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Responding to the Government’s proposed planning reforms, Local Government Association Chairman, Cllr James Jamieson said: “While we await the details of these planning proposals, it is vital that any reforms provide the right protections so residents have the power to... View Article

St Joseph has today (Monday 3 August 2020) launched its 21-storey The Regent to market as the developer pushes forward with its Snow Hill Wharf neighbourhood in Birmingham’s Gun Quarter. The market launch sees St Joseph – part of FTSE 100 Berkeley Group... View Article

International architecture and design practice Conran and Partners and the Hyde Group have received planning approval for a major waterside regeneration project comprising 255 new homes on the bank of the River Adur, between Southwick and Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. The... View Article

Laith Mubarak, Acquisitions Director, Click Above. Last year when proposed new Permitted Development Rights for airspace development were first mooted, we were firm in the belief that they should be welcomed, not feared. At the heart of this argument was the... View Article

According to AMA Research’s latest Lighting Market Report the move towards the use of LEDs has increased, where this technology is estimated to represent 14% of lighting appliances owned by UK households. LEDs growth in market share has been underpinned... View Article

Plans have now been submitted for one of the largest developments to come forward in Edinburgh’s city centre for a generation (July 30 2020). Ediston and Orion Capital Managers have been working together on their shared vision for New Town... View Article

Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service answered the call from a North East regeneration and development specialist to strike a deal which has improved both site and fire safety. By agreeing a licence for nearly 1.4 acres of unused... View Article

FCBStudios and Bywater Properties have been granted planning permission for a six-storey net zero carbon office development in Vauxhall. The scheme, named Paradise, will replace the disused Costa Coffee roastery on Old Paradise Street and transform a neglected and disused site... View Article

Leading modular housing company ilke Homes will deliver 25 factory-built affordable homes to Wellesbourne, Warwickshire for Orbit Homes. The first deal of this wider partnership will see ilke Homes deliver superstructures, with Orbit managing on site development. Orbit, which creates... View Article

Together Has Changed is co-living and co-working experts, Cutwork’s manifesto about post-confinement architecture, design and living. Following the Covid-19 pandemic, it explores and acknowledges how physical distancing may transform how we live in the future and change our lifestyles for far... View Article

Morris + Company has received planning approval for a sensitive upgrade of the Highgate Village home built and lived in by pioneering architect Walter Segal. The scheme, to revive the original architecture of the house, and provide a generous home... View Article

Zaha Hadid Architects with AKT II and Hilson Moran Partnership have developed a digital architectural platform to create homes for Roatán Próspera. The residential designs are a specific ecological and social response to the climate, terrain and culture of Roatán... View Article

Escapade Silverstone, comprising 60 residences and a clubhouse, will give guests the chance to live out their racing ambitions and offer unparalleled sightlines of the circuit. It will seek to redefine access to motorsport. Trackside Luxury To-date, for those seeking... View Article

Commenting on the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee report into social housing, Crispin Truman, chief executive of CPRE, the countryside charity, said: “It has never been more important to deliver better quality and genuinely affordable homes for everyone and... View Article

Redrow launches its ‘Nature for People’ biodiversity strategy today, established as part of a long-standing partnership with charity The Wildlife Trusts. The strategy sees the housebuilder commit to objectives under three key themes – Nature Gains, Rewilding Lives and Flourishing... View Article

One of the biggest city centre regeneration schemes in the UK has moved a step closer today (24 July) as a planning application for the first phase of The Island Quarter development is submitted to Nottingham City Council. Phase 1A,... View Article