Tag: blocks

Brookland Towers in Seacroft is among the six set for demolitionMembers of Leeds City Council’s executive board are set to rubber stamp plans to rehouse residents and demolish six high rise buildings. The six tower blocks, constructed in the 1960s, have exceeded their original design...

The towers have been designed by architect SimpsonHaughDowning plans to build a development of 1,790 apartments for rent across three buildings up to 45 storeys in Manchester’s First Street. Precede Capital and Japanese bank Nomura have approved a £227m loan to finance the construction of...

New building safety proposals  include sprinkler systems for all new care homes as well as second staircases for new residential tower blocks. The proposals do not go as far as measures being urged by the National Fire Chiefs Council, which is pressing for all new...

Four blocks of flats will be built on the site of a car park next to the tube station (© A2Dominion Group)The housing scheme is being brought forward by A2Dominion, working with Transport for London’s commercial property company, TTL Properties. The 1.5-hectare development, designed by...

CGI of the build-to-rent towersManchester-based Glenbrook Property developer has secured permission for 500 flats in Leeds across two blocks of 16 and 19 storeys, designed by Sheppard Robson. Construction is expected to start in the new year. The £135m development at Whitehall Riverside in the...

HVO has becoming widely used in UK construction Environment Agency contractors have been told that they must stop using HVO fuel on EA sites from 30th September due to concerns that it is not always as environmentally friendly as advertised. Although HVO is more expensive...

Images courtesy of Scott Brownrigg Makers’ Yard is a propsed mixed commercial and residential scheme on Commerce Road in Brentford. It is designed by Scott Brownrigg for developer Euthenia Developments – a joint venture of BlackOnyx and Brookworth Homes. The site is an underused brownfield...

380 apartments will be built across two tower blocksTelford Homes has planning permission to build two tower blocks with 380 apartments in total. Of these, 60% will be ‘build to rent’ and 40% will be classed as affordable. The site is currently used as a...