Built Environment Networking Blog: East Midlands News

Green Light for Wavensmere Homes’ £30m Cathedral One on Banks of Derby’s River Derwent

Wavensmere Homes and Wilson Bowden Developments’ £30m proposals for the redevelopment of one of the final plots of vacant land within Derby’s newly revitalised Cathedral Quarter have been approved by the City Council’s Planning Committee. 195 studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments will be delivered at the Full Street site, within a finely detailed u-shaped nine-storey […]

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English Cities Fund identified for West Northamptonshire project

The agreement would enable the partnership to explore and shape planning, delivery, and funding for the largest brownfield regeneration opportunity within West Northamptonshire. Once established, the proposal would be subject to further approvals from both parties, expected to be in summer 2025. Greyfriars includes the former Greyfriars Bus Station, which was demolished in 2015, as […]

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Burton MP named A50/A500 parliamentary advocate

Burton and Uttoxeter MP Jacob Collier has today been named as parliamentary advocate for the North Midlands Manufacturing Corridor. In 2022 Midlands Connect released a ‘road map’ document with a series of proposals for the A50/A500 which outlined how improvements in the route could add £12 billion to the region’s economy over the next 60 […]

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Government announces new Devolution deals across England

Devolution deals have been confirmed for Hull & East Yorkshire, and for Lincolnshire – with Combined County Authorities also set to be established in Lancashire, and Devon & Torbay. The Mayoral elections will be in 2025 if the devolution deals are approved by Parliament. Greater Lincolnshire will receive an additional £24m a year from Government, […]

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Housebuilder Honey secures planning for 114 new homes

Housebuilder Honey will build 114 new three-, four- and five-bedroom homes in Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire, after being granted planning permission for a £42m development. Called Homes by honey at Thoresby Vale, the development is located off Ollerton Road and is part of the wider Thoresby Vale masterplan. Homes by honey at Thoresby Vale will comprise 12 […]

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Planning permission granted for Stoney Stanton Business Park, Leicestershire

Planning permission has been granted by Blaby District Council for the development of Stoney Stanton Business Park in Stoney Stanton, Leicestershire. Stoney Stanton Business Park is being brought forward by Clowes Developments and its team including IMA Architects. FHP Property Consultants and Andrew + Ashwell have been instructed as agents on the scheme. The business […]

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Schroders Greencoat acquires Nottinghamshire solar project from Lightsource bp

Schroders Greencoat, a specialist renewables manager under Schroders Capital, has completed the acquisition of a solar energy project in Nottinghamshire from Lightsource bp. The project, located at Tiln Farm near Retford, includes a 49.9MWac solar plant co-located with a 25MW/50MWh energy storage facility. The acquisition follows Lightsource bp’s finalisation of the project’s construction, with the […]

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Hilltop Credit Partners completes £13m loan for newbuild residential development in Leicestershire

Funds advised by Hilltop Credit Partners, a leading residential-focused real estate investment manager, have completed a £13.1m loan to Mitchian Alliance Limited for the development of 83 private residential units in Market Harborough, Leicestershire. The project will deliver 83 units across three blocks ranging from four to five stories and comprised of 47 one-bed flats and […]

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