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Suburban Taskforce calls for rethink of permitted development rules
The cross-party Suburban Taskforce has called for a rethink of permitted development rights and has warned against their further extension
Planning
News about the planning system in the UK, including permitted development rights, the National Planning Policy Framework, the London Plan and the ‘country house’ clause
How can unthinking demolition persist in net zero Britain?
Despite RetroFirst campaign wins such as the calling-in of M&S Oxford Street, many buildings are destined for the scrapheap because national planning policy remains woolly, says Ramboll director Scott Brookes
Robert Moses play highlights the importance of empathy and participation
David Hare’s play about Robert Moses, Straight Line Crazy, carries with it a timely message as it heads for Broadway, writes Cristina Monteiro
Bill Bryson joins top names in opposing M&S Oxford Street demolition plan
Author Bill Bryson has added his name to those opposing Pilbrow + Partners’ scheme for Marks & Spencer which would flatten its flagship Oxford Street store
Woods Bagot to submit plans for skyscraper by Leadenhall Market
Woods Bagot is designing a 32-storey skyscraper for 85 Gracechurch Street by Leadenhall Market in the City of London
SAVE Britain’s Heritage launches crowdfunder ahead of M&S public inquiry
Heritage charity SAVE Britain's Heritage has launched an appeal to raise £20,000 after announcing it will formally oppose Pilbrow + Partners' plan for Marble Arch store at a public inquiry this autumn
Michael Gove sacked as levelling up and housing minister
Michael Gove has been fired from his role as the levelling up, housing and communities secretary by embattled prime minister Boris Johnson
Squire & Partners loses appeal over Custom House hotel conversion plans
A planning inspector has thrown out Squire & Partners’ plans to convert and extend the Grade I-listed Custom House into a hotel
Astragal: Schumacher foments anarcho-capitalist revolution
Patrik Schumacher is a busy man. Not content with running a 700-person company as principal of Zaha Hadid Architects, the German architect is also publishing a ‘serialised treatise’ about anarcho-capitalist revolution, which he advocates. The first instalment, as subscribers to Schumacher’s newsletter will know, was an 8,000-word essay ruminating on…
Do we really want Nine Elms remembered for a gimmicky swimming pool?
The redeveloped area stretching from Battersea Power Station to Vauxhall seems like a missed opportunity; yet it is not too late to capitalise on the area’s industrial potential, argues Dennis Austin