London's Shell Centre redevelopment approved
Plans to redevelop the Shell Centre on London's South Bank with offices and 877 new homes have been approved.
Plans to redevelop the Shell Centre on London's South Bank with offices and 877 new homes have been approved.

A total of £32 million is to be invested by the government's national housing and regeneration quango to kickstart work on a proposed 5,500-home development in Devon, it has announced.
Proactive planning has a critical part to play in improving the quality of England's public realm, says the architect and planner asked by the government to review built environment policy.
Boroughs that threaten to hold up the London mayor's pursuit of his jobs and housing targets will find him increasingly willing to intervene on behalf of applicants, his deputy for planning tells Richard Garlick .
The Homes and Communities Agency director is examining which planning gain deals are inhibiting housebuilding.
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is under threat from government plans to bypass slow-moving planning authorities. But its head of development management tells Susanna Millar that it has turned the corner.