Bargate Welcomes Next Generation of Homebuilding Talent

Bargate has proudly welcomed three promising graduates from the local area into key roles across its design, development and planning departments at its Hampshire head office. The latest investment in graduate recruits signals the award-winning housebuilder’s long-term commitment to addressing... View Article

10 Design Appoints Ewan Jones

10 Design is pleased to announce the appointment of Ewan Jones as Managing Principal for the EMEA region. This strategic leadership addition reinforces 10 Design’s commitment to design excellence. In this role, Ewan will strengthen 10 Design’s position in the... View Article

Hopkins Homes to deliver new homes in Halstead

Hopkins Homes, part of the untypical group, has been granted reserved matters approval for nearly 200 new homes on a 13-hectare site in Halstead, Essex.  The new development, to be known as Bournewood Park, will feature a diverse range of... View Article

Cala appoints Michael Rice as CFO

Cala Group (Holdings) Limited (Cala), one of the UK’s leading homebuilders, is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Rice as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective Monday, 30 June 2025. Michael joins Cala at a pivotal time as the business... View Article

Planning Approved for Nearly 2,000 New Homes

Plans to deliver nearly 2,000 new homes as part of one of East London’s largest estate regeneration schemes have been approved by Tower Hamlets Council. The project will see the complete transformation of the Teviot Estate in Poplar, replacing outdated... View Article

Key Appointment for Sigma Homes

Sussex-based Sigma Homes has appointed Ellie White as Senior Planning Manager. A Chartered Town Planner with 15 years’ experience across the Home Counties and South Coast, Ellie brings a wealth of knowledge in land promotion, planning strategy, and stakeholder engagement.... View Article

That’s a wrap

The rare chance to create a new film and TV studio complex from scratch in the UK, equipped with the high performance and flexibility credentials to attract Hollywood, was perfect casting for Scott Brownrigg. Roseanne Field reports. The plans for... View Article

Practice Profile: Fereday Pollard

Kim Neville speaks to practice co-founder Chris Pollard to uncover how the privately-owned firm, turning 30 this year, specialises in large-scale infrastructure projects with the differentiator of putting ‘humanising architecture’ at the forefront. Fereday Pollard was established in 1995 by... View Article

View Point: Dr Stephen Hamil

Dr Stephen Hamil of NBS explains why better data standards and Digital Product Passports are vital to fix the industry’s fragmented systems and safeguard its future. For several years now, UK construction has been beset by issues around material quality,... View Article

How modern techniques are reshaping housing for retirees

Groundbreaking construction techniques are slashing build times and transforming the delivery of retirement housing – offering a potential solution to the UK’s critical shortage of later living accommodation. With the country facing a shortfall of one million senior living homes by 2040,... View Article

Plans approved for housing expansion

Independent housebuilder Dandara and Milton Keynes Development Partnership (MKDP) have recently gained planning permission for a new development of 174 dwellings in Walton, Milton Keynes. Manor Park is located on the outskirts of Walton, to the south of central Milton... View Article

Solar’s time to shine

With demand for renewable technology continuing to soar, Dan Redfern, Head of Marketing Communications at Marley, outlines the key considerations for a successful solar PV array specification. The long-anticipated publication of the Future Homes Standard (FHS) is imminent, and it... View Article

Story Homes submits plans for 140 new homes in Longton

Story Homes is pleased to announce the submission of a full planning application for a new residential development in the village of Longton, following the success of its nearby scheme, Longton Grange. With the majority of homes now sold at Longton Grange,... View Article

Redefine inclusive building design with evacuation lifts

With the priority now inclusive design for all, evacuation lifts offer the chance for architects to go ‘beyond compliance,’ says Nick Mellor of LEIA. The introduction of the Building Safety Act 2022 and updates to BS 9991 and Approved Document... View Article

RG+P Completes trio of BTR developments

Three of Milton Keynes’ newest Build-to-Rent (BTR) developments have been delivered by multi-disciplinary design practice, rg+p.  In Central Milton Keynes, rg+p has completed Arbour, the £80m new build development of 306 apartments on the site of the former HMRC offices,... View Article

Project delivers 204 modern apartments in Hammersmith

A transformative project to deliver more than 200 modern apartments has been completed within the regenerated Civic Campus in Hammersmith. The exciting joint venture by housing association A2Dominion and Hammersmith & Fulham Council forms part of a renewal project on... View Article

Bargate submits plans for its first phase of new homes

Hampshire-based housebuilder, Bargate, has submitted its first phase of detailed plans for a consented housing development site in Berewood Garden Village, Waterlooville, to Winchester City Council. The newly lodged reserved matters application sets out design details for the first of... View Article