Housebuilding

'UK's largest' timber neighbourhood granted planning permission

Buildings

'UK's largest' timber neighbourhood granted planning permission

Plans to transform a 7.9-hectare brownfield site in East Sussex into 685-home sustainable neighbourhood given green light

clock 16 February 2024 • 3 min read
'Substantial potential': Biodiversity Net Gain rules come into force in England

Policy

'Substantial potential': Biodiversity Net Gain rules come into force in England

Developers in England are now legally required to deliver 10 per cent Biodiversity Net Gain on new housing, industrial, and commercial projects

clock 12 February 2024 • 5 min read
Study: Biodiversity Net Gain could secure over 23,500 football fields worth of land for nature each year

Biodiversity

Study: Biodiversity Net Gain could secure over 23,500 football fields worth of land for nature each year

New research suggests requirement for developers to fund habitat improvements could protect and create over 15,000 hectares for biodiversity each year

clock 19 September 2023 • 2 min read
Government plans watered-down nutrient pollution rules in bid to ramp up housebuilding

Legislation

Government plans watered-down nutrient pollution rules in bid to ramp up housebuilding

Government unveils plans to dilute EU-derived nutrient neutrality rules in a bid to accelerate development of hundreds of thousands of new homes in England, as Labour touts planning reform vision

clock 29 August 2023 • 8 min read

Biodiversity

Housebuilders heart hedgehogs: Taylor Wimpey debuts new environmental strategy, as industry publishes biodiversity guide

clock 30 April 2021 • 3 min read