Built Environment Networking Blog: Yorkshire News

Revealed: The 20 English Towns and Cities to get 11,500 New Homes

The government has announced the 20 towns and cities poised to benefit from the construction of 11,500 new homes. This initiative aims to provide a substantial boost to housing availability, targeting previously developed brownfield sites to accommodate this significant increase. The strategy not only seeks to make home ownership more attainable for younger buyers but […]

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Revised 30-Storey Springwell Gardens Tower Gets Green Light in Leeds

Leeds city centre is set to welcome a new addition to its skyline as local developer Citylife secures planning approval for a 30-storey tower at Springwell Gardens. Initially envisioned as a 46-storey structure, the project faced a redesign following the city council’s reservations about its height. The revised plan, which now features a 30-storey building, […]

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Rolls Royce shortlists six sites for nuclear reactor factory

Rolls-Royce has moved forward in their bid to develop new Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) across the UK by highlighting six locations where they may look to develop a new factory which builds nuclear reactors. The UK Government is looking to build 16 SMRs in the next 25 years – as the Government looks to enhance […]

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Rotherham Council Commits £9 Million to Wath Improvements

Rotherham Council’s Cabinet has today, Monday 10 July, committed funds to a near £9 million scheme that will improve Wath Town Centre. These improvements will include: · Demolition of the existing library · Creation of new library and inclusive community facility, including commercial space · Improved connectivity between Biscay Way and the High Street, to […]

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Rushbond adds landmark Harrogate office building to its growing commercial portfolio

Yorkshire-based property company Rushbond PLC has acquired The Exchange in Harrogate, a landmark ten-storey office building located in a prime location above the town’s train station. The acquisition is part of Rushbond’s strategic plan to grow its portfolio of well-located, best in class commercial assets in Yorkshire, having also recently purchased the iconic Bank House […]

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Rushbond purchases landmark Bank House office building in Leeds city centre

Yorkshire-based property company Rushbond PLC has acquired the landmark Bank House circa 90,000 sq ft office building in Leeds City Centre – once the regional headquarters of the Bank of England.  The building presents a major short-term redevelopment opportunity for Rushbond, which has built a reputation for transforming significant and cherished locations and developments throughout […]

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Schneider Electric to invest £42 million in new manufacturing site in North Yorkshire

Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, is investing £42 million in a new manufacturing facility in Scarborough, North Yorkshire. The new facility at Scarborough Business Park has been developed by Caddick, which has also acted as principal contractor throughout the construction phase. Schneider Electric will relocate from its […]

Posted by: Deividas Krupstas

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Seven premium build-to-rent schemes to be built by new Apache Capital and Harrison Street Real Estate Capital joint venture

Apache Capital has formed a joint venture with Harrison Street Real Estate Capital that, with additional investment from National Farmers Union Mutual Insurance Society Limited and Apache Capital, intends to fund the development of up to seven premium build-to-rent schemes across England and Scotland. The New Platform has successfully closed and recently began construction on […]

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Sheffield Celebrates Olympic Legacy in Action

A major investment conference and celebratory dinner featuring a line-up of sporting superstars will be taking place in Sheffield this year to mark the 10th anniversary of London 2012. The events will showcase the transformational economic, health, sporting and environmental legacies being driven and delivered by Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park. The Park was set up after […]

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Sheffield Hallam University to open new campus in London!

Sheffield Hallam University will open its first satellite campus outside of Sheffield in Brent Cross Town, the 180-acre, £8Bn new park town in London.  The University is another piece of Brent Cross Town’s transformative 3 million sq ft commercial district of academic organisations, major corporations, global innovators, start-ups and scale-ups and will bring forward the […]

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