Housing

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Proposals submitted to redevelop Cheshire golf club

02.04.2020

Laura Edgar

Cheshire | England | golf course | Housing

Anwyl Homes Lancashire has lodged a planning application with Halton Borough Council for 255 dwellings on land at Widnes Golf Club.

Waltham Forest approves 750 homes at virtual meeting

02.04.2020

Laura Edgar

Waltham Forest Council’s planning committee has granted planning permission for a 750-home scheme in Leyton at a virtual planning meeting.

Construction contract values achieve year-on-year increase

01.04.2020

Laura Edgar

Barbour ABI | construction | Housing | UK

Construction contract values totalled £6.5 billion in February 2020 – 19.9 per cent up on those for February 2019, according to analysis published by Barbour ABI.

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Fall in Right to Buy sales in Q3

01.04.2020

Laura Edgar

England | Housing | mhclg | Right to Buy

English local authorities sold an estimated 2,356 dwellings between October and December 2019 (Q3) – a 12 per cent decline on the same quarter in 2018/19.

Salford waterfront scheme to go ahead

01.04.2020

Laura Edgar

Housing | Lichfields | North West | salford city council

Salford City Council has approved developers Royalton Group and Frogmore’s Cotton Quay scheme.

The people's advocate: An interview with Griff Rhys Jones

31.03.2020

Laura Edgar

Griff Rhys Jones may have made his name as a comedian, actor and broadcaster, but the president of civic voice has a long-standing passion for public engagement with the built environment, as he tells Laura...

Stats indicate decline in new-build starts in Q4 2019

30.03.2020

Laura Edgar

England | Housing | mhclg | new build dwellings | planning statistics

Between October and December 2019, there were an estimated 34,260 new-build starts in England, 11 per cent less than the number started between July and September 2019.

Decline in planning decisions and applications in England

30.03.2020

Laura Edgar

England | Housing | mhlcg | planning statistics

District-level planning authorities granted 83,500 decisions in the fourth quarter of 2019, which is equivalent to 87 per cent of decisions.

Appeals round-up: Passivhaus homes refused despite green space oversupply; Notting Hill launderette is ‘necessary for modern urban living’

27.03.2020

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 21 March-27 March, 2020

Appeal: Passivhaus homes refused despite green space oversupply

27.03.2020

Matt Moody

A housing association's plans to build 25 energy-efficient homes on designated green space in a Wychavon village have been rejected, despite a ‘technical oversupply’ of green space in the area.

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