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Permission granted for 300 homes in Woolpit, Suffolk

Planning permission has been given for 300 homes in the village of Woolpit, Suffolk. The scheme...

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Green light for Suffolk solar farm

Full planning permission has been granted under delegated powers for a ground-mounted solar farm...

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Record £4bn investment into South East office market in 2021

Knight Frank has reported that South East office market saw a record-breaking £4.02 billion in...

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Work starts on mega MMC factory

Construction has started on Weston Homes’ new MMC factory in Braintree, Essex. The new 137,000 sq...

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Cambridge International Technology Park plans rejected

Plans for Cambridge International Technology Park have been rejected by councillors over its...

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Planning submitted for phases three and four of Darwin Green

Reserved matters applications for both phases three and four have been submitted to the Greater...

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Bidwells releases Cambridge winter resi report

Bidwells has released its Winter 2021 Cambridge Residential Market Report, highlighting the...

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Forecasts and challenges for 2022

The continued dominance of the life sciences sector, a dysfunctional planning system, further...

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Bidwells announces new senior partner

Following a record year of overseas investment into the Ox-Cam Arc, Nick Pettit is taking the...

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Housing shortage could threaten Hertfordshire’s economic growth

A new report published by Savills highlights that local authorities will need to be proactive in...

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A million sq ft of offices and labs at Cambridge North

Development firm Brookgate Land is preparing plans for 960,300 sq ft offices and lab space for...

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UK Property Forums – year in review

As the slate is wiped on 2021, we thought we would look over the proverbial shoulder at UK...

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Planning granted for 421 more homes in Marleigh

Full matters planning has been given to housebuilders The Hill Group and Marshall for phase two of...

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Public consultation opens for Cambridge North

Plans for the next phase of the Cambridge North development have opened for public consultation....

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Carter Jonas releases 2021 Commercial Edge

UK Property Forums partner Carter Jonas has released its Commercial Edge report for 2021,...

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Record sales for the East Anglia resi market

East Anglia property firm Cheffins reports that it has sold a record-breaking £600 million worth...

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Greater Cambridge green travel consultation opens

The Greater Cambridge green travel consultation is open, with locals being encouraged to continue...

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Jaynic forward funds a shed with CBRE for £19.35m

Property developer Jaynic has forward funded a 76,000 sq ft shed at Suffolk Business Park, Bury St...

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Affordable homes approved in St Albans

Planning permission for 25 new affordable homes in the Fleetville area of St Albans has been...

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Plans for St John’s Innovation Park get green light

The plans for St John’s Innovation Park, designed by architect firm Sheppard Robson, have been...

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Bidwells releases Cambridge resi market report

Bidwells has released their Autumn 2021 Cambridge Residential Market Report, highlighting the...

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Plans for North East Cambridge revised following public consultation

Following a public consultation last year, the plans for the Cambridge North East development will...

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Northstowe sports pavilion approved

Plans for Northstowe sports pavilion and associated changing facilities have been approved by...

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Developer sought for Northstowe town centre

A developer is being sought to deliver the next stage of the Northstowe development, which...

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Smith Brothers join Buckingway Business Park

Carter Jonas has let 20 Buckingway Business Park on behalf of Cambridge based property company...

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Net zero carbon homes agreed for Chelmsford

As outlined in the new Chelmsford City Council Local Plan, Chelmsford Garden Community is set to...

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Accommodating Sizewell C with local businesses

A Suffolk Chamber of Commerce Sizewell C Supply Chain event on November 9 at Trinity Park,...

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Apache Capital lands in Bedfordshire

Apache Capital’s BTR housing platform Present Made has acquired a 68-ha site in Bedfordshire from...

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New HQ for Endomag at Cambridge Science Park

Breast cancer surgical guidance company Endomag has secured a new 20,386 sq ft of space at 330...

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Tenants confirmed for major Colchester leisure scheme

Turnstone Estates’ £65 million leisure development in Colchester has added two drive-thrus and has...

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The Rosery Country House Hotel and Restaurant put on the market

Eddisons and its business transfer division Ernest Wilson has been appointed to find a buyer for...

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Local areas trial new digital initiative to make planning more accessible

Digital tools to help local people voice their opinions about the planning process are being...

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Breaking the model: Designing streets for the future in Suffolk

This article was written by Josh Grantham, senior urban infrastructure engineer and Wes Wroe,...

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A reaction to the Budget – muddy waters ahead?

We hear from Philip Woolner, managing partner of Cheffins, following the Government’s recent...

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£20 million pledged towards Peterborough University ‘Living Lab’

Peterborough has successfully secured a bid for £20 million funding for its university’s ‘living...

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£32 million granted for electric buses in Milton Keynes

A brand-new fleet of electric buses will be arriving in Milton Keynes following Chancellor Rishi...

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MK high streets to receive £360,000 investment

Milton Keynes Council is investing almost £360,000 into the city’s high streets to help encourage...

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New £450 million science hub to open in Cambridge

The world’s largest warehouse landlord is set to build £450 million worth of new laboratory space...

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The East of England districts providing levelling up case studies for the DCN

A recent report published by the District Councils Network uses three districts in the East of...

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Bucks man unveils plans for tackling the climate crisis

Buckinghamshire Council has released and approved its strategy for addressing the climate change...

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Planning submitted for Chelmsford North East Bypass

Essex County Council has submitted a planning application for the Chelmsford North East Bypass, as...

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£2.49 billion poured into South East office market

A report published by Knight Frank has revealed that investors have poured £2.49 billion into the...

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New partners Swan in to deliver affordable housing

Essex based Swan Housing Association has announced that it will be working with Settle and CHP as...

