1500 new homes could be built in Exeter

The city council of Exeter is moving forward with a significant redevelopment plan for the Water Lane area. This plan will mean the construction of up to 1,500 new homes. The council has agreed to use its compulsory purchase order (CPO) powers, if necessary, to secure land for this project. The redevelopment plan also includes […]

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OakNorth Bank Lends £37m for UK Storage Company Buyout

OakNorth Bank, the neobank for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs, has provided a £37m loan to UK Storage Company, one of the UK’s largest independent self-storage providers. Founded in 2005 by Keith and Cathy Taylor, UK Storage Company opened its first site in Bridgwater, Somerset that year, with the site also being used as its headquarters. Its second […]

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Flagship development progresses on council land in Weston

North Somerset Council has moved a step closer to delivering 425 new high quality, highly sustainable and affordable homes on land it owns in Weston-super-Mare. A build lease agreement was signed last month (May 2023) by the council and its chosen developer Keepmoat to deliver the homes near Locking. Part of the Parklands Village development, […]

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Green light for Bicester’s Axis J9 five-unit extension to meet urgent need for employment space and create more jobs

Albion Land, the privately-owned commercial property developer and asset manager, has been given the green light to deliver an additional five logistics and industrial buildings of circa 152,000 sq ft (14,121 sq m) at Axis J9 in Bicester, Oxfordshire. Axis J9 is the new distribution and manufacturing park which commenced construction in 2019 and has […]

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AJC Group pledges to build 500 affordable homes in five years

Dorset-based AJC Group has committed to raising £10,000 for a local homelessness charity, while pledging to build 500 new affordable homes across the Wessex region by 2028. The housebuilder currently has 173 private and affordable homes under construction, with a strong land pipeline located across Dorset, Hampshire, and Somerset, capable of achieving 500 new affordable […]

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EDC and Stoford granted approval for prime 2m sq ft Avonmouth logistics scheme

A hybrid planning consent has been granted for the development of c.2 million sq ft of new industrial, warehouse and logistics accommodation at a premier distribution location in the South West. Vancouver-based real estate development and investment firm, Epta Development Corporation (EDC) purchased the site in December 2020 and has appointed Stoford as development partner […]

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