Villages planned for Lancaster, Knowsley, Cheshire and Cumbria
New garden villages, settlements of between 1,500 and 10,000 homes, are due to be built in four locations across the region.
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One in four new homes in Bury and Wyre at risk of flooding
A year on from the Boxing Day floods, research shows that between 5-23% of new houses in Lancashire, Cumbria and Salford are within a flood zone.
Story gets £65m bank backing
Carlisle-based Story Homes has secured a £65m funding package from Lloyds Bank to support its growth over the next five years, which includes plans for the opening of its first Manchester office.
Lake District Ironworks housing revived
Receivers advised by Indigo Planning have been given the go-ahead to continue redeveloping the Backbarrow Ironworks in Cumbria after work on the site stalled in 2007.
North West awarded £580,000 to target worst landlords
The Department for Communities & Local Government has allocated £5m to councils across the country to tackle rogue landlords, with eight local authorities in the North West receiving a share.
Construction boosted by apartment schemes
The North West residential sector saw a significant boost in the number of new-build properties commissioned in Q3 this year, leading all regions with 5,275 units, according to data provider Barbour ABI.
Plans in for Eden Valley housing
Story Homes has submitted a planning application to build 98 new homes, including 29 for the affordable market, on land off Salkeld Road in Fairhill, Penrith.
RESI 2015: Darling calls for policy shift to combat market failure
Former Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling was among the senior figures calling for a radical policy shift in housing at the RESI conference, held this week at Celtic Manor.
Shelter: Number of homeless families rising
New figures highlighted by the charity reveal that 536 families in the North West are homeless and living in temporary accommodation, a 22% rise on the same time last year. Shelter warned that the combination of welfare cuts and...
Story’s Kendal housing plan passed
HOW Planning has secured outline planning approval for up to 105 homes in Kendal on behalf of Story Homes.
