Ealing delivers more council homes
New council homes have been completed at the Golf Links estate in Greenford, giving local...
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Richmond and Wandsworth critique Hammersmith bridge proposals
Both Richmond Council and Wandsworth Council are strongly dissatisfied with Hammersmith and Fulham...
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Vistry completes purchase of massive Surrey development
Vistry South East has completed the land acquisition for a proposed 446-home development at...
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Horsham Local Plan amendments gain support
Horsham District Council has launched work on a new-style Local Plan, Horsham District 2045, and...
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Richmond consults on Heathrow expansion plans
Richmond Council is urging residents to attend a Community Conversation event and share their...
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Esher Depot changes challenged
Elmbridge Borough Council says the Mill Road depot planning application (2026/1278) is being kept...
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Future uncertain for Elmbridge RL ground
Elmbridge Eagles Rugby Club has been unable to use its Oaken Lane, Claygate site because around...
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Uxbridge office to go under the hammer
Acuitus will auction a freehold office investment at Bankside, Salamander Quay, Harefield,...
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Andrew Whittingham illustrates the importance of new Active Travel England policies
Andrew Whittingham, director at Motion and Southern Snap Editorial Board member, illustrates the...
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Wandsworth approves Bright Horizons redevelopment
Wandsworth Planning Committee has approved plans to redevelop the Bright Horizons Battersea Day...
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ECDC and Imperial College announce climate change partnership
Imperial College London and The Earls Court Development Company (ECDC) have formed a new...
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Olympia reopens rooftop destination
Olympia has begun a major new phase in its £1.3 billion transformation, reopening as a...
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Westech cool paint start up wins major prize
Emissiv won the top prize at Undaunted’s Greenhouse Demo Day, showcasing a climate technology...
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Apartments in exciting new commercial quarter launching in heart of Guildford
A new 485-home residential quarter, Arch & Bloom, is being launched in Guildford’s High...
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Brent prevents Adult Gaming Shop Expansion
Brent Council’s Alcohol and Entertainment Licensing Sub-Committee has rejected Arcadia Casino...
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Farnham Padel and Pickleball Centre expands
Redford Developments and Hurlands Pickleball + Padel Club are adding three external padel courts...
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Northolt Grange brings 92 new homes to Ealing
Northolt Grange is now complete, with its first residents beginning to move into 92 new council...
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MERA and Nicholas King Homes JV finances 110 Cranleigh homes
MERA Investment Management has launched its first equity joint venture with Nicholas King Homes to...
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Brent’s Leisure investments announced
Brent has approved a £3.25 million investment for Vale Farm Sports Centre and Willesden Sports...
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Savills Partners with Shere Cricket Club
Savills Guildford has announced an exciting new partnership with Shere Cricket Club, reinforcing...
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Thamesway Milton Keynes sold by Woking
The sale of Thameswey Central Milton Keynes (TCMK) to Utilities Services (MediaCity UK) Ltd, a...
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Southall Placemaking Consultation underway
Ealing Council is seeking ideas for improving Southall over the next 10 years through a new survey...
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Castlemere Developments poised to submit plans for ‘ambitious’ 82-home Burhill Meadows project
Castlemere Developments poised to submit plans for ‘ambitious’ 82-home Burhill Meadows project...
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High Court rules in Gatwick’s favour
Gatwick responds to the legal challenges against Gatwick Airport’s northern runway project. A...
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H&F sets out it’s Green Investment success
Hammersmith & Fulham has become the first UK borough to raise £5 million for local green...
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Heathrow Expansion National Policy Document consultation opens
Heathrow welcomed the publication of the draft Heathrow Expansion National Policy Statement,...
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Guildford and Waverly pilot Meshwork
Guildford Borough Council has launched a one-year pilot with Waverley Borough Council and local...
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Camberley Town Centre redevelopment progresses
Demolition at the former Allder’s building and nearby derelict properties on Camberley’s London...
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Fastned and Places for London open first ultra fast EV hub
Fastned and Places for London have opened their first ultra-rapid EV charging hub at Hatton Cross...
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H&F approves change of use for Leith’s Cookery School
Hammersmith and Fulham has approved the redevelopment of Wendell Court, 16–20 Wendell Road, London...
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Southbourne, Chichester Local Plan consultation open until July 17
The Southbourne Allocation Development Plan Document is now open for its final Regulation 19...
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Former Fulham school to become flats
Hammersmith and Fulham approved the change of use of the former educational site at 1-3 Chesilton...
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Kingston’s new Local Plan reaches key stage
Kingston residents and communities will soon have their final opportunity to comment on Kingston’s...
