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An innovative water management scheme, designed to ease pressure on Sheffield’s sewer system, is being proposed as part of plans to build 148 new homes in the city. The sustainable urban drainage system – or SuDS – would reduce the... View Article

OPEN LETTER FROM VICTORIA HILLS, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE ROYAL TOWN PLANNING INSTITUTE (RTPI) The planner-bashing rhetoric coming out of government this week has deeply concerned me – not only on behalf of the planning industry but also on behalf... View Article

The Prime Minister is right to call for ‘build, build, build’ but not let’s not forget the need to repair, repair, repair, says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) ahead of the expected announcement today to boost infrastructure funding. The... View Article

The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has today launched a far-reaching, national campaign calling on governments across the UK and Ireland to capitalise on the expertise of planners to achieve a sustainable, resilient and inclusive recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.... View Article

Shocking new analysis predicts the pandemic will see 84,000 fewer homes delivered this year – with overall output dropping from 255,000 last year to just 171,000 homes in 20/21. Without urgent government action, the research carried out by Savills for Shelter, estimates 116,000... View Article

BoKlok UK Ltd, the sustainable, quality, and low-cost home provider jointly owned by Skanska and IKEA, is pleased to announce the unanimous decision to grant planning consent for its first UK housing development at Airport Road, Bristol. The new development... View Article

Barratt Developments has appointed Ian Menham as its new regional managing director for the company’s west region, replacing Chris Burton who is retiring after more than 30 years in the business. Ian Menham will be responsible for Barratt’s operations in... View Article

Birmingham City Council, in partnership with Housing 21, a leading not-for-profit provider of housing and care for older people of modest means, has identified land in Lozells and Saltley to provide the city’s first co-housing projects for older people. The... View Article

On Tuesday 23rd June, St William, a joint venture between National Grid and the Berkeley Group, hosted a topping out ceremony at Prince of Wales Drive in Battersea to mark the completion of the first affordable homes at the flagship... View Article

A residential scheme near Headingley that houses homeless people who are recovering from addictions, has been named Yorkshire’s best residential development at the inaugural Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ (RICS) Social Impact Awards. Regent Lodge in Hyde Park is owned... View Article

Pioneering property developer gs8 brings forward plans for its ground-breaking residential development in East London. Orford Mews is the innovative pilot scheme for a sustainable building framework delivering viable Carbon and Energy Positive, Zero Waste housing. The collection of nine... View Article