£1.6m refurbishment enhances student experience at University of Westminster Dec 3, 2021 Willmott Dixon Interiors has delivered a £1.6 million refurbishment project at the University of Westminster that will provide multi-purpose space for students. The national fit-out and refurbishment specialist contractor has repurposed and refurbished the ground and lower ground floors of the Cavendish Building at the university’s 115 New Cavendish St. campus. The project has delivered […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
£27m low-carbon energy investment announced for London Borough homes Aug 19, 2022 More than 10,000 Haringey homes in the east of the borough will receive low-carbon, sustainable energy after the council was awarded £27.8m funding The Tottenham Hale and Broadwater Farm District Energy Network (DEN) and the Wood Green DEN will help support Haringey’s goal of becoming net zero carbon by 2041, as well as deliver ambitious […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
£300m Whipps Cross Hospital transformation begins with huge demolition phase Mar 30, 2021 Demolition work is due to begin at Whipps Cross Hospital next month, paving the way for a £300m redevelopment of the East London-based Barts Health Trust institution. The Squibb Group have been appointed to clear disused buildings on the nurses’ site, the first phase of a massive rebuilding project which will see the hospital completely […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
£365m Starwood Capital loan unlocks redevelopment of London shopping centre Jan 10, 2022 Get Living, the UK’s leading build-to-rent operator of large-scale neighbourhoods, has secured a £365m development loan from controlled affiliates of Starwood Capital Group, which represents one of the UK’s biggest development loans in the past year, to fund the redevelopment of the former Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre. The loan facility with Starwood Capital, which […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
£500m Green Finance Fund opens to London local authorities Jul 10, 2023 Urgent action is needed to tackle climate change. We are seeing the impacts of climate change accelerate in London and globally. Last year London experienced drought, record temperatures and heatwaves that also led to wildfires across the city and the busiest day for the London Fire Brigade since the Second World War. Globally we saw […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
£500M plans for Liverpool Street tower to be submitted next spring Oct 7, 2022 Massive plans to redevelop Liverpool Street station with designs by Herzog & de Meuron for a 20-storey block above part are expected to go before council leaders in early 2023. Sellar, the developers of The Shard, is speaking to Network Rail about developing one million sq ft of mixed-use space at the site as well […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
£600m Cavalry Barracks plans approved Oct 21, 2022 Inland Homes has received, on behalf of the third-party project investor, a resolution to grant planning permission at Cavalry Barracks in West Hounslow for a mixed-use development of 1,525 homes and 2,700 sqm of commercial space. Inland Homes acquired the site from the Ministry of Defence and submitted the planning application in March 2021. It […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
£Billions of development set for Greenbelt Lands in England Aug 9, 2023 In various parts of England, including Surrey, Somerset, and West London, plans are underway to develop former greenbelt lands into housing communities. These developments aim to address the growing demand for housing in the country. Surrey’s New Town A significant 284-acre stretch of former greenbelt land in Surrey is being transformed into a ‘new town’ […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
272 new Council homes for Tottenham Hale Apr 19, 2023 Haringey residents are set to benefit from 272 council homes in the heart of Tottenham Hale, following a decision by the council to double the number of high-quality council properties on the Ashley Road Depot site. With additional funding from the Greater London Authority (GLA), the initial proposal to build 136 council homes has now […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
275 new homes approved in Beckenham Jan 13, 2023 Bromley Council gives the go-ahead for Countryside Partnerships and Riverside to deliver 275 new homes in Beckenham, with works starting this spring Countryside Partnerships, one of the UK’s leading mixed-tenure developers and Riverside, a national housing association and care provider with over 75,000 homes, have secured planning permission from Bromley Council for the redevelopment of […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
700-home development first to be procured through Pagabo framework Jan 24, 2022 A SIGNIFICANT housing project has been announced as the first large-scale project procured through national framework provider Pagabo’s Developer Led Framework. Southwark Council has selected Linkcity as developer for its Tustin Estate scheme, which will feature nearly 700 new homes. This includes 200 replacement council homes, around 50 shared equity properties, around 220 additional council homes including […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
90 new homes approved on former RAF Uxbridge site Mar 15, 2023 A 50/50 joint venture between VINCI UK Developments Ltd and St. Modwen Developments Ltd (“VSM”) has received planning consent for its next phase of delivery at St. Andrew’s Park, Uxbridge. Hillingdon Council’s Planning Committee unanimously approved the scheme for 90 residential apartments at the phase known as Land East of Mons Block. It will provide much […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
