Volterra supports Paddington Quarter plans
Volterra recently supported Great Western Developments Ltd.’s application to redevelop the former Royal Mail Sorting Office and Post Office next to Paddington Station. The proposed development, Paddington Quarter, includes office, retail and café/restaurant uses across two buildings – an eighteen storey building, Paddington Cube, and a smaller two story satellite building. The scheme also encompasses […]
The Night Tube has arrived!
Volterra welcomes today’s launch of the Night Tube, which will see London Underground operating 24-hour services on Fridays and Saturdays. Night Tube services will launch on the Central and Victoria lines from tonight, with the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines to follow in the autumn. Volterra produced a report for TfL and London First in […]
Planning permission granted for Ilona Rose House
Soho Estates has been granted planning to convert the old Foyles building in the Tottenham Court Road Opportunity Area into a mixed use development known as Ilona Rose House. The development will include the provision of office, retail and leisure space as well as improved public realm. Volterra authored the economic case for the development which […]
Ellie Evans speaks at RTPI London Mayoral Series
Volterra Partner, Ellie Evans, spoke at the final event in the RTPI London Mayoral Series. The event looked at the future of London’s economy, focusing on what further fiscal and planning powers would be beneficial for a Mayor to have, in order for the Capital to deliver on its challenging growth targets. Ellie outlined the […]
A radical idea for reviving the North
The Head of OFSTED, Sir Michael Wilshaw, warned last week that secondary schools in Liverpool and Manchester were ‘going into reverse’. Too many pupils in Northern towns and cities are simply not prepared for the next phase of their education, training or employment. In Liverpool, for example, four out of every ten schools are judged […]
Planning permission granted for new luxury West End Hotel: Peninsula London
Joint venture partners, Grosvenor and The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels (HSH) Ltd, have been granted planning permission for their application to build a luxury hotel (the Peninsula London) and prime residential units at 1-5 Grosvenor Place. Volterra were brought on board to outline the economic case for the development which is expected to support over […]
Planning permission granted for Nova Place and Nova East, Victoria
Nova Place and Nova East make up part of Land Securities’ wider masterplan for the Victoria Transport Interchange 2 (VTI2). Volterra outlined the economic benefits of the developments, which together are expected to support approximately 1,500 jobs in the wider community and provide over 40 residential units. The economic benefits were received positively by Westminster […]
Groucho Marx and Property Bubbles
The commercial property market in London has been booming for several years. The Bank of England is concerned about yet another property bubble building up. The executive director for financial stability, strategy and risk at the Bank, Alex Brazier, warned in a speech last month that positive sentiment in the industry must be “tempered by […]
Uber – a disruptive technology?
Uber’s arrival in London over the last two years has received a mixed response. By some it has been lauded as a progressive solution to their transport woes. By others it is regarded as an aggressive, and fundamentally unfair, competition for black cabs and has been heavily criticised over its perceived tax avoidance. There were […]
Bridget Rosewell speaks at RGS event: Is London too big to succeed?
Last week leading Economist Bridget Rosewell spoke at the Royal Geographical Society’s 21st Century Challenges event titled ‘London: Too big to succeed?’. Chaired by City Hall Editor for London’s Evening Standard Pippa Crerar; Bridget Rosewell, Lord Adonis and Jules Pipe discussed London’s ever growing economy and population and the toll of this on its infrastructure. […]
