James Riding
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The Guardian
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· 21d
Almost 1.5m homes could be built on brownfield sites in England, report finds
Exclusive: CPRE study suggests housebuilding targets can be met without encroaching on green belt land
Almost 1.5m new homes could be built on brownfield sites in England to avoid encroaching on green belt and meet the government target for housing growth by the end of this parliament, new figures suggest.
But despite the scale of brownfield land available, developers are pushing to build on green land, including increased housebuilding on and adjacent to areas of outstanding natural beauty. Continue reading...
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Jess McCabe
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· Aug 12
A modular factory where one in three staff are prisoners on day release
On the factory floor of a warehouse in Peterborough, prisoners on day release are helping to make modular homes that will be erected as social housing and temporary accommodation. The project also has...
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James Riding
@jamesriding.bsky.social
· Aug 7
Skyscrapers and social housing: inside Manchester’s extraordinary housing transformation
James Riding meets Tom Stannard, chief executive of Manchester City Council, and Bev Craig, leader of the council, to discuss build-to-rent, the Building Safety Regulator and affordable housing
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James Riding
@jamesriding.bsky.social
· Jul 2
How a deep retrofit project is creating affordable housing again, after 200 years
The Duke of Westminster’s property company is using deep retrofit to turn an 18th-century London street into affordable housing. James Riding visits the project
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