Built Environment Networking Blog: London News

Plans submitted for £10bn West London neighbourhood

The Earls Court Development Company has submitted proposals for a 7.5 million sq ft masterplan to transform a development site in central London. The site where the Earls Court Exhibition Centres once stood will be redeveloped into a 106 billion West London neighbourhood, featuring 4,000 homes. The homes will be surrounded by 20 acres of […]

Posted by: Deividas Krupstas

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Plans submitted for London city 21-storey City block

Proposals have been submitted by Developer Dominvs Group to replace a five-storey 1980s office building in the City of London with a 21-storey student housing development. The scheme, designed by 3XN Architects in conjunction with executive architect TP Bennett, would mean the Chapman Taylor’s Friary Court building near Fenchurch Street Station would be demolished. The […]

Posted by: Mya Driver

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Plans Submitted for New Co-Living Development in Haringey

Plans have been officially submitted to Haringey Council for the transformation of an industrial building located at 25-27 Clarendon Road, London, into a modern co-living development. The proposed project aims to repurpose the site into a nine-storey building that will house 222 co-living clusters and corner studios. The co-living units are designed to cater to […]

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Pocket Living bring forward 100% affordable housing scheme in Barnet

Innovative affordable housing developer Pocket Living has signed a build contract with HG Construction to deliver a scheme for 86 one-bedroom homes for first-time buyers at Woodside Park in Barnet, London, having completed an agreement with Transport for London for the site. The deal is the culmination of several years of planning and managing technical […]

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Pocket Living receives double permission for over 500 homes including developer’s first for rent

Innovative housing developer Pocket Living has secured two unanimous planning committee decisions, days apart, for two housing developments in London, totalling almost 500 homes aimed at London’s middle-income workers who keep the city vibrant and dynamic. The two permissions demonstrate the breadth of Pocket’s offer to this market as the development at Atlas Road will […]

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Pocket Living secures permission for new affordable homes in Hackney

Innovative affordable housing developer Pocket Living has secured a unanimous resolution to grant planning permission from Hackney Council for a new residential development on Mandeville Street in Hackney, London.  Representing Pocket’s third scheme within the Borough, the seven-storey development will utilise a vacant parcel of land formerly used as a health care centre, offering much-needed […]

Posted by: Leon Newton

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Pocket Living submits plans in London for Build to Rent scheme

Innovative housing developer Pocket Living has submitted a planning application to the Old Oak Common and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC) for a Build to Rent scheme. The site is at Atlas Wharf, on Atlas Road, NW10, adjacent to the Grand Union Canal. Whilst within the London Borough of Ealing, the site falls under the […]

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Pocket Living to further accelerate housing delivery with £19.3m funding deal secured from Pluto Finance

Affordable housing developer Pocket Living has secured a £19.3 million debt facility with Pluto Finance, a leading provider of finance for property developers and investors, against its recently completed Addiscombe Grove asset in Croydon. This represents Pocket’s second funding partnership with Pluto Finance, which is a 12-month facility structured by LEXI Finance. This deal will […]

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Potential Redevelopment in Croydon Town Centre: A Multimillion-Pound Opportunity on the Horizon

Croydon Council is making strides towards a potential multimillion-pound redevelopment of Croydon town centre, with We Made That at the forefront, orchestrating a strategic vision for this significant urban transformation. This ambitious initiative, set to unfold over the next 15 years, involves a team of specialists led by We Made That. The team encompasses experts […]

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Précis Capital and Carlyle form Partnership to finance £250m to Moda Living

The partnership between Précis Capital and Carlyle will finance development loans in the residential asset class, where the acute long-term structural undersupply within the UK’s housing market continues to present compelling investment opportunities, and has already completed its first two loans, with a cumulative value of over £330 million The facility will be used to […]

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Premcor submits plans for 445-home Croydon project

Premcor has submitted plans to develop 445 new homes in Croydon alongside numerous commercial and community spaces. 156 of those homes will be ‘affordable’ in addition to 1,772 sq m of commercial and community space on the ground floor of the project. The project covers 4-buildings the tallest of which being 29 storeys. The others […]

Posted by: Deividas Krupstas

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