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Shropshire outlines five-year housing strategy

January 21, 2021January 21, 2021 Jamie Hailstone 0 Comments

Shropshire County Council has given the green light to a five-year housing strategy, which aims to provide ‘the right home… Read More

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Short-term rentals are causing housing shortages

January 19, 2021 Pippa Neill 0 Comments

Short-term rentals, such as Airbnb, are causing housing shortages and rent increases, according to new research by the University of… Read More

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Glasgow approves plans to build 4,400 affordable homes

January 15, 2021January 15, 2021 Jamie Hailstone 0 Comments

Glasgow City Council has approved a £469m plan to build 4,400 affordable homes over the next five years. The council’s… Read More

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Plans submitted to improve Manchester’s Acquatics Centre

January 15, 2021 Pippa Neill 0 Comments

Plans have been set out to invest and improve Manchester’s historic Aquatics Centre. The Aquatics Centre was built in 1999… Read More

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Planning permission granted for new modular home scheme in Bristol

January 7, 2021 Pippa Neill 0 Comments

Legal & General have been granted planning permission for a major new modular homes scheme in Bristol. The scheme, which… Read More

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Doncaster eyes £100m housebuilding programme

January 6, 2021January 6, 2021 Jamie Hailstone 0 Comments

Doncaster Council is set to invest £100m in new affordable homes over the next five years, if plans are approved… Read More

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Developers yet to apply for planning permission on over a million homes

December 15, 2020 Pippa Neill 0 Comments

Developers yet to apply for planning permission for over a million homes, according to analysis conducted by the Local Government… Read More

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2,000 councillors call for a rethink on planning reforms

December 10, 2020 Pippa Neill 0 Comments

More than 2,000 councillors have called on the government to abandon the most controversial elements of its proposed changes to… Read More

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Wayne Hemingway to lead Newbury town centre study

December 8, 2020December 8, 2020 Jamie Hailstone 0 Comments

West Berkshire Council has enlisted designer Wayne Hemingway to lead a new study into the future of Newbury town centre…. Read More

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Funding to help communities make towns greener

December 3, 2020 Pippa Neill 0 Comments

Community groups in Durham can now apply for funding to help make their neighbourhoods greener. Volunteers can apply for up… Read More

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R&D spending in the construction industry rises by a third

November 26, 2020November 26, 2020 Jamie Hailstone 0 Comments

Research and development (R&D) spending by the construction industry has risen by 30.3% in the last two years, according to… Read More

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Birmingham residential scheme nearing completion

November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 Pippa Neill 0 Comments

Perry Bar Birmingham residential scheme has reached a significant milestone. The six-storey building, which will include new apartments and retail… Read More

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New online local plan monitor launches

November 16, 2020November 19, 2020 Jamie Hailstone 0 Comments

Carter Jonas has launched an online platform, which analyses adopted local plans, emerging plans, consultations and housing land supply. The Live… Read More