Built Environment Networking Blog: Housing & Residential News

‘New Garden Square’: a new Moda Living masterplan

Moda are delivering a major new urban community with up to 1,600 homes and £6m of public realm at ‘New Garden Square’ in Edgbaston, Birmingham, as part of an emerging UK-wide masterplan strategy for the business. With this masterplan strategy, which is already underway at several sites across the UK, Moda will be delivering and […]

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Silbury Finance maintains deployment momentum with £67 million loan for 341-home mixed tenure development in Bedford

Silbury Finance (“Silbury”), the Oaktree Capital Management-backed development lender, has provided a £67 million senior loan to MCR Property Group, the established residential developer. The 24-month facility will fund the development of 341 homes, a mix of for sale and rent, in the sought-after commuter town of Bedford. It represents the third deal between the […]

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£1 Billion Regeneration Plan for Carpenters Estate Set to Provide Over 2,000 Homes

The London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) Planning Decisions Committee has recently endorsed a £1 billion regeneration strategy for the Carpenters Estate in London, paving the way for the construction of 2,152 new homes. Spearheaded by Newham Council’s housing company, Populo Living, this project is a significant step towards addressing housing needs in the area, with […]

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£1.9bn Smithfield Birmingham project plans submitted

Plans for the £1.9bn Smithfield Birmingham regeneration project have been submitted. The development of residential, commercial and leisure facilities is set to create thousands of jobs. Birmingham City Council appointed Lendlease, an international real estate and investment group to prepare the hybrid proposals. Permission has been sought for approximately 3,000 residential units, along with 274,000 […]

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£100m housing investment for Antrim Town approved

Antrim and Newtownabbey borough Council has approved plans for a major housing expansion in Antrim Town, which will see a total investment of £100m and the creation of up to 100 new jobs. The reserved matters application will see 525 new homes, six local shops, public spaces and a play park being built along the […]

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£120 million proposal for 500 homes to go before Falkirk council

A Cala Homes proposal for the Gilston Park residential-led mixed-used development has been submitted by Halsteen the application for planning permission in principle. The proposal has been recommended for approval by officers, and will assist Falkirk Council to achieve its required housing land supply targets. The scheme has also received support from Forth Valley Chamber […]

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£150m Skelmersdale masterplan unveiled

Initial plans for the transformation of Skelmersdale in Lancashire have been revealed, including plans for 600 new homes and 28,000sq ft of commercial space. The plans are being led by Tawd Valley Development – West Lancashire Council’s development arm – and a 75-acre masterplan has been drawn up. A new railway station is included in […]

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£150m Wolverhampton scheme gets green light

Wavensmere Homes has received planning approval from City of Wolverhampton Council for its £150m residential-led Canalside South development. The 17.5-acre former industrial site is located within the city centre – moments from the transport interchange – and benefits from frontage onto the Wyrley & Essington Canal and the Wolverhampton Branch of the Birmingham Main Line […]

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£155m Wigan development approved

Plans to create a new £155m community in Wigan with a mix of homes including affordable housing, parklands, a transport hub and 200 new jobs have been approved. The site will be built on greenbelt land. Wigan Borough Council has given its second green light to Peel L&P’s masterplan at Mosley Common to proceed. Peel […]

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£1bn Westferry Printworks Redevelopment Set for Approval in London

The £1bn redevelopment of the former Westferry Printworks site in Tower Hamlets, London, is expected to receive approval today after nearly a decade of planning. Tower Hamlets council officers have recommended conditional approval of the scheme, which will include 1,358 homes, a secondary school, and commercial space near Canary Wharf. The project, managed by developer […]

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£2.5bn injection to deliver 18,000 homes across Greater Manchester

Greater Manchester Housing Providers (GMHP), a unique partnership of regional housing providers working together to make a positive different to people and communities, have released major plans to develop 18,000 new homes across the region in the next 5 years. It forms part of their vision to deliver 50,000 new and affordable homes by 2037 […]

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