Gleeson gains approval on Copeland resi scheme

Allerdale Council has deferred a decision on housebuilder Lovell's plans for 267 homes in Workington.

A £2.5m contract for design services on Carlisle’s £112m southern link road has been won by Capita Property & Infrastructure.

The Cheshire developer's plans for 90 houses on the edge of Scotby are set to be refused by the city council’s planning committee on three grounds.

Developer eQuality Homes has won backing from Homes England to deliver around 25 affordable houses in Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria.

With the UK Government still mired in uncertainty over the country's immediate future, Chancellor Philip Hammond’s announcement was as low-key as predicted, with a Borderlands Growth Deal and a £3bn Affordable Homes guarantee the main highlights.

The multi-disciplinary contractor has reported group revenue up by 6% to almost £3bn, with pre-tax profit reaching £81.6m in its full year results.

Carlisle Council is looking to start the second stage of masterplanning for its 10,000-home St Cuthbert’s Garden Village by the end of the month with a consultation due to be held in May.

The Cumbrian housebuilder has submitted a reserved matters application for 224 homes, the second phase of its Strawberry Grange estate on the edge of Cockermouth.

Developer High Grange is set to get the go-ahead to add a further 65 houses on a seven-acre plot at its Keekle Meadows scheme in Cleator Moor.