Some exciting personal news - I’ve joined @yimbyalliance.org as Policy Lead. After a few years out of housing I am BACK in the game! Very excited to be getting involved again in the fight for better, more affordable housing 🏘️

🏡 Solihull Council has approved 228 homes for its town centre. The mansion-block scheme comes as part of a plan for around 1,600 NEW homes. housingtoday.co.uk/news/habiko-...

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🚨426 New affordable homes approved for TwelveTrees Park in West Ham. 278 homes will be for social rent.

🚨Construction starts on 900 new homes next to Acton tube station. Half of the new homes will be affordable. 📸Some images of what the new homes will look like:

🚨774 new homes planned for Elephant & Castle. This week, Southwark Council will decide on plans for 774 new homes, 79 of which will be for social rent. The plans also include an NHS health centre 🩺

🚨NEW: @MayorofLondon calls in planning application for 283 new homes next to High Barnet Tube Station. 🏘️If approved, the plans will turn the station’s car park into five tower blocks. 100 of the new homes will be affordable.

A new homelessness scheme in Manchester has finished construction. ‘Embassy Village’ will provide 40 homes for rough sleepers beneath railway arches in Castlefield. Residents will have access to a new village hall, a sports area, and mini allotments.

📸452 Council homes built by the Royal Borough of Greenwich. In addition to new council homes, Kidbrooke Park Road North delivered a nursery, newly planted trees and a play area.

🚨 136 new council homes coming to Hackney. The new homes will be built in Hoxton and Haggerston on land currently being used by garages, storage units and bin cupboards. Source: www.london-now.co.uk... Join our newsletter: yimbyalliance.org/ge...

🚨The Hammersmith Civic Campus is set to open later this month. 🏘️204 homes, over half of which are affordable, have already been built as part of this plan. The site will also deliver a new cinema, art gallery and refurbished town hall. Before vs during vs after👇 www.mylondon.news/ne...

The number of new homes built in London has fallen to a historic low. A new piece by @jburnmurdoch.ft.com finds that London has become an outlier in the developed world, as the cost of building new homes continues to soar above construction inflation. www.ft.com/content/05fa...

🏘️ Plans revealed to turn a former sports club in South London into 258 new homes. The 5.4 acre site has been unused since 1998. www.mylondon.news/ne...

🚨2,000 new homes for Elland Road, Leeds Next week, plans to deliver a mixed-use neighbourhood on 30 acres of council-owned land around the Leeds United stadium will go to Leeds City Council. The neighbourhood is also set to receive a tram link into the city centre 🚉 news.leeds.gov.uk/ne...

NEW: Solihull shopping centre will be demolished to make way for 🏘️1,600 new homes, 🏨hotels, and 🛍️new shops. Planners approved the renewal of the town centre last week. Here’s how the town centre will change👇

🚨Bristol’s tallest tower approved for construction. The 28-storey and 18-storey towers will add 442 homes for students and 150 co-living units. The homes are expected to be completed in 2028.

🚨Former Birmingham factory to be retrofitted and transformed into 215 new homes. Birmingham City Council has approved plans to turn the ageing building into a 12-storey tower.

🚨Barnet Council approves resident-backed plans for 463 homes. The renewal of the Grahame Park Estate will deliver: ⚖️45% affordable housing 🏘️171 homes for social rent ♿10% of homes with wheelchair access 🏞️114 new trees 🛝A play area

Barnet approves plans for 463 homes

Development also features shops and public realm

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🚨Barts Health NHS Trust have submitted plans for 500 new homes alongside a new sciences campus. The plans are set to deliver: 🏘️Key worker housing 🔬Science and health research facilities ♻️Renewed terraces 👷1,300 jobs

🚨656 homes across four towers coming to Liverpool. Liverpool is one of the UK’s most affordable cities, and has recently announced plans to build 64,000 new homes.

🚨401 new homes and 350,000 sq ft of office space spread across 🏙️6 towers (ranging from 8-30 storeys) are coming to King’s Cross. The new sites will deliver: ⚖️50% affordable housing 👷1,000 job & training opportunities 🤝Community infrastructure 🔬High tech industrial space

🚨Map by @MayorofLondon The London Building Stock Model contains detailed data on every building in Greater London. It includes 3D information about building heights, energy efficiency and much more. London building heights visualised 🗺️👇

🚨Hayes Town Estate renewal project 🏚️The old estate will be demolished and turned into 🏘️ 740 homes – half of which will be affordable. There will be a net gain of 80 EXTRA homes. Before and after of Avondale Drive 👇

🚨16 studio bungalows to be turned into 21 family sized affordable homes in Hillingdon. The renewal will also deliver 🏞️new open space and 🛝a new children’s play area. Before VS after 👇

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Grey belt news 🚨 Up to 120 new homes in Buckinghamshire have been approved under the Government’s new grey belt rules, after they were initially dismissed due to green belt concerns. www.theplanner.co.uk...

🏘️ Construction starts on 82 flats for social rent near the Etihad Stadium in Manchester! This comes as part of a wider plan to renew the Grey Mare Lane neighbourhood, which will deliver 🏡1,000 new homes and 🏞️new green spaces. 🚨Before vs after

🚨Plans submitted for 75 new homes in Hemel Hempstead The site will deliver a mix of tenures, including discounted homes for first-time buyers, as well as social and affordable rent.

Can we help older people be truly YIMBY? 🏡 One way we can free up family homes is by letting older homeowners build their own residential annexes in their back gardens.

🚨 Our new tracker shows for the FIRST TIME that since Manchester started to build more and more new homes, housing costs are now decreasing. Building more homes where needed is a win for the cost of living and a win for families.