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Development Bank of Wales Investment Unlocks Regeneration

Investment from The Development Bank of Wales Group has unlocked the regeneration of a former Victorian railway building. [emaillocker id=”71749″] The £2.9m investment will see the heritage building in Barry – Wales, transformed into an entertainment and business complex. Part of the Innovation Quarter on Barry Waterfront the project has been brought forward by the […]

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31-Storey Waterside Tower Plans Submitted in Liverpool

The regeneration of Liverpool Waters continues, as Your Housing Group and Peel Land & Property submit plans for a new £50m tower. The development – titled Patagonia Place – is a residential led project towering 31-storeys with 278 homes being proposed. [emaillocker id=”71749″] Your Housing Group – who’re speaking on our next Liverpool Webinar – […]

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Pagabo Foundation Announces New Addition to Board

Managing director of Faithful+Gould, Jon Sealy, has this week been announced as the newest board member of the Pagabo Foundation. Jon Sealy, who has worked at consultancy Faithful+Gould for over 30 years, is responsible for the strategic and operational management of staff in offices throughout the UK and Europe. His appointment to the charity’s board […]

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Private & Public Sector Collaboration Leads To Excellence in Planning

A co-housing project developed with the Greater Cambridge Shared Planning Service by developer TOWN has been recognised for Excellence in Planning by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI). The project vision, set out by Cambridge-based Mole Architects and the future residents of the new homes on Marmalade Lane, was for an active low carbon community […]

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Procure Partnerships Launches £500m Professional Services Framework

Procure Partnerships Framework are today opening a tender for the below disciplines to bid for a place upon the Procure Partnerships (Professional Services) Framework. The framework will run for 4 years and will run alongside our already established contractor framework. Architectural Design Landscape Architectural Design Project Management [emaillocker id=”71749″] Structural Engineering Civil Engineering Quantity Surveying […]

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£31m Waterside Residential Scheme Set For Green Light

Housing developer Your Housing Group are set to receive the green light for their £31m proposed residential project in Leigh, Greater Manchester. ‘Waterside Point’ – the name of the development – will include: [emaillocker id=”71749″] 226 new homes which will be; 113 for shared ownership 113 for affordable rent Mixture on one-bedroom maisonettes, one and […]

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Cardiff Council Acquires 29-Acre Site

National Grid and Wales & West Utilities has sold a former gas works site to Cardiff Council – who’re looking to bring forward a residential development on the land. The site, in Grangetown, is being targeted for redevelopment to deliver 500 much needed homes as the city bids to build 2,000 new homes in the […]

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Developer Argent Reveals ‘World’s Tallest’ Octagonal Tower

Birmingham City Centre’s skyline is set to see another exceptional building being built – as Argent reveals plans for the world’s tallest octagonal tower. Details on the plans for the first residential project at Paradise includes: [emaillocker id=”71749″] 49-storey ‘pure octagonal’ tower 155m in height Primarily Build to Rent (BtR) 346 apartments with a mix […]

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Sigma Capital and Countryside Properties – £40m Broughton Village

Sigma Capital Group (under its Simple Life brand) and Countryside Properties are developing 298 new apartments in Broughton Village, Salford. The £40m project is a continuation of the area-wide Lower Broughton regeneration partnership between Salford City Council and Countryside and marks Simple Life’s first foray into apartments in the area. The scheme comprises a mix […]

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Packaged Living Reveal Details on Manchester Scheme

Specialist Build to Rent (BtR) developer Packaged Living has revealed fresh information on their Piccadilly East scheme in Manchester, ahead of public consultation launching today (4th May 2020). Having purchased the 0.7-acre site in January they’ve worked up plans which includes: [emaillocker id=”71749″] 350 residential units including; One, two and three-bedroom privately rented homes Roof […]

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