AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoHousing & planning momentum: Arada’s Thameside West regeneration in London’s Royal Docks has hired Gensler, Arup and Planit for the first phase, targeting 1,500 homes and a new DLR station, with planning permission already supporting at least 5,000 homes and 35% affordable housing. Local development approvals: Sutton Council lists telecoms upgrades at Waddon House and Croydon’s latest plans include major roof and solar changes at 47 Sylvan Road, Upper Norwood. Retail expansion: Sunderland’s planning committee has backed a new out-of-town retail park with an M&S Foodhall, Aldi and a Starbucks drive-through, though it still needs a final government decision. Tenants’ rights: England’s Renters’ Rights Act gives private tenants the right to ask to keep pets, but landlords are urged to check insurance and consider potential damage costs. Animal welfare enforcement: A Livingston man has been banned from keeping animals for five years after Scottish SPCA inspectors found three dogs in squalid conditions with no food or water. Finance & policy watch: Reuters reports Andy Burnham’s choice of John Healey as finance minister is already raising questions about defence spending, borrowing and possible tax pressure.
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