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Hillingdon green lights Hayes Town Centre Phase Two
The Hillingdon planning committee has approved Reserved Matters for Phases 2 and 3 of the Austin...
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Hounslow approve development of former RSPCA site
Hounslow Planning Committee approved the redevelopment of the former RSPCA Centre at Burket Close,...
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Woking sets out next phase of recovery programme
Woking Borough Council has published three reports ahead of its Executive meeting on 11 June 2026,...
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Gatwick appoints construction partners
London Gatwick has awarded contracts to 11 construction contractors and specialists in refreshed...
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Hillingdon approves Hayes Park West
Hillingdon approved the partial demolition and redevelopment of an existing multi-storey car park...
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Hillingdon refuses change of use proposal
Hillingdon Council’s planning committee refused permission for The Kingsborough Centre proposal to...
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London to become global leader in green data centres
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has set out an ambition for London to become a global leader in...
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Hillingdon approves data centre enabling works
Hillingdon Planning Committee approved Colt Data Centre Services’ application for enabling works...
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Brighton and Hove launches the Seafront Investment Prospectus
Brighton & Hove’s seafront is being shaped around a long-term vision for a vibrant, accessible...
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Guildford Flood Alleviation Scheme takes next step
Guildford has reached a major milestone in its flood defence plans with the submission of the...
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Wescott Community Hall approval welcomed by MAA
Mole Valley District Council has approved MAA’s proposal for a new Westcott Community Hall and...
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LBRUT proposes new wetland areas
LBRUT, working with the Thames Landscape Strategy, aims to manage rising tidal and river levels in...
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Guildford updates its Local Plan timetable
Guildford Borough Council has approved a revised timetable for preparing a new Guildford Local...
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Ealing Cemetery upgrades with £20,000 grant
South Ealing Cemetery is set for a further £20,000 of improvements after Ealing Parks Foundation...
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Brighton hosts 5,000th charger for char.gy
Brighton & Hove has become the location of char.gy’s 5,000th public EV charger, marking a...
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Ealing Council promotes London’s Small Sites
Ealing Council is pushing ahead with plans to boost housing supply by turning small, underused...
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More progress on Twickenham Riverside revealed
Twickenham Riverside is entering a major new stage of regeneration, with construction now visibly...
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Wates gains approval for Crawley Down development
Mid Sussex District Council has granted Wates planning permission for updated proposals at Land...
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Kneller Hall advances as applications for 2027 invited
Dukes Education is inviting applications for Radnor House at Kneller Hall, which is due to...
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New Primary approved in Burgess Hill major development
Mid Sussex District Council approved detailed plans for a new primary school in Burgess Hill’s...
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Surrey Heath Local Plan open for consultation
Surrey Heath Borough Council has reached a key stage in preparing its new Local Plan after...
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OPDC launches procurement for £10bn project
The Mayor of London’s Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC) has launched a...
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Taylor Wimpey launches Wisley Acres this summer
Wisley Acres is a forthcoming zero-carbon-ready residential development in Ockham, Surrey, being...
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Places for London submits plans for Putney Bridge Arches
Places for London is proposing to upgrade the railway arches at Ranelagh Gardens, Putney Bridge,...
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Wates appoints George Mosey as MD for Construction London
Wates has announced the permanent appointment of George Mosey as managing director (MD) for...
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East Surrey Shadow Authority meets
The new East Surrey Shadow Authority met for the first time on Wednesday, 20 May 2026, beginning...
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Interland and Weston submit Sudbury Hill plans
The Interland Group and Weston Homes have submitted an application to Ealing Council seeking...
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Twickenham Square homes launched with energy bills at £27 per month
London Square has unveiled Energy Smart three-bedroom townhouses at Twickenham Square in...
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Brighton and Hove seeks members for Whitehawk Neighbourhood Board
Brighton & Hove City Council is looking for local residents to help shape a new Whitehawk...
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West Surrey Shadow Authority meets
The newly elected West Surrey Shadow Authority met for the first time on Thursday, 21 May, marking...
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Kingston submits planning proposal to revitalise cycle hub
Kingston Council plans to submit a planning application to update the Kingston Cycle Hub in the...
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Chichester green lights Southbourne Allocation Development Plan
Chichester District Council has approved the Southbourne Allocation Development Plan Document for...
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East and West Sussex shift to NOC
East and West Sussex both returned councils with no overall majority, but the headlines were the...
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Residents move into Cambridge Road Estate Kingston
Families have begun moving into Daisy Court, the first brand new council homes delivered as part...