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Hundreds of electric car charging points planned for Milton Keynes

The older residential areas of Milton Keynes are set to get electric vehicle charging points...

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Largest letting for five years at Cambridge Science Park

Bidwells, acting on behalf of TusPark, has let a 120,000 sq. ft unit at Cambridge Science Park to...

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Felixstowe is major part of £20 million development plans by Ingenious

Ingenious Real Estate Finance LLP has completed three new development loans totalling £20 million....

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Cambridge Local Plan consultation to start in November

Locals will be encouraged to voice their opinions on the first proposals for the new Local Plan in...

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Kadans buys into the Cambridge lab market

Kadans Science Partner has acquired Merlin Place in Cambridge, adding to its European portfolio....

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Norwich to consult on the benefits of ring road improvements to the City

Plans to create a better connection across the Norwich outer ring road have been put to public...

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Norwich Energy Innovation Park gets approval to build £20m ‘low impact business park’

South Norfolk Planning Committee has unanimously approved Norwich Energy Innovation Park. The new...

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Kneller Hall in Twickenham sold to independent school

Kneller Hall in  Whitton near Twickenham in South West London is likely to become a school,...

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Firm selected to deliver £160m University of Cambridge BTR scheme

The University of Cambridge has selected the new Built to Rent (BTR) firm Present Made as the...

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New tenants signed up by Hill and Marshall for the mega Marleigh development

Hill and Marshall’s Marleigh development in Cambridge is set to welcome a new Co-Op and nursery to...

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Eagle Business Park soars high with record take up

The final phases of construction at Eagle Business Park, Huntingdon, has seen a record take-up of...

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Hawkins/Brown reveal designs for new £220m children’s hospital in Cambridge

Designs have been revealed of the proposed £220 million new children’s hospital in Cambridge,...

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First Base requests artists on their new Cambridge scheme

First Base and RPMI Railpen are calling for local Cambridge artists to tender a range of...

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Bidwells reports 37% rise in prime office rents across Cambridgeshire

Bidwells summer 2021 Cambridgeshire report reveals that office and laboratory space in Cambridge...

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British Offsite set to deliver 4,000 MMC homes annually

After a £35 million investment from Weston Group, British Offsite has officially launched and is...

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Lift off for six storey hotel at Southend Airport

A new six-storey hotel has been approved for Southend Airport, after bosses won an appeal. The...

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Plans for 49,000 new homes in South Cambridgeshire criticised by Tory MP

South Cambridgeshire MP Anthony Browne has criticised the Local Plan proposals for almost 49,000...

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Firethorn strikes massive land deal in Peterborough

Development firm Firethorn Trust has acquired a 21-acre site in Hampton, Peterborough, with speculation of a logistics scheme. The firm plans to develop three modern industrial units of sizes ranging from approximately 95,000...

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The Climate Crisis and the role of the built environment – time for a change?

This article was written by Sam Lonsdale (MEng GMICE) who works for Stantec, one of our partners...

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Tool wholesaler expands in Suffolk business park

A commercial development site at Kempson Way, Suffolk Business Park has been sold to adjacent...

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Barratt Homes launches new homes in Swaffham, Norfolk

Barratt Homes has revealed that its Ceres Rise development in Swaffham will be ready to reserve...

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Parigan Business Park expands in Peterborough

A new mixed-use development is under construction at Parigan Business Park, Peterborough,...

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Sizewell C powers new business growth in Suffolk

Numerous local businesses are already benefitting from the Sizewell C project, following contracts...

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Cambridge Investment Partnership granted planning for Passivhaus council homes

The Cambridge Investment Partnership (CIP), a joint venture between Cambridge City Council and...

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Exclusive survey by Barratt and David Wilson Homes reveals hidden costs of moving house

This month, housebuilder Barratt and David Wilson Homes revealed the unexpected costs homebuyers...

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Waterbeach to Cambridge to become a ‘strategic transport link’

In July, the Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) approved the Strategic Outline Business Case...

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£155 million BTR and office scheme to be built in Cambridge

​First Base and RPMI Railpen have proposed plans for a £155 million build to rent (BTR) and office...

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Door unlocked for the massive Gateway 14 mixed use scheme in Stowmarket

Mid Suffolk District Council has resolved to grant planning permission for the Innovation,...

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Savills completes £272m of land sales in East of England in first half of 2021

Property agent and UK Property Forums partner Savills completed more than £272 million worth of...

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Barratt and David Wilson Homes go ahead with 301 new homes in Wellingborough

Plans have been revealed for 301 homes on Park Farm Way, Wellingborough by Barratt and David...

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New homes for neighbours at Ramsey Park in Huntingdon

David Wilson Homes has opened the doors to its show homes and marketing suite at its Ramsey Park...

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Jaynic appointed on massive 39-acre mixed use site in Cambridgeshire

Property development and land promotion firm Jaynic has been appointed as the promotion partner...

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Carter Jonas acquires JB Planning Associates

National property consultancy Carter Jonas has acquired JB Planning Associates (JB Planning), an...

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Spotlight on Westminster: Eastern Echo edition

​This week, account manager Oliver Sargent from Eastern Echo DevComms recaps on what MP’s in the...

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Plans for West Cambridge Innovation District approved

A controversial development by the University of Cambridge has been given the green light by...

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First Base and Patron Capital submit plans for 185,000 of mixed use in MK

Plans have been submitted by firms First Base and Patron Capital for MK Gateway, a mixed-use...

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Savills confirm new occupier for Centurion Business Park in Peterborough

Savills have confirmed that a new occupier will be taking Unit 2B at Centurion Business Park in...

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