Urban expansion shapes a new plan for up to 75 homes on Durley Farm near Totton, Hampshire, addressing housing shortages in southern England. The site lies on former agricultural land behind Jacobs Walk. The New Forest District Council previously allocated it for housing under regional strategies managed through cities planning frameworks. #Hampshire #housingdevelopment #urbanexpansion
https://archup.net/urban-expansion-housing-development-totton-hampshire/
Kim Oanh Land và Công ty TNHH Đầu tư Phú Việt Tín vừa công bố kế hoạch phát triển dự án The Link City (khu dân cư A1‑C1 Dầu Giây) tại tỉnh Đồng Nai vào ngày 23/12. 🚧🏡
#TheLinkCity #KimOanhLand #PhúViệtTín #ĐồngNai #BấtĐộngSản #RealEstate #HousingDevelopment
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Another 95 new homes planned for Pontarddulais farmland
The scheme is being brought forward by Derwen May Homes, a company founded in 2024 by Cardiff-born Huw Llewellyn, who previously held senior roles at Barratt Homes and Persimmon Homes. Pontarddulais is the firm’s first site since incorporation.
According to the developer’s consultation page and the accompanying Design and Access Statement, the plans include a mix of one to four-bedroom houses, with 14 affordable homes. The layout promises green corridors, rain gardens, and shared open spaces, with streets designed to favour pedestrians over cars. The architects say the scheme will “avoid the generic housebuilder aesthetic seen elsewhere” by reflecting the agricultural character of the site.
A development pitched as “landscape-led”
The proposals emphasise public space over large private gardens, with natural play areas and walking routes integrated into the design. Homes would be built with air source heat pumps, solar panels, and electric vehicle charging points, aiming to reduce running costs for residents.
Derwen May Homes say the project is intended to create a “distinct identity” for a new neighbourhood on the edge of Pontarddulais, while making use of existing landscape features such as hedgerows and mature trees.
More details about the scheme are available on the developer’s Kyffin Meadows site.
Kyffin Meadows artist’s impression showing pedestrian-friendly design and landscaped public realm (Image: Pentan Architects / Derwen May Homes)Pontarddulais facing wave of housing proposals
This latest plan adds to a growing list of developments proposed for Pontarddulais. Earlier this year, Walters Group submitted plans for 150 homes on the site of the former Tata Steelworks. Meanwhile, Persimmon Homes has brought forward a 500-home “zero-carbon ready” scheme, which has also been the subject of public consultation.
A separate proposal for 30 homes on the former Clayton Works site was dismissed at appeal earlier this year on flood risk grounds, but the volume of schemes still on the table has prompted community pushback. Residents have raised concerns about traffic, school capacity, healthcare access, and the loss of green space, warning that the town risks being overwhelmed by development.
Wider housing pressures in Swansea
The Bolgoed Farm scheme also comes against the backdrop of Swansea’s wider housing targets. A Swansea Bay News investigation revealed that just 300 of the 7,000 homes promised under the city’s housing blueprint have been built so far.
Developers argue new homes are essential to meet demand, but critics say Pontarddulais risks being disproportionately affected without matching investment in infrastructure.
What happens next
Derwen May Homes is currently running a statutory pre-application consultation, with a formal planning application expected to be submitted to Swansea Council in due course.
If approved, the Kyffin Meadows development would significantly expand the town’s southern boundary and add to the tally of new homes being proposed for Pontarddulais.
Swansea Bay News will continue to follow the story as it develops.
#bolgoedFarm #bolgoedRoad #construction #derwenMayHomes #housingDevelopment #huwLlewellyn #kyffinMeadows #napierRoad #newHomes #pontarddulais
Một công nhân qua đời sau bị gãy cần cẩu tại công trình chung cư vào chiều 24/10. 😔 #SafetyFirst #WorkAccident #VietnamNews #BrokenObject #Accident #HousingDevelopment #NgonNhaiBienHei
Vingroup công bố kế hoạch xây hơn 60.000 căn nhà ở xã hội tại 7 tỉnh, thành phố, cung cấp gần 60.000 căn hộ cho người lao động. Đây là bước tiến lớn trong việc giải quyết nhu cầu nhà ở cho người thu nhập trung bình và tăng cường phát triển đô thị bền vững.
