Crest Nicholson acquires land for 120 new homes in Essex Jan 9, 2023 Award winning housebuilder Crest Nicholson has announced it has acquired land for a new development, located on Gilda Terrace, on the Western edge of Braintree, Essex. The 12-acre site will deliver 120 high quality new homes to the area, of which 36 will be affordable. With a range of one to five bedroom new homes […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Crest Nicholson acquires site for 453 new homes in Wiltshire Jan 9, 2023 Award winning housebuilder Crest Nicholson has announced it has acquired land for a new site, Rowden Gate, on the edge of Chippenham, Wiltshire. As part of a wider 126-hectare garden village development, Crest Nicholson has secured 42.6 acres of land to deliver 453 high quality new homes to the area. Phase one and two will […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Cohort Capital closes complex £4.5m loan Jan 9, 2023 Property lender Cohort Capital has funded a £4.5 million loan secured against a short leasehold apartment on Portman Square, Marylebone. The short-term loan was provided to a European-based hotelier who required funds quickly to cover operational costs within the Hotel Group. The borrower was introduced to Cohort after many failed funding attempts with other alternative lenders, having […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Locations identified for new Leicestershire train station Jan 6, 2023 Two sites have been identified which could house a new railway station in Leicestershire. Plans are afoot to reinstate a once abandoned regional railway which aims to create a new station at Coalville – this would sit on the restored Ivanhoe Line between Leicester and Burton. The station could be built overlooking Belvoir Shopping Centre […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Persimmon Homes gets nod for homes as part of wider masterplan Jan 6, 2023 The Severn Valley regional team at Persimmon has received planning approval for a new project in Fiddington. The scheme is simply Phase 1 of Fiddington Fields which will lead to a wider masterplan. The initial phase will include: 23 one-bedroom units 32 two-bedroom units 44 three-bedroom units 15 four-bedroom units These will be delivered over […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Essex housebuilder gets approval for largest development to date Jan 6, 2023 Chigwell Homes has received approval from Epping Forest District Council to develop 62-homes – 24 of which will be affordable. It is their largest development to date and the first major housing project to get the thumbs up since the the Epping Forest Special Area of Conservation designation, which has stalled many housing projects in […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Planning Application for Worcester’s new arts venue submitted Jan 5, 2023 The planning application for an exciting new arts venue in the heart of Worcester city centre has been submitted for approval and is available for comment on the Worcester City Council website. The ambitious proposals would transform the Angel Place area, attracting world-class arts, music, and comedy acts to Worcester, as well as giving a much-needed […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Harworth sells land to Sky-House for development of a further 106 homes at Waverley Jan 5, 2023 Harworth Group plc, a leading regenerator of land and property for sustainable development and investment, has sold a serviced land parcel at its Waverley site to regional housebuilder Sky-House Co., for the development of 106 new homes. The transaction represents Harworth’s third sale to Sky-House at the site, following the construction of 88 homes by […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Tilbury Douglas to lead construction of UK’s first purpose built biophilic primary school Jan 5, 2023 Tilbury Douglas, a leading UK building, infrastructure, engineering and fit-out business, has been appointed to lead the construction of St Mary’s Catholic Voluntary Academy, which will be the UK’s first purpose built biophilic primary school, as part of a pilot scheme for the Department for Education (DfE). The new school, which is part of St […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Galliford Try secures £95m prison contract Jan 5, 2023 Galliford Try Holdings PLC – Uxbridge, England-based construction company – Says its Building business has been appointed to a GBP95 million contract to deliver a new custodial facility at HMP Rye Hill. Says the facility is a prison managed by Onley Prison Services Ltd and operated by G4S Care & Justice Services Ltd, on behalf of the […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
