Prince Charles will not stand in the way of the revised planning application for the £3 billion Chelsea Barracks development, the Standard has learned... more
Prince Charles's letter to the Qatari prime minister expressing his impassioned opposition to the Chelsea Barracks development revealed in full... more
As with so many decisions in a body composed of 25 member states, the choice of Herman van Rompuy as EU President and Catherine Ashton as EU foreign minister is a messy and inoffensive compromise... more
It's a hard time to be young right now, at least in economic terms. Unemployment figures released today suggest that one in five people under 25 is without work ... more
One of London's grandest private residences is due to become a family home this year after a decade of delays caused by a mountain of red tape and an embarrassing law suit... more
The developers of the £3billion Chelsea Barracks scheme are set to announce a "longlist" of up to 15 architectural firms in the running to design plans for the site.... more
Richmond residents are some of the most satisfied in the country with where they live. Our reporter Will Self seeks the secret of their inner peace... more
So tell us about the play, Mrs Lincoln. For all the sound and fury over the prince, the architectural lord and the Qatari royal family, the Chelsea Barracks site is still there, languishing and wretched... more
Prince Charles will be pleased with the impending decision of Westminster Council to scrap Lord Rogers’s plan for the redevelopment of the Chelsea Barracks site.... more
The devil, as a wise man said, is in the detail. "Two Bogs" and his splintering toilet seats; Shaun Woodward and his £1.06 Asda pizza; the junior minister's Jaffa Cakes, it goes on... more
The developer behind the controversial Chelsea barracks scheme confirmed its “wholehearted commitment” to the architect Lord Rogers’ plan, despite opposition from Prince Charles... more
The Prince of Wales may no longer be the most influential voice in British building design but his latest intervention over Chelsea Barracks is to be feared for a different reason... more
Developers no longer find Boris amusing. This is because the Mayor of London is dunning them for £200 million to pay for about a mile of Crossrail.... more
The Johnson regime has made a solid start with its building strategy. Now the Mayor can seize the opportunity to make a better, more beautiful London... more
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