#Vingroup #NhàỞXãHội #SocialHousing #Vietnam #HousingDevelopment #UrbanGrowth #CôngTrình #PhátTriển #NhàỞ #Housing #Development 🚀🏠
The revamped Queen Victoria Market will deliver thousands of homes but how affordable will they be?
For more than a decade, the City of Melbourne has dreamed of renewing the nearly 150-year-old Queen Victoria…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #AffordableHousing #AU #Australia #HousingCrisis #housingdevelopment #housingshortage #Melbourne #property #queenvicmarket #queenvictoriamarket #redevelopment #Victoria
https://www.newsbeep.com/98321/
Developer redrawing €64m housing scheme plan to save a fairy tree in Co Wicklow – The Journal
Developer redrawing €64m housing scheme plan to save a fairy tree in Co Wicklow The JournalPlan green-lit for 352…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #dublin #Fairytree #housingdevelopment #IE #Ireland #Rathnew #wicklow
https://www.newsbeep.com/90938/
$280 million at stake if Colorado cities don’t start complying with housing policies
Updated 3:08 p.m. Aug. 13, 2025 Gov. Jared Polis has taken another step in his effort to force…
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https://www.newsbeep.com/60005/
40,000 brownfield homes to be built on UK’s surplus railway land http://dlvr.it/TMChQK #Business #HeidiAlexander #housingdevelopment #MaggieSimpson
‘Loophole’ in state law opens door to 22-story high-rise close to a California beach – Silicon Valley
A Los Angeles developer is seeking to erect a 22-story high-rise with a combinatio…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Frenchgourmet #business #california #Development #francais #france #French #Frenchgourmetfood #gourmet #gourmetfood #Hotels #housingdevelopment
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2136748/loophole-in-state-law-opens-door-to-22-story-high-rise-close-to-a-california-beach-silicon-valley/
https://www.fogolf.com/958149/irvine-co-plans-3100-home-village-on-golf-course-site/ Irvine Co. Plans 3,100-Home Village on Golf Course Site #AiAssisted #GolfCourses #HousingDevelopment #IrvineCompany #IrvineSpectrum #OakCreekGolfCourse #OrangeCounty
📍: Bridge 70 (Railway)
ℹ️: railway bridge
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New report shifts focus to housing in Barrie's boundary expansion debate
A new report shifts the focus for Barrie's push for boundary expansion into Springwater and Oro-Medonte from job creation to housing development.
#boundaryexpansion #housingdevelopment #Barrie #Springwater #OroMedonte
https://barrie.ctvnews.ca/new-report-shifts-focus-to-housing-in-barrie-s-boundary-expansion-debate-1.7137047
Patrons at Bier Stube, located at 1479 N. High St., Monday. The campus bar will close its doors this weekend. Credit: Nicole DeFabio | Lantern Reporter
Bier Stube, affectionately dubbed by longtime patrons as “Stube,” has been a staple of campus culture at Ohio State for nearly 60 years.
Cheap beer, loud music and a laid-back atmosphere will be mourned by students, alums and community members alike, as Stube — located at 1497 N. High St. — is set to close its doors the weekend of Sept. 21, according to a post on its Instagram.
The closure comes after a long battle between developers and the University District community, which began in March 2023 when the University Area Commission Zoning Committee passed a proposal to tear down and replace Bier Stube with an apartment complex, per prior Lantern reporting.
The proposal passed the University Area Commission’s full commission two weeks later, traveling to the Columbus City Council for final approval, per prior Lantern reporting.
Craig Kempton, current owner of Bier Stube, said the bar’s long-time success was due to its simple charm.
