Weston Homes acquires £33m mixed-use development site from Aitch Group Sep 17, 2021 Leading developer Weston Homes has successfully acquired a 0.6-acre site on Caxton Road, Wood Green, with plans to create a new £33m (GDV) mixed-use residential-led development, benefitting from a host of local amenities and travel connections. Situated just 300 metres from Wood Green Underground Station and in close proximity to a wide range of facilities […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Pocket Living enters first deal of its kind with Barclays and Housing Growth Partnership Sep 9, 2021 Innovative affordable housing developer Pocket Living has structured a deal with two new funding partners, Barclays and Housing Growth Partnership (‘HGP’), to fund its latest affordable housing development in Waltham Forest. The partners will be supporting Pocket in the delivery of 90 one-bedroom discounted homes at its Forest Road development in Walthamstow, which is scheduled […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Groveworld secures approval for hospital regeneration in London Jul 22, 2021 Groveworld is pleased to have secured a resolution to grant planning permission from Camden Council to create new homes, office space and a lifestyle hotel at 330 Gray’s Inn Road – the former home of the iconic ‘Royal Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, in King’s Cross. The proposals, designed by Stirling Prize winning architects AHMM, […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Peabody plans 1,000 homes at former prison redevelopment Jul 13, 2021 Peabody has revealed redevelopment plans for the former Holloway women’s prison in north London. The plans would see the historic site opened to the public for the first time, delivering nearly 1,000 homes, a new 1.5 acre public park, and a landmark Women’s Building. Around 60% of the scheme will be for affordable housing. Most […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Willmott Dixon Interiors completes National Gallery refurbishment Jul 6, 2021 Willmott Dixon Interiors has furthered its track-record for transforming the interior of iconic London buildings, with the construction of new office accommodation at the Grade I-listed National Gallery. The fit-out and refurbishment specialist contractor has delivered additional space and state-of-the-art facilities in the east ground floor and part of the existing basement areas of the […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Work commences at £1.3bn Old Oak Common integrated transport hub Jun 30, 2021 Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has given the green light for work to begin on the biggest newly built railway station in the UK – Old Oak Common – who’re involved in the UKREiiF Advisory Group. Over 2,300 jobs will be supported on the site at peak construction, and over 250 apprenticeships will be created. There is also […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Willmott Dixon Interiors launches academy to upskill job seekers in Waltham Forest Jun 21, 2021 Willmott Dixon Interiors has launched a pop-up skills centre called the Building Lives Academy to help connect local people with construction jobs in Waltham Forest as part of its project to transform the Grade 2* EMD Cinema into a multi-purpose entertainment venue. It comes as recent resident figures in Waltham Forest show that 10% of […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Firms invited to bid for new £5bn housing delivery framework Jun 7, 2021 Developers and contractors of all sizes are being invited to bid for a new tailored housing delivery framework covering the south of England. Public procurement body Southern Construction Framework estimates its new Residential Delivery and Development Framework could be worth as much as £5.2bn over four years. Under the body’s existing construction framework, SCF has […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
New plans submitted for major redevelopment by Millwall FC’s The Den May 27, 2021 Developers have submitted fresh plans for a housing development by Millwall stadium the Den that would see 3,500 new homes built in towers up to 44 storeys high. The “New Bermondsey” proposals would involve demolishing the industrial estate behind Surrey Canal Road for 600 new flats in three 31-storey blocks. Housebuilders Renewal would then build […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Leading airspace developers join forces to launch Association of Rooftop and Airspace Development – a game changer for housing May 27, 2021 As the scale of the housing shortage continues to grow, four of the capital’s leading airspace developers have joined forces to launch the Association of Rooftop and Airspace Development (ARAD) to champion the sector and act as a unified voice for developers and associated stakeholders involved in the development of airspace. Hailed as a game […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
