Monthly Archives: January 2012

Affordable slashed in Paddington

European Land’s application to reduce the amount of affordable housing and to increase private units at Building 6 in Merchant Square W2, just north of Paddington Basin has been agreed by Westminster and the Mayor of London to achieve a … Continue reading

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Broken Wharf proposed elev to river (sml)

Hermes’s resi scheme at Broken Wharf

Hermes Property Unit Trust’s residential development at Broken Wharf, replacing an office block with new riverside apartments, was approved after a long list of objections about access were debated by the City Planning and Transportation Committee.

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VICTORIA ST FACADE OF LIBRARY (2)

LandSecs wins revised Victoria scheme

Land Securities’ revision of a scheme for building 7B/7C in the VTI2 scheme in Bressenden Place, Victoria Street and Allington Street SW1 has been welcomed.

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New appeal to save St Bride’s

St Bride’s Church in Fleet Street needs essential repairs and conservation work to its spire and interiors.

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Dolphin Square Foundation’s positive steer in W2

Members have given a positive steer to private affordable housing trust Dolphin Square Foundation’s residential scheme at the former Maida Hill Delivery Office in Lanhill Road W9, designed by Ryder architects.

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London River Park

Further restrictions on floating river park

Plans to create an innovative, floating park along the Thames during the Olympics are now looking less and less likely.

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Resi scheme for Fleet Street

Plans to convert offices for residential in the narrow streetscape north of Fleet Street were given approval, despite concerns over the proximity of the building to its neighbours.

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Broken Wharf existing (sml)

Round up of the City’s new resi’ schemes

Is the sudden surge of residential projects in the City the start of something more permanent asks Chris Bown? So is this just a blip, a coincidence of projects happening along together, or the sign of something more fundamental?

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