Croydon to Remove Office to Residential PD Rights

The most recent London Borough to announce their intention to remove permitted development rights for office to residential conversions is Croydon. Croydon have published plans showing the area of the intended Article 4 direction which relates to the whole of the Croydon Opportunity Area.  If the Communities Secretary accepts the direction, it will come into force…

Lambeth CIL comes into effect 1 October 2014

Nick Jenkins appeared at the Lambeth CIL Examination on behalf of Travelodge.  Following his presentation of evidence, the hotel CIL charge has been reduced from £250 p/sqm to £100 p/sqm in Zone A Waterloo and Vauxhall and reduced from £100 p/sqm in Zones B and C to a Nil rate. The other published charges are: Residential: £265…