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Refurbishment on market

City refurbishment start

West End start

Noho scheme underway

City refurbishment start

West End scheme tipped

Office consent in west end fringe

West end scheme schedule

Kings Cross start

City office tenders

Midtown refurbishment plan

Consent for refurbishment

New application in EC2

West End refurbishment

Redevelopment mooted for W1 block

Mayfair scheme start

Shortlist for EC3 refurbishment

Refurbishment underway in St James'

Major refurbishment for EC3 tower

Demolition start in Mayfair

City scheme looks to 2006

Refurbishment in SW1

Early plans for W1 offices

Consent for Mayfair scheme

Cricklewood redevelopment latest

Multiplex joins Cricklewood scheme

Centric House gets green light

Railtrack to consider development options at Waterloo

Grosvenor Estate to refurbish Moorgate space?

Burford said to be shortlisting at Mayfair Place

Sainsbury plans SE1 towers

Foster & Partners has revealed plans for a 35,765 sq m (385,000 sq ft) 19-storey oval office tower to replace food retailers Sainsbury's existing Drury House and Stamford House headquarters at Stamford Street, London SE1. Sainsbury is linked with Stanhope on the proposals. A planning application for the £270m scheme has just been submitted to London Borough of Southwark along with an application for a second new building on the firm's car park site in Maymott Street. The tower has a tapered 'neck' and a low-rise office block forms the base. A Sainsbury's 'Central' supermarket could be incorporated in the ground floor. The 14,490 sq m (156,000 sq ft) Maymott Street scheme could cost £70m and is planned as a 22-storey tower designed by architect Lifschutz Davidson. Sainsbury is working on the site assembly for the scheme and is said to be in the process of acquiring Wakefield House and 19-21 Blackfriars Road from Dunloe Ewart, the developer. Sainsbury is thought to be seeking to develop around 46,451 sq m (500,000 sq ft) in the various SE1 developments for completion in 2004. Sainsbury is still thought to be considering its options on the 11,150 sq m (120,000 sq ft) Rennie House, on the south side of Stamford Street. Sainsbury staff will relocate to 33 Holborn Place, London WC1, to allow the headquarters development to proceed. Healey & Baker is advising Sainsbury. - (22-04-2001)

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Westminster to say 'no' to skyscrapers?

The City of Westminster has unveiled its policy document for office buildings in the Borough and has continued its restrictive policies on skyscrapers. Westminster may in future grant planning permission for tall buildings, but only if the development "is of the highest architectural and urban design quality". The proposals drawn up by the City of Westminster planners follows research by EDAW consultants and was expected to identify the Paddington Basin area as an acceptable location for tall buildings. Westminster's planners have instead recommended rejection the idea of designating zones for skyscrapers and the report concludes that "on the whole, Westminster is an unacceptable location for high buildings". On a positive note the report puts forward the idea of creating several "special policy areas", including one for preserving the 'creative industries' in the Soho area. The report, which forms part of the Council's Unitary Development Plan process, is being considered by the Planning Committee on 26th September 2000. - (27-09-2000)

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