New affordable housing development in High Wycombe given green light

Plans have been approved by Buckinghamshire Council for Hightown Housing Association to build 51 new affordable homes in High Wycombe. Hightown will replace the existing derelict building on Desborough Road with 51 high-quality, affordable flats. The development will comprise of 27 one-bedroom... View Article

CCF passes CCPI Assessment for Merchants and Distributors

Nationwide distributor of insulation and interior building products CCF has passed the Code for Construction Product Information (CCPI) Assessment for Merchants and Distributors. The CCPI was created in response to the Grenfell Tower tragedy and the construction industry’s subsequent need... View Article

London’s affordable housing builds drop by 88% YOY

New government statistics have revealed the number of affordable homes started in London has dropped 88%.  According to government data, 3,156 affordable housing builds began across Greater London between April 2023 and March this year, down from 26,386 starts the... View Article

Bridging the knowledge gap of compulsory purchase orders

Infrastructure is an increasingly hot topic across the UK, and compulsory purchase orders (CPOs) can be a key element for many development projects. Adam Lakin, associate director at Bentley, discusses. From the outside looking in, it is easy to consider... View Article

Thomas Alexander Homes makes key New Appointments

Yorkshire-based housebuilder Thomas Alexander Homes has announced the appointments of Dean Woodward as Site Manager, Jasmine Thomas as Technical Coordinator and Dan Pearson as Sales Executive. Woodward has worked in the construction industry for more than 15 years, with 11 of... View Article

Bargate Homes Submits Reserved Matters for 95 Homes

Bargate Homes has submitted a Reserved Matters Application to Arun District Council for 95 new homes in the coastal village of Pagham, West Sussex. Located on Pagham Road, the proposed new development – covering 4.19-Ha (10.35 acres) – will feature... View Article

Avant Homes submits plans to deliver £23.1m development

Housebuilder Avant Homes Central has submitted plans and exchanged contracts on a 9-acre site in Sutton-in-Ashfield to deliver a £23.1m, 84-home development. Called Silverhill Edge, the site is located off Fisher Close just a 15-minute drive from Mansfield railway station. Subject to... View Article

London Build 2024: The biggest edition yet

20-21 November Olympia London On 20-21 November, what’s thought to be the UK’s largest construction show, London Build, is back, and this year the biggest edition yet, with brand-new, exciting features and stages for attendees to discover.  London Build 2024... View Article

Keller Kitchens extends carbon farming collaboration

Since 2021, DKG (parent company of Keller Kitchens and Bruynzeel) and ZLTO (association of farmers and horticulturists in the Dutch provinces Zeeland, North Brabant and South Gelderland)  have been working together on a five-year pilot project ‘Carbon Farming for CO2-storage in farmland’. DKG joined... View Article

Castle Green strengthens land team

A NEW senior land manager has joined Castle Green Homes as the business looks to expand into new areas. James Hampson was recently appointed to the role at the housebuilder, which has offices at St Asaph and Preston Brook. The... View Article