‘The time is right for something different’ Mar 18, 2021 UKREiiF Advisory Group chair Lord Kerslake has held a variety of roles within the built environment industry during the last two decades, including Chair of housing association Peabody and Be First (the growth and regeneration agency for Barking and Dagenham). Here he outlines why the time is right for UKREiiF I’ve been involved in development […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
£1bn Golden Valley Development selects development partner JV Aug 4, 2021 The Golden Valley Development has selected HBD X Factory, a joint venture between UK property developer HBD and the international innovation campus developer Factory, to be their preferred development partner. The Golden Valley Development will create up to 12,000 new jobs, 3,700 homes and 2 million square feet of commercial space as part of a […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
1500 home Cheshire Garden Village greenlit Jan 17, 2023 Plans to deliver ‘The Garden Village at Handforth’ have moved a step closer. The Garden Village at Handforth will create a bespoke new village that will include 1,500 new high-quality design homes and extensive ‘green infrastructure’ – more than 40 per cent of the site will be open space, public amenity space or protected habitat […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Ainscough Strategic Land brings 400-acre new village to market Jun 14, 2021 A 400-acre rural estate in Swindon with outline planning permission for a new village of 2,500 dwellings is being brought to market. Lotmead Farm lies within the designated New Eastern Villages (NEV) area and is being offered for sale by Ainscough Strategic Land on behalf of the landowner, the Parry Family Trust, with Avison Young […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
CEG and housebuilder consortium get to work on 4,500 Thorpebury development Jan 19, 2022 A housebuilding consortium comprising Davidsons Homes, William Davis Homes and David Wilson Homes has now broken ground on the first phase of 574 homes, open space and infrastructure at the Thorpebury development to the North-East of Leicester. Developer CEG, the landowner and the consortium exchanged contracts earlier this year to bring forward much-needed homes, including […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
CEG submits plans for £800m Garden Village project Sep 17, 2021 CEG has submitted a planning application to Brentwood Borough Council for a 225.75 hectare site which forms part of the Dunton Hills Garden Village. The application is in outline form to establish the principle of the development with the main accesses from the A128 Tilbury Road. The Garden Village is one of the first 14 […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Cheltenham Borough Council: Sustainable Development & The Game-Changing Golden Valley Masterplan Feb 22, 2021 Following their involvement in our Planning and Land Development Conference we caught up with Cheltenham Borough Council’s Director of Planning Tracey Crews on their approach to unlocking sustainable development opportunities and the game-changing Golden Valley masterplan… Q. What was the impetus for Cheltenham’s Golden Valley masterplan and how could it be transformative in the region? […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Embracing the best aspects of attending online and in-person Mar 17, 2021 UKREiiF will embrace interactivity at its three-day networking, exhibition and conferencing event in Leeds next year (May 17-19). While the Coronavirus pandemic forced events online, a raft of innovations, to help negate its effects, have created a different but highly effective user experience and the best of these will be utilised by the organisers of […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Exeter City Council unveils 15,000-home development vision Jun 16, 2022 Exeter City Council are planning a major residential development near the canal – on the site of a former industrial centre. The large-scale regeneration will see around 15,000 homes being developed on sites acquired over the past few years. The site will create a community as part of the council’s Liveable Exeter vision. Richard Clarke, […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Free opportunity to get the lowdown on UKREiiF Mar 15, 2021 The first UKREiiF monthly webinar takes places on Wednesday morning (March 17th). An Introduction to The UK’s Real Estate Investment & Infrastructure Forum is a free 105-minute explanation of how UKREiiF hopes to facilitate economic growth within the industry and further details on its networking, exhibition and conference super event in Leeds next year. UKREiiF’s […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Harrow Estates achieve inclusion in Local Plan for 1,200-home development Jul 5, 2021 East Hampshire District Council’s updated Local Plan has identified a new site near Alton for a 1,200-home development. The district council announced on Monday it has earmarked Chawton Park Farm, west of Alton, as the “most sustainable area to develop” following the council’s Large Site Consultation held at the end of 2019. The site, sandwiched […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Henley Investment Management and Chartway Partnerships Group agree deal to deliver 162 new homes at Ebbsfleet Garden City Feb 2, 2023 Henley Investment Management (“Henley”), the international investment and fund management firm, in partnership with award-winning South-East development and partnership firm Chartway Partnerships Group (“Chartway”), will deliver 162 homes in Alkerden Village, Whitecliffe, Ebbsfleet, including a mix of private for sale, affordable and purpose-built rental properties. The 7.5-acre parcel has outline planning permission, with Chartway to […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
