Tag: The London Plan
Stacked townhouses, higher buildings in, single-family homes out: Mayor
London’s skyline could see dramatic changes both in the city’s busiest districts and its neighbourhoods as city councillors approved sweeping changes to the city’s master planning document. The 13-1 vote at Tuesday’s city council meeting opens the door to 45-storey apartment towers downtown and four-storey stacked townhouses on neighbourhood “connector” streets, a designation the city […]
Opposition builds to mayor’s push for more stacked townhouses
Community pushback is building as London city councillors prepare to debate proposed sweeping changes to London’s growth blueprint that would allow higher buildings and denser forms of housing across the city. A bundle of proposed changes to the London Plan, the city’s master planning document that dictates what can be built where in the city, […]
18 days: Critics fear major changes to London’s growth blueprint were rushed
Some see it as a sweeping, hurried change that would put London’s growth blueprint on steroids and change the fabric of city neighbourhoods.
Stage set in London for taller buildings, more stacked townhouses
London politicians laid the groundwork Tuesday for taller buildings across the city and four-storey stacked townhouses in residential neighbourhoods as they endorsed proposed changes to the city’s master planning document. Following a two-hour public meeting, members of city council’s planning and environment signed off on proposed changes that could change the city’s skyline and fabric […]
Developers, mayor: Plan for taller buildings across London falls short
London is looking to change its skyline as it boosts height limits across the city, but it’s not enough in some areas, the mayor and local developers say.