Character and context: Supplementary Planning Guidance

Posted on: 2 July 2014
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Understanding the existing character and local context of a place is essential to an appreciation of how a place can and should develop in the future, whether that is to protect important elements crucial to an area’s distinctive sense of place or identifying those elements that should be enhanced through managed change. This guidance from the Greater London Authority sets out an approach and process to help understand the character and context of a place so that its results can inform the planning and design process, and guide change in way which is responsive to individual places and locations.

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Towards a liveable London

Posted on: 24 June 2014
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After a year- long research project reviewing London housing situation, CPRE London has produced a report summarising the key issues that it believes must be addressed to make London a more liveable city.

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Garden cities: Breaking new ground

Posted on: 19 June 2014
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As London and the South East face an acute shortage of housing, this research from Savills examines the need for large scale developments around the capital.

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London Investor Guide

Posted on: 19 June 2014
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In its second specialist Global publication, Estates Gazette takes a look at London on an international scale and talks to the market’s leading players.

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Crossrail urban realm proposals

Posted on: 18 June 2014
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Crossrail has set out plans to develop and enhance the public spaces around stations in a number of outer London boroughs. The proposed designs will include new landscaped areas, better way-finding and enhanced integration with other transport services.

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Extending the real estate pricing model

Posted on: 17 June 2014
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The research investigates the implicit pricing of property attributes by developing a model for office properties within the Central London market. The purpose of this micro-level study is to examine the pricing of commercial property investments focusing on the determination of capitalisation rates and the property attributes that influence the risk premium between submarkets and across investor/fund types.

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Tall buildings and London’s skyline

Posted on: 13 June 2014
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This paper provides background information for a meeting of the London Assembly Planning Committee meeting, held on 10 June 2014 to discuss the issue of tall buildings and London’s skyline.

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How Hackney became London’s most liveable borough

Posted on: 12 June 2014
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This article describes how Hackney has been transformed into one of London’s most active boroughs.

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London Property Monitor: 1st quarter 2014

Posted on: 11 June 2014
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Property prices in all Prime London have risen by nearly 13% over the last year according to the latest market report from Marsh & Parsons. The average price of property in Prime London has now reached over £1.5m, following a 4.3% quarterly increase during Q1 2014.

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Crossrail 2

Posted on: 10 June 2014
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A second consultation on the proposed Crossrail 2 rail route has been launched to consider changes to the original route, including a possible extension to New Southgate in the London Borough of Barnet. Comments are requested by 25 July 2014.

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