Planning policy

‘Like a sun on Earth’: Las Vegas warning if dazzling venue built in London’s East End
Stratford residents fear planned MSG Sphere concert hall will ruin their sleep with light pollution
Miranda Bryant
28, Jan, 2023 @1:30 PM

Urgent need to build UK Holocaust memorial now before survivors die, says Pickles
Co-chair of memorial foundation ‘desperate’ to start work on scheme next to parliament, first proposed in 2014
Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent
26, Jan, 2023 @2:05 PM

Is the tiny little neighborhood the city of the future?
Why the hyper-local ‘15-minute city’ is gaining ground in urban planning circles
Henry Grabar
25, Jan, 2023 @11:00 AM

Row growing after third historic rail bridge filled in with concrete
National Highways faces third intervention by a local authority over infilling, after burying Congham bridge in Norfolk in tonnes of concrete
Matthew Weaver
25, Jan, 2023 @7:00 AM

London’s MSG Sphere concert venue comes one step closer to reality
Planning committee to discuss fears project will blight area with light and noise pollution
Joanna Partridge
24, Jan, 2023 @5:34 PM

Sunak on ‘shaky ground’ over concessions to rebels, say senior Tories
Former ministers say PM risks counter-rebellion over planning, environment and online safety amendments
Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor
18, Jan, 2023 @1:31 PM

Rishi Sunak’s U-turn on windfarms reflects the Tories’ failure to protect rural England | Simon Jenkins
As the Conservatives squabble over planning and housing targets, England’s countryside is being destroyed, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
Simon Jenkins
08, Dec, 2022 @6:52 PM

Replacing old ITV Studios building ‘just greedy’, inquiry hears
Plans to redevelop 72 Upper Ground ignore material and climate impact, detractors say
Sarah Butler
06, Dec, 2022 @6:10 PM

Sunak to scrap housebuilding targets after pressure from Tory MPs
PM caves in as up to 100 Tory MPs threaten to rebel, leading Labour to accuse him of putting party before country
Aubrey Allegretti Political correspondent
05, Dec, 2022 @8:10 PM

London council rejects new Chinese embassy amid residents’ safety fears
People living near Tower of London site said largest diplomatic base in UK would put lives at risk
Geneva Abdul
02, Dec, 2022 @11:02 AM

The Museum of London: a fundamental clash as the City of London dreams on
As the museum prepares to leave its 70s home, plans to raze the site and build an office-led new complex have sparked a battle with those who want to repurpose what’s already there
Rowan Moore
27, Nov, 2022 @3:00 PM

Former Tory chair joins rebellion over Sunak’s onshore windfarm ban
Jake Berry is latest senior MP to urge prime minister to amend de facto block on new projects in England
Pippa Crerar Political editor
27, Nov, 2022 @1:33 PM
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