Barnet Council has approved Metropolitan Thames Valley’s (MTVH) plan to regenerate the Westhorpe Gardens and Mills Grove estate, and deliver more than 250 new homes. In November last year, residents of the north London estate voted in favour of the... View Article

Planning permission has been approved for the sensitive re-development of one of south Edinburgh’s best-known buildings and site of a former school for the blind. Proposals from premium homebuilder CALA Homes will breathe new life into what was once Edinburgh’s... View Article

A new canal side development of 234 new homes, intended to be rented out, and six, ground-floor commercial units, has been granted planning permission today in Edinburgh. New Fountainbridge has been shaped around a network of streets, private courtyards and... View Article

Edward Street Quarter, the redevelopment of the ex-Amex House site owned by First Base, will create a vibrant new social hub for the city, placing public space and community at the heart of the scheme. As the biggest office development to come... View Article

Skillcrown, South-East London’s leading property developer has secured a development contract to deliver 86 one-, two- and three- bedroom apartments in Bermondsey. Working together with Housing Association, Optivo, the £18.5million project for Affordable Rent tenure will be built ranging in... View Article

A proposed new housing settlement on the outskirts of York has increased its affordable allocation from 30% to 40% which could mean the delivery of over 700 new homes for low income families within an imminent timescale. The announcement comes... View Article

The Mayor of London has been challenged to open a new era in house building as Ealing’s first 100% affordable residential tower is turned in for planning approval.  Developer Southern Grove says ‘55 West’ — which would be Ealing’s tallest... View Article

The biggest council house building programme in Aberdeen in more than half a century took another major step forward today as plans progressed for 283 new homes. First Endeavour LLP is set to deliver the housing units at Wellheads Road... View Article

Leading housebuilders, Linden Homes and Miller Homes have completed a land purchase to deliver 750 new homes in Chichester, in a joint acquisition. The new partnership, which will deliver Part 1 of the wider Whitehouse Farm development, received outline planning... View Article

Specialist regeneration and property developer U+I and GRAHAM have celebrated ‘topping out’ a unique new innovation hub for local businesses, called Plus X, as part of the Preston Barracks redevelopment in Brighton. Construction of the 50,000 sq ft building marks... View Article

The long reigning pull of suburban living has been surpassed by a growing demand for urban living, once again. Since 2001 there has been a 40 per cent rise in the number of people living in city centres.* Urban dwellers... View Article

A Lincolnshire-based housebuilder is helping to meet local demand by ensuring its homes fulfil the needs of older and disabled people. Chestnut Homes is building selected properties which have been increased in size to meet higher building regulations for accessible... View Article

Paul Cashin Architects have completed an extension to Grade II listed property Marshall House in the village of Twyford, near Winchester, Hampshire. The original house dates from the 17th century, although it had been remodelled and extended during the late... View Article

Important plans which will define one of the largest areas of Ebbsfleet Garden City have been approved. Ebbsfleet Development Corporation’s Planning Committee approved masterplans and design codes for the villages of Ashmere and Alkerden. Up to 4,600  homes will be... View Article

Construction work at a new housing development is nearing completion as a new community of residents continues to form in Rogerstone. Bellway Wales is putting the finishing touches to the final homes at Sovereign Chase, off Tregwilym Road, a scheme... View Article

The site of an outdated Essex leisure centre, built in the early 1960s, has been redeveloped, creating a new state-of-the-art leisure complex. The widely anticipated Riverside Leisure Centre, in Chelmsford, Essex, was officially opened today (Friday, 14 June) by His... View Article