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Matthew Lloyd wins go-ahead for £14m Holborn housing scheme
Matthew Lloyd Architects has received planning permission for a £14 million project to regenerate the Grade II-listed Bourne Estate housing complex in London’s Holborn
New HCA head seeks architects for existing homes improvements
Newly appointed Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) boss Andy Rose is looking to architects to help bring tens of thousands of dilapidated UK houses up to green standards
Planning victory for Alison Brooks' riverside homes in Bath
Alison Brooks Architects (ABA) has won planning permission for this waterside residential scheme in Bath
Ian Shaw unveils ‘monolithic' Frankfurt villa proposals
Manchester-born, German-based architect Ian Shaw has revealed plans for this 640m² ‘monolithic white’ villa in the suburb of Frankfurt am MainI
Public wants minimum standards for new homes, says RIBA
The RIBA is again urging the government to bring in nationwide minimum space standards after new research confirmed public support for larger, lighter homes
Planning free-for-all in doubt as MPs vote on veto
The House of Commons will today vote on an amendment which could curtail government plans to allow house extensions without planning permission
Government moots self-build exemption from CIL tax
The government is considering dropping the community infrastructure levy from self-build homes
AAVA unveils homes scheme for ex-Police compound
AAVA has submitted plans for this nine flat scheme on a ‘tightly constrained’ plot, formerly a police compound, in Westcombe Park, Greenwich, south east London
TateHindle bags planning for 229 homes in Cambridge
TateHindle has won planning consent for a 229-home project for Countryside Properties at Long Road, Clay Farm outside Cambridge
Housing starts up by a fifth
Housing starts have grown by more than a fifth in a year, according to the National House-Building Council (NHBC)
Liddicoat & Goldhill wins go-ahead for 'country house clause' home
Liddicoat & Goldhill has won planning permission for Thousand Trees House, an eco-friendly country home to be built on virgin countryside at Wicken Bonhunt, Essex
Make wins go-ahead for London resi-scheme
Make has been granted planning permission for this eight-floor residential scheme in Victoria, London
Allies and Morrison reveals Keybridge House plans
Allies and Morrison has unveiled its plans to redevelop Vauxhall’s Keybridge House skyscraper into 379 homes, shops and offices
Mark Prisk bangs drum for housing design quality
Housing minister Mark Prisk has hit out at the UK’s ‘dysfunctional housing market’ for failing to consider quality design
Self-build could be answer to housing crisis, says think-tank report
A report has suggested that councils failing to meet housing targets should be forced to release land for self-build
Government takes on board Heseltine’s regional growth plan
The government has agreed to 81 of the 89 recommendations in Michael Heseltine’s plan for growth targeted at the regions
Olympic legacy: Custom-build homes mooted
The London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) is considering featuring custom-build housing on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
London housing supply 'at risk from overseas investment'
The London Assembly has warned mayor Boris Johnson that increased overseas investment could hamper the supply of housing in the capital
HOK submits plans for Crossrail housing scheme
HOK has submitted plans for a 2,800m2 residential development above a Crossrail access shaft in Holborn
Nick Willson submits West Sussex ‘eco-house’ plans
[First look] Nick Willson Architects has submitted a planning application for this 297m² private house in Rowhook, West Sussex
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