Identifying a specialist need in the recovering commercial property market has prompted two Yorkshire lawyers to launch their own practice. LB & Co — named after its founding partners, Carolyn Lord and Kate Butterfield — will offer specialist advise... Read More
Birmingham council's own planners have snapped up a prestigious new award for a city centre master plan designed to maximise the potential of the HS2 network. Produced entirely in-house by Birmingham City Council’s planning and regeneration... Read More
The London Assembly has unanimously agreed a motion calling on Mayor Boris Johnson to rethink his approach to tall buildings. The Assembly has expressed its concern about the impact on the London skyline of the 230 skyscrapers currently in the... Read More
Planners are expected to rubber stamp Manchester’s latest Spinningfields development later this week — despite objections from some of the city’s top lawyers and its premier theatre venue. Barristers with chambers at the Grade II listed Cobden... Read More
A plan to build a ten-storey hotel and cinema complex in Leicester Square faces opposition from heritage groups and the Greater London Authority (GLA). The developers say the proposal, which was approved by a single vote by Westminster council, will bring... Read More
A new Sainsbury’s store on the site of a former bakery has been given the go ahead by Sheffield City Council.... Read More
The government is hoping to see more pop up shops on UK high streets as a result of a relaxation in planning restrictions following the publication of the Portas Review in May.... Read More
