biodiversity Archives

Cambridge Investment Partnership submits plans for 134 new homes at Ekin Road, Cambridge

|Date: 13 January, 2026

Cambridge Investment Partnership submits plans for 134 new homes at Ekin Road, Cambridge

Cambridge City Council and housebuilder The Hill Group’s plans to build 134 new homes on Ekin Road in the ...

Cambridge City Council and housebuilder The Hill Group’s plans to build 134 new homes on Ekin Road in the Abbey ward of Cambridge continue to progress as their joint venture — Cambridge Investment Par ...

13 January, 2026
Read more
Industry warning over government plans to gut Biodiversity Net Gain

|Date: 15 December, 2025

Industry warning over government plans to gut Biodiversity Net Gain

Emma Toovey, Chief Nature Officer at the Environment Bank, says weakening Biodiversity Net Gain is both u ...

Emma Toovey, Chief Nature Officer at the Environment Bank, says weakening Biodiversity Net Gain is both unnecessary and damaging. Environment Bank is deeply alarmed by reports suggesting the Governmen ...

15 December, 2025
Read more
£17m investment delivers affordable homes for Guildford families

|Date: 11 November, 2025

£17m investment delivers affordable homes for Guildford families

A major milestone has been reached in Guildford as housing provider Abri nears completion of 37 new affor ...

A major milestone has been reached in Guildford as housing provider Abri nears completion of 37 new affordable homes at the Gardeners Walk development in Westway, marking a significant step forward in ...

11 November, 2025
Read more
Stonewater retains SHIFT Gold award with highest-ever environmental score

|Date: 22 August, 2025

Stonewater retains SHIFT Gold award with highest-ever environmental score

Stonewater has once again achieved the prestigious SHIFT Gold accreditation in its latest annual environm ...

Stonewater has once again achieved the prestigious SHIFT Gold accreditation in its latest annual environmental assessment — securing 71.34%, its highest score yet. The SHIFT rating is the housing sect ...

22 August, 2025
Read more
Tiny Forest planted in Haringey to provide miniature woodland for local community and wildlife

|Date: 8 August, 2025

Tiny Forest planted in Haringey to provide miniature woodland for local community and wildlife

A partnership between Tarmac Kier Joint Venture (TKJV), environmental charity Earthwatch Europe, Transpor ...

A partnership between Tarmac Kier Joint Venture (TKJV), environmental charity Earthwatch Europe, Transport for London (TfL) and Haringey Council has seen a Tiny Forest, the size of a tennis court, pla ...

8 August, 2025
Read more
Key landmark demolished as innovation scheme enters new phase

|Date: 24 July, 2025

Key landmark demolished as innovation scheme enters new phase

Liverpool’s flagship £1bn Knowledge Quarter development is set to enter a new phase — following the compl ...

Liverpool’s flagship £1bn Knowledge Quarter development is set to enter a new phase — following the completion of the demolition of a key landmark. Removal of the former Smithdown Lane Police Station ...

24 July, 2025
Read more
Redesigning the relationship between housing needs and housing delivery

|Date: 18 July, 2025

Redesigning the relationship between housing needs and housing delivery

Are we building homes for the sake of building? Dr Anna Pagani, Senior Lecturer at King’s College London, ...

Are we building homes for the sake of building? Dr Anna Pagani, Senior Lecturer at King’s College London, discusses how a housebuilding moratorium could provide the homes we actually need. The severit ...

18 July, 2025
Read more
Power on at Flintshire County Council’s first net zero carbon school

|Date: 27 May, 2025

Power on at Flintshire County Council’s first net zero carbon school

With 1,080 solar panels on its roof, and a host of sustainable features, the new multi-million-pound camp ...

With 1,080 solar panels on its roof, and a host of sustainable features, the new multi-million-pound campus, delivered by Robertson Construction North West on behalf of WEPco, is now Flintshire County ...

27 May, 2025
Read more
Two Years on: Progress continues with 112 affordable homes at Oxford North

|Date: 22 May, 2025

Two Years on: Progress continues with 112 affordable homes at Oxford North

Two years after announcing the delivery of affordable homes in Oxford, senior members of Oxford City Coun ...

Two years after announcing the delivery of affordable homes in Oxford, senior members of Oxford City Council met with The Hill Group, to celebrate a key construction milestone at Oxford North’s Canals ...

22 May, 2025
Read more
Staying in the loop with water circularity

|Date: 4 June, 2024

Staying in the loop with water circularity

It is time to reconsider the ways in which we store, manage, and reuse water, says Martin Lambley, Global ...

It is time to reconsider the ways in which we store, manage, and reuse water, says Martin Lambley, Global Product Manager for Urban Climate Resilience at Wavin. The UK's water management infrastructur ...

4 June, 2024
Read more