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Community bags land deal for controversial Frome site
Somerset Council has boosted plans by two West Country practices for a major new neighbourhood in Frome by agreeing to sell a fought-over site to the social enterprise backing the scheme
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Foster + Partners’ Fulham Gas Works residential towers plans approved
Foster + Partners’ proposals for two residential towers reaching 28 and 38 storeys tall in Fulham, west London, have been given the OK
Asif Khan unveils cultural centre in Kazakhstan
Asif Khan’s designs for a new culture centre in Kazakhstan, opening in April, have been released
Harp & Harp wins approval for contemporary mews homes in Chingford
Harp & Harp has won planning consent for ‘Sunnyside’, a contemporary housing development in east London
Gort Scott gets the go-ahead for 300 affordable homes in Silvertown
Gort Scott has secured approval for more than 300 affordable homes as part of Lendlease’s 6,500-home Silvertown regeneration
5th Studio launches retrofit pattern book
5th Studio has published a free-to-use Retrofit Pattern Book for homeowners, backed by Barclays Bank
How a social housing scheme pioneered 3D printing
A groundbreaking social housing scheme in Ireland could show how to speed up the way homes are built in the UK
Howells’ top-heavy Manchester tower gets the OK
Howells’ proposal for an 18-storey office tower in Manchester’s Northern Quarter has been approved more than two years after plans were first unveiled
Norwich Council resurrects Broadway Malyan’s collapsed Anglia Square plans
Norwich Council has taken over the delivery of Broadway Malyan’s collapsed £300 million Anglia Square scheme – but there is no guarantee the practice will be retained on the resurrected project
Surprise rejection for A IS FOR_’s Folkestone harbour plans
A IS FOR_’s controversial regeneration proposals for Folkestone Harbour have been refused by local councillors against the advice of planning officers