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.
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Green belt housing appeal goes Westby’s way
Westby Homes, advised by Indigo Planning, has received planning permission on appeal from the Secretary of State to replace the Rhinewood Country House Hotel in Glazebrook, Warrington with a 36-unit residential scheme in the green belt.
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...
Hive on site with £12m Warrington PRS housing
Housing association Your Housing Group has launched Hive, a new development arm for private rented sector homes, and has started on site with its first scheme in Church Street, Warrington.
Omega South consultation opens
Omega Warrington Ltd is hosting a series of public consultation events on the next stage of development at Omega South, which is expected to include residential, retail, leisure and community uses.
Miller Group posts £35.6m pre-tax profit
The Edinburgh-based firm behind Warrington's Omega development has posted a 233% increase in pre-tax profit for the year to 31 December 2014, up to £34.6m from £10.4m in 2013.
Omega resi moves to next stage
Miller Developments is due to submit a planning application for 1,100 homes at Omega Warrington by the autumn, with a consultation on the plans expected to take place in the coming weeks.
Warrington Church Street resi approved
Warrington Council has granted planning permission for 106 homes on a 3.5-acre site within the Church Street Conservation Area in the town centre.
Mulbury hands over homes in Warrington
Affordable housing developer Mulbury Homes has finished the construction of 78 homes in Warrington on behalf of Your Housing Group.
Warrington local plan housing target invalid
A challenge to the adoption of Warrington's local plan core strategy has been upheld in the High Court, after a judge ruled that the council had not included substantial affordable housing need in the borough's housing figures.
