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CommentHeritage, sustainability and dysfunction: the lessons of the M&S decision
The drawn-out battle over Marks & Spencer’s Oxford Street redevelopment reflects systemic failures at the heart of the UK’s planning system. Ben Flatman examines how the saga highlights the urgent need for clearer policies that balance heritage, sustainability and economic growth, while avoiding the delays and uncertainty which undermine trust ...
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NewsSellar’s 36-storey City tower gets planning nod
Councillors vote to back 3XN-designed 60 Gracechurch scheme as Barbican upgrade gets near £200m funding boost
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NewsFarrells reduces height of planned Battersea tower by five storeys as 1,500 objections hit scheme
Second height reduction takes scheme down to 28 storeys and removes 60 homes compared to original proposal
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NewsNew government’s rhetoric already making difference on planning, says Berkeley
Housebuilder reports drop in pre-tax profit on increased revenue in interim results
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NewsGovernment proposes changes to energy performance certificates
Proposals include replacing energy efficiency ratings for domestic buildings with four new headline metrics
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CommentSME view: the secret to hiring top technical talent
Here’s how an energy performance specialist is eschewing traditional recruitment to attract the scientists, mathematicians and innovators it needs
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NewsRayner backs M&S’s Oxford Street plan to demolish flagship store
Move means communities secretary has overturned predecessor Michael Gove’s decision to block proposal last summer
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NewsStarmer promises to sign off 150 major infrastructure projects by end of this Parliament
But PM waters down target to decarbonise the UK grid by 2030, saying only 95% will be powered by clean energy
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NewsOutput ticks up but worries grow over impact of Budget tax rises
Concerns about increased NI costs and speed of interest rate cuts dampen sector confidence for next year
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NewsVistry and London Legacy Development Corporation launch Stratford housing joint venture
Pudding Mill Lane 948-home development will be 45% affordable
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