Housebuilder Bargate has submitted an Outline planning application for up to 60 homes in the Hampshire village of Braishfield, on the outskirts of Romsey. The 4.5 Ha (11.1-acre) site benefits from a draft allocation and would deliver a highly sustainable... View Article

PLATFORM_ is delighted to confirm that the Bristol City Council planning committee has unanimously approved resolution to grant planning permission for its major new Build to Rent (BTR) scheme in Bristol. This marks a significant step forward in the regeneration... View Article

A former railway depot in central Gloucester is making way for 113 affordable homes for local families. Bromford, part of housing provider Bromford Flagship, acquired the southern phase of Gloucester’s Great Western Yard site earlier in 2025. Construction has now... View Article

Shenzhen – China 17 December 2025 – The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has today announced the 10 winning projects of the inaugural RIBA Asia Pacific Awards, honouring the most innovative, socially impactful and future-focused architecture across one of... View Article

Henderson Land has officially unveiled the highly anticipated Central Yards in Hong Kong, featuring the city’s first-ever private Broadway-calibre theatre, designed by UNS. The project aspires to become a cultural and symbolic gateway along the New Central Harbourfront. UNS has... View Article

Beech Grove Homes and Sanctuary Scotland Housing Association, both part of Sanctuary Group, have submitted a pre-application notice to Glasgow City Council, signalling its intention to bring forward a revised planning application for the final phase of its flagship masterplan development... View Article

Forty-eight households will soon have affordable housing in Norwich after councillors unanimously backed plans for a historic shoe factory site. Flagship Homes – part of Bromford Flagship – plans to build 35 one-bedroom and 13 two-bedroom flats across two blocks... View Article

A new study from Loughborough University, published in Energy and Buildings, looks at the importance of considering fuel poverty when retrofitting UK homes to cut carbon emissions. Fuel poverty, when a household cannot afford to heat their home to an adequate... View Article

The Planning and Infrastructure Act has been given Royal Assent, with promises from the Ministry of Housing that it will “remove blockages and delays in the planning system, accelerating the construction of tens of thousands of new homes across every... View Article

Top 10 UK housebuilder Keepmoat has announced plans to deliver 199 high-quality new homes through a £44.5 million investment into the next phase of development at Sandymoor. Recently completing the sale of land off Windmill Hill Avenue with Homes England, Keepmoat has... View Article

Backhouse Housing, a leading housebuilder in southwest England, has announced a series of senior management appointments following the planned departure of Chief Executive Officer Ian Jones at the beginning of January 2026. These changes mark the next phase of the... View Article