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Surrey Shadow Councils hold first meetings
The East and West Surrey Joint Committees met for the final time at Guildford Borough Council...
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H&F Green Fund restores Ravenscourt Pond
Ravenscourt Park pond in Hammersmith has been restored thanks to support from residents and...
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ABYSS submits plans for Brighton Taproom
ABYSS Brewing is proposing a new independent venue, ABYSS Brighton, at 47 Trafalgar Street in the...
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Rockwell’s tower rejected by the Planning Inspector
The Planning Inspectorate dismissed the appeal against the proposed Battersea Bridge skyscraper on...
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Epsom and Ewell requests input to local plan
Epsom & Ewell Borough Council has opened a consultation as part of the Examination Stage of...
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Fastned and Places for London plan London’s largest ultra rapid EV charging centre
Fastned and Places for London have secured planning approval for what is set to become London’s...
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Star Live reveals 45-day build behind Mundo Pixar London
Star Live has released new details of the 45-day modular construction programme behind Mundo Pixar...
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Spelthorne launches new engagement hub
Spelthorne’s Strategic Planning team has launched a new engagement hub to make it easier for...
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Woking Leisure centre launches Reformer studio
Woking Leisure Centre has opened a new Reformer studio, bringing one of the UK’s fastest-growing...
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OPDC unlocks £10bn Old Oak Scheme
London’s largest brownfield regeneration project, Old Oak in West London, has moved a major step...
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New East and West Surrey councillors elected
Over the transition year, the shadow authority will set up the new council by agreeing budgets and...
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London West Local Elections NOC emerges in two boroughs
The London West Election results saw six remain as before and two move from Labour to no overall...
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Rentwood opportunity marketed by Savills
Rentwood is a Surrey County Council-owned former Adult Social Care office building in Fetcham,...
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Riverside shared ownership launched in Brentford
New research from The Wellness Way highlights that spending time near water can reduce mental...
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Kingston Uni awarded grant to join CeSuds
Kingston University has received an EU Horizon Europe grant to join CeSuds, an international...
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Hillingdon’s injunction prevents unlawful scrapyard
Hillingdon Council successfully obtained a High Court interim injunction on Friday 8 May to...
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Ealing invites residents to join it’s community review panel
Ealing Council is inviting residents to join its community review panel and help shape the...
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Gatton Manor holiday park approved by Mole Valley
Mole Valley Development Committee approved the application for the redevelopment of Gatton Manor...
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Lenovo joins Imperial at the White City Campus
Lenovo will join Imperial’s White City Deep Tech Campus to create a new hub for AI...
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UCL study reveals change in overseas home ownership
A new UCL-led study published in Environment and Planning B shows that overseas ownership of...
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Wates completes on two sites to deliver more homes
Wates Developments has today announced the completion of the sale of two sites of prime...
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Kew experts warn West London climate to be the same as Barcelona
Record-breaking rainfall over the winter, combined with relatively warm temperatures, has produced...
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Taylor Wimpey starts work on Wisley Airfield redevelopment
The first video and images have been released to show the progress of Wisley Acres, the major new...
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Company fined for failing to make improvements to listed pub
A company has been ordered to pay more than £3,100 after it failed to undertake work to a listed...
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Planning consent granted for 15MW data centre at Redhill
Real estate investor Castleforge, in partnership with full-service data centre operator and...
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Preferred Homes announce new site acquisitions
Preferred Homes has announced major progress in its affordable Extra Care Housing expansion, with...
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Berkeley Homes publishes its Net Zero Transition Plan
Berkeley has published a new Net Zero Transition Plan, setting out a 20-year roadmap to achieve...
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Savills market former Guildford Registry Office
Artington House offers a compelling opportunity for purchasers seeking a prominent, adaptable...
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Wates delivers strong results and £10bn order book
Wates Group reported a strong 2025 performance, delivering record turnover of £2.56bn, statutory...
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Berkeley and SNG welcome the Deputy Mayor to Grand Union
Berkeley and Sovereign Network Group (SNG) have welcomed Tom Copley, Deputy Mayor for Housing at...
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Dexters’ opens Queens Park office
Dexters has opened a new office in Queen’s Park to meet rising demand in sales and lettings,...
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Wates pioneers nationwide rollout of circular economy platform
Wates has become the first tier-one contractor in the UK to adopt the Material Index circular...
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Willmott Dixon appointed to deliver £92m landmark campus at Wembley Park
Willmott Dixon has been appointed to build a landmark new campus for the College of North West...
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