5 h. ago Plans to convert Larkhall nursery into retail units have been approved

Members of today’s planning committee meeting (November 25) approved plans to give a new lease of life to the former Big Bird Nursery into three retail and office units.

Politics

6 d. ago Plans to convert former south London police station into flats set for green light

Catford Police station closed in 2017 and is now set to be turned into over 60 flats

Events

1 week ago Flurry of leasing deals sends rents higher on Mayfair's Old Bond Street

A flurry of leasing activity over recent months means only one retail unit remains available

Society

1 week ago Top chefs Raymond Blanc and Michel Roux Jr lead fury over Crown Estate's plans to convert Britain's oldest Indian restaurant into offices

The Michelin starred Veeraswamy has been serving customers at Victory House since 1926. (Pictured: the owners of Veeraswamy Ranjit Mathrani and Namita Panjabi).

Society

1 week ago Plans to convert condemned East Kilbride church site into housing have been revealed

Plans have been submitted to South Lanarkshire Council to demolish former South Parish Church on Baird Hill and replace it with two four-storey blocks containing 38 one and two bedroom apartments.

Politics

2 w. ago ‘Green desert’: the farmers winning a battle with Brazil’s wood

Eucalyptus production is dominated by large multinationals that convert farmland and forest into monoculture plantationsRazor-straight rows of eucalyptus clones flank the Baixa Verde settlement in north-eastern Brazil. The genetically identical trees are in marked contrast to the patches of wild Atlantic forest – one of the most biologically diverse ecosystems on Earth – that remain scattered across the region.Surrounded by nearly 100,000 hectares (247,000 acres) of eucalyptus plantations, Baixa Verde is a rare example of a local victory over a multinational in Brazil. The rural settlement owes its existence to nearly two decades of legal battles over land rights – but the fight is not over yet. Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago Controversial plans to convert ‘informal village green’ into mosque car park

The proposals to develop the green space have led to 70 people objecting with 33 writing to support the plans

Politics

3 w. ago ‘Anglo Jihadi’ who expressed wish to kill Jews guilty of planning terror attack

Muslim convert Jordan Richardson, 21, started planning an ‘atrocity’, with possible targets including a shopping centre.

Events

3 w. ago Fury over plans to convert historic Grade II listed windmill into a 12

The redbrick tower in Preston was built in 1760 and is the last of its kind on the Lancashire town.

Politics

3 w. ago Controversial plans to convert former London department store into hotel approved

Controversial plans to convert former London department store into hotel approved  The Independent

Politics

4 w. ago Major boost for plans to convert old Wilko store into new college building in Greater Manchester town

The building has been vacant for two years

Politics

4 w. ago ‘Anglo Jihadi’ accused of terror plan ‘not just online fantasist’, trial told

Muslim convert Jordan Richardson, 21, is alleged to have been planning an ‘atrocity’ with possible targets including a shopping centre.

Events

4 w. ago Detached Victorian villa in Notting Hill on sale for £12m with approval for £8m remodel

Planning permission has already been obtained to convert the five-flat building into a huge home

Economics