Homebuyers need to be more aware of new build risks
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has released figures that show where homes are being built including those on flood risk zones and potentially contaminated land. Its figures for 2016-17 show that more homes were built on flood risk areas and the green belt. More than one in ten (11%) of new […]
Developers believe 19 parking spaces will be enough for 71 new flats in Tonbridge town centre
Plans to build 71 new flats with just 19 parking spaces in the centre of Tonbridge have been unveiled. F Estates, which specialises in affordable rented property development, wants to extend the existing block at The Bank House on Medway Wharf Road. But some residents have come out against the plans saying the “overcrowding” would […]
600 homes plan for Shrewsbury deferred a second time over access concerns
A decision on plans to build 600 homes in Shrewsbury has been put off for a second time over issues with access. Members of Shropshire Council’s central planning committee deferred the plans from Taylor Wimpey and Persimmon Homes to build the development at Weir Hill, at a meeting yesterday. Objectors to the proposed housing development […]
59 homes could be built across a Notts town
Up to 59 homes could be built on three vacant sites across a Nottinghamshire town. If plans are given the go-ahead by Mansfield District Council’s planning committee, homes could be built on Westfield Lane, Colston Road and Sherwood Close. Three separate planning applications were submitted to the council this month for a mix of houses, apartments and bungalows. All […]
New £2.9m bridge will create link between Notts town and village
Funding for a multi-million pound bridge that will support the development of hundreds of new homes has been approved. The new pedestrian and cycle access overpass will be installed over the A46, connecting the former RAF Newton site – where 550 new homes are proposed – with a plot of land also proposed for new […]
Plans to build 20 new homes on site of former pub and shops in Top Valley
A former pub site and a row of shops with flats could be turned into 20 new homes, plans have revealed. The former Harvester site off Old Farm Road and a row of shops and flats in Knights Close, Top Valley, could make way for a mixture of houses and houses. A document submitted to […]
Plan to build 970 homes in £100m ‘extended village’ for York
Developers have revealed plan to build 970 new houses and a primary school on the edge of York. National housebuilder Redrow has drawn up proposals for the north east of the city, near Huntington, on a site bounded by Monks Cross Link Road to the east and North Lane to the north. The development would […]
Schemes aim to bring 1,700 new homes to Birmingham’s Southside
Ambitious new plans could see 1,700 new homes brought to Birmingham’s Southside district. Manchester property group MCR has submitted a £275 million urban village scheme to council planners that would see more than 1,000 new homes on the vacant Monaco House site on Bristol Street. Meanwhile housebuilder Barratt Homes is proposing 778 new apartments and […]
Anger over plan to demolish Telford house to make way for 85 new homes
Plans have been put forward to demolish a house in Telford to make way for more than 80 new homes. Shropshire Homes want to knock down the home in Wellington Road, Muxton, to build the estate of 85 homes, which will include affordable housing. It would form part of a huge development of 665 homes […]