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North East housing providers form partnership to help deliver more social homes across the region

|Date: 20 November, 2023

North East housing providers form partnership to help deliver more social homes across the region

With over 40,000 North East households on the waiting list for social housing, there’s a desperate need t ...

With over 40,000 North East households on the waiting list for social housing, there’s a desperate need to rapidly build more genuinely affordable homes across the region. A group of North East based ...

20 November, 2023
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Council sets out Stockport’s Green Print for the future

|Date: 10 October, 2023

Council sets out Stockport’s Green Print for the future

Stockport Council has set out a Green Print for the future of the borough as part of its aim to tackle cl ...

Stockport Council has set out a Green Print for the future of the borough as part of its aim to tackle climate change. Climate Action Now (CAN) plan was adopted in 2020 with the ambition for Stockport ...

10 October, 2023
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Two-thirds of local authority planning and placemaking teams lack the capacity to meet strategic objectives

|Date: 2 October, 2023

Two-thirds of local authority planning and placemaking teams lack the capacity to meet strategic objectives

Two-thirds of local authority planning and placemaking professionals say their team does not have the cap ...

Two-thirds of local authority planning and placemaking professionals say their team does not have the capacity to meet their authority’s strategic objectives, according to a new survey. The Recruitmen ...

2 October, 2023
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PM and Levelling Up Secretary set out long-term plan for housing

|Date: 24 July, 2023

PM and Levelling Up Secretary set out long-term plan for housing

Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak announced today (24th July) that the Government will meet its manifesto commi ...

Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak announced today (24th July) that the Government will meet its manifesto commitment to build one million homes over this Parliament. The announcement was made ahead of Level ...

24 July, 2023
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Regeneration plans for Chester approved

|Date: 14 July, 2023

Regeneration plans for Chester approved

A vision to shape regeneration in Chester over the next decade has been approved by Cheshire West and Che ...

A vision to shape regeneration in Chester over the next decade has been approved by Cheshire West and Chester Council, delivering improvements to travel and public realm as well as creating new homes ...

14 July, 2023
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Bellsmyre regeneration project shortlisted for two Planning Awards

|Date: 31 May, 2023

Bellsmyre regeneration project shortlisted for two Planning Awards

Caledonia Housing Association’s regeneration programme, which is providing 204 new-build, high quality ho ...

Caledonia Housing Association’s regeneration programme, which is providing 204 new-build, high quality homes for Bellsmyre, has been shortlisted for two of the Planning Awards 2023’s placemaking categ ...

31 May, 2023
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SFT’s new business plan urges focus on a net zero built environment

|Date: 21 April, 2023

SFT’s new business plan urges focus on a net zero built environment

The Scottish Futures Trust’s new business plan, launched on the 20th April, urges public and private sect ...

The Scottish Futures Trust’s new business plan, launched on the 20th April, urges public and private sector organisations across Scotland to focus on greater collaboration to help deliver a net zero b ...

21 April, 2023
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LCR completes acquisition to accelerate Derby regeneration plans

|Date: 19 April, 2023

LCR completes acquisition to accelerate Derby regeneration plans

Placemaking and regeneration expert LCR has completed the £2.8m acquisition of Midland House, further acc ...

Placemaking and regeneration expert LCR has completed the £2.8m acquisition of Midland House, further accelerating Derby’s city centre regeneration plans. The high-profile 19th Century heritage buildi ...

19 April, 2023
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Peabody completes merger with new local focus

|Date: 4 April, 2023

Peabody completes merger with new local focus

Peabody and Catalyst have completed the final stage in their merger, creating a single not-for-profit org ...

Peabody and Catalyst have completed the final stage in their merger, creating a single not-for-profit organisation with over 104,000 homes and around 220,000 residents across London and the Home Count ...

4 April, 2023
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Skills boost for planning authorities to create better neighbourhoods

|Date: 21 March, 2023

Skills boost for planning authorities to create better neighbourhoods

More skilled planning professionals will be recruited by councils following a £1m funding boost from the ...

More skilled planning professionals will be recruited by councils following a £1m funding boost from the Government, announced by the Housing Minister. Social enterprise Public Practice will use the m ...

21 March, 2023
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