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District council to build its first zero carbon homes

July 10, 2020July 10, 2020 Jamie Hailstone 0 Comments

Somerset West and Taunton Council has given the green light to build its first zero carbon affordable homes in the… Read More

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Oldham aims to turn historic Egyptian rooms into food hall

July 9, 2020July 9, 2020 Jamie Hailstone 0 Comments

Oldham Council has revealed plans to transform a historic town hall space into an independent-style food market. Situated in the… Read More

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Sunderland to start building new social homes

July 8, 2020July 8, 2020 Jamie Hailstone 0 Comments

Sunderland City Council has received a £1.6m grant from Homes England to help build new social housing in the city…. Read More

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Government extends Affordable Homes Programme

July 6, 2020July 6, 2020 Jamie Hailstone 0 Comments

Ministers have announced that the Affordable Homes Programme is to be extended by one year, to March 2023. Homes to… Read More

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Legal & General commits to net zero carbon homes

July 3, 2020July 3, 2020 Jamie Hailstone 0 Comments

Legal & General has announced that it is to make all of its new housing stock net zero carbon by… Read More

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Dorset LEP secures £1.6m for highways improvements

June 9, 2020 Jamie Hailstone 0 Comments

The Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has secured £1.6m through the Local Growth Fund for transport improvements between Bournemouth and… Read More

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Affordable homes key to ‘levelling up’ says housing chief

June 9, 2020June 9, 2020 Jamie Hailstone 0 Comments

The government can only ‘level up’ the country by investing in communities and building many more genuinely affordable homes, according… Read More

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Funding to create more School Streets in Birmingham

June 9, 2020 Pippa Neill 0 Comments

Walking and cycling charity Sustrans has been tasked to evaluate the benefits of pedestrianising roads around schools in Birmingham. The… Read More

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Bristol must overhaul transport system to reach net-zero

June 9, 2020 Pippa Neill 0 Comments

Bristol won’t become carbon-neutral by 2030 without a major shift towards active and sustainable travel, says a new report published by researchers… Read More

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District council abandons property investment plans

June 9, 2020 Jamie Hailstone 0 Comments

Lichfield District Council has decided not to proceed with its plan to invest in commercial property to generate income. The… Read More

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Buildings could be left in a ‘unsatisfactory condition’ when PFI deals end

June 9, 2020 Jamie Hailstone 0 Comments

Schools and hospitals built under controversial Private Finance Initiative (PFI) deals could be returned to public hands in a ‘unsatisfactory… Read More

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Housing organisations call for 53,000 affordable homes in Scotland

June 9, 2020June 9, 2020 Jamie Hailstone 0 Comments

Three of Scotland’s leading housing and homelessness organisations have called on Holyrood to deliver 53,000 affordable homes over the next… Read More

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Liverpool shopping centre gets ‘green wall’

June 9, 2020June 9, 2020 Thomas Barrett 0 Comments

A living ‘green wall’ has been installed on the exterior of St Johns Shopping Centre in Liverpool. Spanning 65 metres… Read More

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£1bn Purfleet-on-Thames regeneration plans unveiled

May 19, 2020 Thomas Barrett 0 Comments

New images have been released of the £1bn regeneration of Purfleet-on-Thames. Purfleet Centre Regeneration Limited (PCRL), a joint venture between… Read More

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L&G gets green light for first modular housing development

May 5, 2020June 9, 2020 Jamie Hailstone 0 Comments

Legal & General Modular Homes has been granted planning permission for 154 modular homes in Selby, North Yorkshire. The homes… Read More

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£260m Gateshead Quays plans submitted

May 4, 2020May 5, 2020 Thomas Barrett 0 Comments

Developers have submitted a planning application for the £260m redevelopment of Gateshead Quays. The proposed development will include a 12,500… Read More