Going beyond Net Zero: manifesto on regenerative design

A team of engineers, architects and researchers from the University of Bath has published a manifesto on ‘regenerative’ design and engineering, providing a guide to confronting the climate crisis and creating ‘Net Positive’ buildings, technologies and systems. Freely available online,... View Article

untypical consent for first dual-branded development

Tilia Homes, part of untypical, has been granted planning permission for its first dual-branded development with sister company, Hopkins Homes.   The new site at Wixams, Bedfordshire will deliver 168 homes, marking a significant milestone for untypical, uniting its two trusted... View Article

Navigating the new Planning Reforms

Alec Cropper of Walton & Co gives the prognosis for meeting Labour’s 1.5 million new homes goal, and the key changes needed in the housebuilding sector. Following its victory in the 2024 General Election, the Labour Government has put housebuilding and... View Article

Transformative plans for Great North Leisure Park

Reimagining Great North Leisure Park (GNLP), JTP and Regal have submitted a detailed planning  application to the London Borough of Barnet to transform an underutilised, car-dominated  brownfield site into a residential-led, mixed-use neighbourhood that focusses on health and  wellbeing.  A... View Article

Work begins to provide new homes in Northamptonshire town

One of the Midlands largest housing associations in partnership with the UK’s leading providers of mixed-tenure homes has started work to deliver more than 130 affordable homes in the East Midlands. Platform Housing Group, in partnership with developer Vistry Group,... View Article

NHBC holds first Affordable Housing Innovators event

NHBC, the UK’s leading new homes warranty and insurance provider, recently hosted the first Affordable Housing Innovators event in partnership with the British Property Federation. Part of NHBC’s Innovators event series, this energetic new addition to the programme saw affordable housing professionals gather to... View Article

KCAP Progress Construction on the Innovation Park Hangar

Repurposing an existing industrial building on the northern edge of Dübendorf Airfield; this cavernous 150×20 metre building will be the new home to a plethora of researchers—working in the fields of AI, robotics, mobility, aerospace, and engineering from ETH Zürich  Established... View Article

Story Homes submits plans for 155 new homes in Swarthmoor

  Story Homes is pleased to announce the submission of a full planning application for a new residential development in the village of Swarthmoor. The planning application for 155 new high quality homes has been submitted to Westmorland & Furness Council, and will... View Article

Housing developments in Aberystwyth and Builth Wells

Construction has started at two significant housing developments for leading Welsh housing association, Barcud, with work being undertaken by main contractor SJ Roberts Construction. On Piercefield Lane in Aberystwyth, a development of 33 new affordable homes, which will be known as Maes Gwenallt,... View Article

Experienced commercial manager joins Castle Green Homes

A RAPIDLY growing housebuilder has welcomed Peter Wilkinson to the new role of commercial manager. Peter has joined Castle Green Homes, based at its Preston Brook office. He explained: “I was brought in to manage the commercial department in the... View Article

Hill Group to create over 100 new homes in Bristol

Plans for 106 sustainable new homes in Southville, a neighbourhood in South Bristol, have been approved as the city seeks to increase housing delivery to address growing demand. Top 10 award-winning housebuilder The Hill Group will create a £60 million... View Article

Plans submitted for additional Passivhaus homes in Salford

ECF has submitted plans for 42 affordable, Passivhaus Classic standard certified homes on Cleminson Street’s Farmer Norton car park in Salford. The low-rise, three-bedroom homes will form part of Adelphi Village, a residential community situated to the east of the... View Article

Taylor Wimpey development will have no gas

New homes being built by Taylor Wimpey in Leeds will each be fitted with an air source heat pump as the development has no gas – a first for the housebuilder’s Yorkshire region. The development, Morwick Springs, will form part... View Article

Bellway partners with nature restoration company

National housebuilder Bellway has formed a new partnership with nature restoration company Nattergal to meet its biodiversity targets. The company is working with Nattergal as part of the redevelopment of the former Harold Wood Hospital site in Romford, where work... View Article

NFB launches AI handbook to help contractors with new tech

The National Federation of Builders (NFB) in collaboration with the Southern Counties Builders Association (SCBA) has launched a new handbook for building contractors, aimed at helping the construction sector utilise AI in business operations to improve business productivity. The launch... View Article

Keepmoat reveals plans to invest £12.5 M

Top 10 UK housebuilder, Keepmoat, has committed to regenerating 3.76 acres of brownfield land in Stevenage that will create 57 high quality new homes, delivering much needed housing stock and replacing disused community buildings.  The land was acquired from Stevenage... View Article

Yorkshire Housebuilder Appoints New Manager

Yorkshire-based housebuilder Thomas Alexander Homes has welcomed Laura Pickles as its new Sales & Marketing Manager, a key appointment to drive the company’s ambitious growth strategy. Laura brings nearly a decade of experience in the property sector to her new... View Article

Honey launches partnership division

Housebuilder Honey has launched a partnerships division after securing four sites to deliver 286 affordable new homes across Yorkshire and Derbyshire with forward sales revenues of £60m. Called Partnerships by Honey, the division is working with local authorities, private rented sector... View Article

King’s Road Park scheme receives green light

St William, a Berkeley Group company, has been granted detailed planning permission for phase four of the King’s Road Park masterplan, including 357 homes and 1.9 acres of new parkland and public open space. Foster + Partners’ approved design includes... View Article

Building in Confidence

Peter Richardson of Build-Zone provides insight into structural defects insurance policies – including what they cover, and which features developers should focus on when choosing warranties for new housing developments. Even with the best care and due diligence, building houses... View Article