Wandsworth Council has rejected the appeal made by developer Rockwell to build a 29-storey, 110-home tower near Battersea Bridge, after the council initially refused the scheme last year. Rockwell appealed to the Planning Inspectorate, making the case that Wandsworth’s Local... View Article

L&Q has started construction on 651 new homes in Barking Riverside, more than half of which will be affordable. Colleagues from the housing association gathered on Tuesday (May 26), to celebrate the start of the works on the new blocks.... View Article

The £1.49 million re-roofing project at the Victorian Market Hall in Burton upon Trent has now completed. Appointed by East Staffordshire Borough Council, Derbyshire-based contractor JAL Roofing delivered the works, with multi-disciplinary consultancy Pick Everard acting as lead design consultant. Built in... View Article

Bellway has completed a multi-million-pound bulk sale of 88 apartments at Barking Riverside to registered provider Flint Housing. The deal will make more affordable homes available to people in Barking and Dagenham as Bellway delivers on its commitment to building... View Article

Platform Housing Group has published its 2025 Gender, Ethnicity and Disability Pay Gap Report, highlighting continued progress in creating a fair and inclusive workplace. The report shows Platform’s mean gender pay gap is now – 0.77 per cent, meaning women on... View Article

The founder of Land Studio, the Chester and Wales based specialist landscape and environmental design studio, has taken on a cycling challenge for charity. Landscape architect Simon Richards joined 28 fellow cyclists on a two-day ride from Kendal to Leeds... View Article

New scheme will provide sustainable features, public open space, and significant investment in local infrastructure May 2026 – Brampton, Cumbria – Local housebuilder Story Homes is delighted to announce it has secured a resolution to grant planning permission, subject to completion of a... View Article

Hampshire-headquartered housebuilder Bargate has secured an Option Agreement for 16ha (39.6-acres) of land within the Dorset village of Burton, near Christchurch. The site will be promoted through the planning system for an exemplary, sustainable development of up to 100 homes.... View Article