the Thames
Scheme is an joint venture between the GLA and housing association L&Q
Yesterday, marked the official ground breaking for 211 flats on a council owned brownfield site in Newham.
Has increased the number of homes for social rent from 54 to 81 since consent in 2023 due for completion in 2028.
36,000 households on for social housing waitlist in the borough.
RBK’s 2023 result placed it in the bottom 7% of worst performing LPAs nationally, where an 1.48yr supply of land is demonstrable agonist an 5yr target.
Scheme overview ⬇️
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This is likley to be either appealed by the applicant or called in by the mayor of London, citing Kingston’s consistently and significantly under-delivered against the number of homes that it requires.
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New: 586 homes, including 175 affordable were refused by Kingston’s Planning Committee on Wednesday by 10 to 1 despite recommendation for approval.
Reasons its mass, height and scale, harm the openness of MOL and out of character for the area and lack of draft S106. 1/3
2/2 This because the Fingleton review seeks to weaken the habitats directive agreed whilst the UK was in the EU.
An issue yet to be resolved is how this, is compatible with the The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) as it contains binding environmental provisions to ensure a level playing field, preventing either side from lowering standards below 2020 levels (non-regression). 1/2
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Meanwhile the height, floor and unit mix appears unchanged.
The initial proposal, that we published last May. ⬇️
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The developer didn’t agree that the risks were significant, but they still came forward with a revised design.
The tower has been updated so that the open balconies are now enclosed winter gardens, in addition to new partially enclosed crown
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New: amends in for proposed Battersea residential tower 1/3 🧵
The adjacent Heliport raised concerns that items could potentially blow off the balconies and the open upper floors and pose a risk to aircraft and window reflections possibly affecting pilots
Large masterplan proposal in Brentford approved 10 - 1 by Hounslow's planning committee last night.
🏢 Replaces obsolete former GSK offices
🏠 Equivalent to 1,889 homes
🌳 Associated public realm improvements
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Plans for 621 net additional homes near Canary Wharf were unanimously approved by Tower Hamlets planning committee last night.
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High-rise towers built and under construction on a typically dreary and wet London afternoon in February
Bankside Towers
586 flats proposed for decommissioned gasometers in south west London has been submitted for seeking planning approval.
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Plans for an £1bn cancer research hub were approved by Sutton’s Planning Committee on Wednesday.
Proposals also include outline plans for key worker housing for the adjacent Royal Marsden Hospital - Sutton
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This week marks the start of the 4.5 each mile tunnelling works for HS2 between Old Oak Common and Euston - the originally intended London terminus.
This is nearly two-and-half years after the scheme was paused by the previous government.
Photos of boring machine cutting heads from 2024.
Scheme was recommended for approval, refused by committee.
Was called in by the mayor of London on Monday 26th January, will now be determined via public hearing at some point this year.
The second scheme call in this year and both within the London Borough of Barnet.
Plans to replace most of Blackheath station car park with 45 new homes despite over 1,200 objections including the actor Jude Law, are recommend for approval this evening at Lewisham’s planning committee.
Locally contentious plans for 228 homes to replace Penge’s Blenheim Shopping Centre to all be homes for social rent for those on Bromley’s housing waitlist after increased funding from the Greater London Authority (GLA).
With the shopping centre due to close on 2nd Feb.
418 co-living unit tower proposed for Old Oak Common, within half a mile of Willesden Junction station.
This follows consent a from 2018 for a 20-storey tower containing 85 self containing dwellings which lapsed.
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2018 vs 2025 schemes