“This place has always been just meat and potatoes,” Kempton said. “It’s just music, sports on TV and the community. It’s just the attitude of how we run things. And we get people that have been coming here for 30, 40 years.”
Kempton said he has worked at Stube for 28 years, taking ownership of the bar in 2004. He accredits his loyalty to Stube’s positive work environment, which he said is fostered between employees and customers.
“You tell your bartenders things,” Kempton said. “You become best friends with all of these people. You have your own little small community.”
Reflecting on his 28-year run at Bier Stube, Kempton said he considers his greatest Stube highlight to be meeting his wife.
“She worked for me for 11 years,” Kempton said. “We have two beautiful children. And I don’t think anything’s better than that.”
As Stube closes its doors, it becomes one of many local campus bars to be lost as a result of real estate development. The Little Bar, Lucky’s Stout House and Too’s Spirits Under High are some of the notable upcoming or past closures to be approved for redevelopment into apartment buildings by the Columbus City Council, per prior Lantern reporting.
Scott Ellsworth, current owner of Threes Above High, Fives Up High and previous owner of Too’s, which closed in 2017, said the closure of bars and other businesses on High Street diminishes the area’s personality.
“I think when you slowly take away the small businesses, you’re slowly taking away the character of one of the greatest universities in the world, and that’s sad to see,” Ellsworth said. “I understand housing is important, but I feel there has to be some sort of middle ground in attempting to keep some character on campus.”
Ellsworth also said these closures have definite financial and emotional impacts on small-business owners.
“It’s really hard to put into words the feeling you have when you’re losing a business by simply being at the wrong place at the wrong time,” Ellsworth said. “You always hear the tagline, ‘It’s not personal, it’s just business,’ but I’m fairly certain I can speak for most small-business owners when I say it’s extremely personal. When you give your blood, sweat and tears, and you’re missing every imaginable event all for the betterment of having a business that puts food on your table and gives your children a better future than you had — that’s pretty personal.”
Kempton said the outpouring of support from Ellsworth and other bar owners in the University District has been crucial in getting through the closing process.
“He’s been a big help with everything because he’s been through it,” Kempton said. “Our bars look out for each other like crazy; they’ve been very supportive, and I’ll support them.”
Though Kempton said he is unsure about the possibility of Stube moving to a new location, he said that if it were to reopen, the environment that made it special would have to be retained.
“Everything’s coming down with me,” he said. “Because if I open a new Bier Stube, it’s got to look like the Bier Stube, it’s got to feel like the Bier Stube.”
I'm going to be cynical here. But this is the council who added #plasticgrass to a "regenerated" pedestrian area near the station. It's a vast area with no greenery to speak of, except the plastic kind. So forgive me if I'm sceptical about their rationale behind this new #housingdevelopment.
BBC News: Plans to bulldoze 30 homes defended by council
BBC News - Plans to bulldoze 30 homes defended by council
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cxee0yvlrjmo
#sustainablehousing
#barnsley
#environment
#greenspaces
#climate
Involving OLT in Hamilton housing development a case of ‘not seeing’ resolution: developer
A spokesperson for Vrancor Group says the time has come 'to move on' with a development near King Street West and Queen Street that's been on the books for seven years.
#globalnews #Canada #News #Housingdevelopment #Vrancor
https://globalnews.ca/news/10443637/developer-olt-hamilton-development-vrancor/
Involving OLT in Hamilton housing development a case of ‘not seeing’ resolution: developer
A spokesperson for Vrancor Group says the time has come 'to move on' with a development near King Street West and Queen Street that's been on the books for seven years.
#globalnews #Canada #News #Housingdevelopment #Vrancor
https://globalnews.ca/news/10443637/developer-olt-hamilton-development-vrancor/
While I think there’s some good stuff in here, it’s going to be A LOT to wade through. Into the deep end I go!
#FloodplainManagement #WetlandsProtection #FloodHazards #Development #HousingDevelopment #NEPA #EnvironmentalProtection #UrbanPlanning #AffordableHousing #HUD #FederalRegister #FinalRule
