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Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham has given Barking Riverside Limited (BRL) the green light to nearly double the amount of homes on the site.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Ealing Council, West London, has set a target of over 40 per cent “genuinely affordable” housing in build-to-rent (BTR) developments to qualify for fast-track planning approval.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: GLA has approved a 46-storey PBSA scheme at 7 Brannan Street in Canary Wharf, overturning Tower Hamlets Council’s earlier refusal.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The Greater London Authority has drafted a new planning guidance on coliving, which it terms as Large-scale Purpose-built Shared Living (LSPBSL).
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