Last week Solihull MBC's planning committee resolved to grant permission for Barwood Land's proposed development of 250 new homes at Hob Lane, Balsall Common. This Greenbelt site has been promoted by Barwood Land to the emerging Local Plan Review in which the site was identified as a draft allocation. Unfortunately, Solihull's Local Plan was ultimately found unsound and was withdrawn by the Council in October 2024. Despite this the Council has continued to support delivery of the draft allocat

Barwood Land secures planning for 575 new homes

BL has completed the sale of land at Bicester Road, Kidlington to Vistry Group where it had successfully secured outline planning consent for 370 new homes. The site was owned by a small charity that provides heavily subsidised accommodation to people of limited means in the Croydon area. The charity is run by four very dedicated trustees who have been great partners to work with. The sizable capital receipt that the charity will receive from the sale of the land will be put to charitable use

The construction of more than 150 new homes on the upcoming Broadnook Garden Village development has begun following a groundbreaking ceremony.

Plans have been submitted by Cora & Davidsons for Broadnook Court, the heart of the Broadnook Garden Village Development. The building includes plans for a coffee shop, farm shop, community hall, WCs and other community facilities within the context of market leading design standards.

Barwood continues its perfect recent record of overturning committee decisions at appeal.

Cora have obtained Reserved Matters planning approval for 154 new homes at Broadnook. Robbie Locke, Head of Planning & Strategic Land at Cora, said: “The next phase of this important Leicestershire development will provide 154 new homes for the community, including 39 affordable homes. “The garden village, once completed, will provide 1,950 homes for the area, a new primary school as well as healthcare, employment and community facilities. “Our mission at Cora is to create amazing places

BBC reports on progress at Broadnook

Cora announce the completion of the Broadnook sign construction

Steve Kelly joins CORA as Director of Customer Growth from Harley Davidson

Cora celebrates first hand over at Stoche Acre development in Stoke Golding

Barwood Land enters Joint Venture to deliver 5,000-home garden village in Braintree

esterday Barwood Land successfully secured RTG outline planning permission for 370 new homes on the edge of Kidlington, Oxfordshire. This incredible achievement is the result of a 6-year journey, which started with promotion of the site to the Cherwell Local Plan Partial Review to remove it from the Greenbelt, agreeing a Development Brief, extensive stakeholder engagement, a strategic highway modelling exercise and finally getting the application to committee.

ZEN takes ownership of 16 new homes at Chiswick Green

Sergey Pichugin joins ZEN from Gresham House

Planning for 144 new homes for Cora at Eagle's Edge, Redhill