housing

Mid Devon Receives Funds for Council Homes

The Council’s ambitions to build more, high-quality council homes for Mid Devon communities has received a boost, with the announcement of more than a quarter of a million pounds of funding.

Mid Devon District Council bid through the One Public Estate process and has secured £160,000 to support its modular housing scheme to be built at Shapland Place, Tiverton with a further £120,000...

Plans for Affordable Homes at Post Hill Given the Go Ahead

Proposals to add 70 homes to Mid Devon District Council’s housing stock have been given the go ahead.

Members voted unanimously to approve plans (subject to signed Section 106 legal agreement) to build the affordable homes at Post Hill, Tiverton, which will be retained by the council.

The homes will be built to Passivhaus standards which is an international energy...

Housing provider pledges to build more than 2,000 affordable homes in Devon

A leading housing association is set to build more than 2,000 affordable homes in Devon over the next five years as part of a £1billion investment in the regional economy.

As the largest housing provider in the South West, LiveWest has more than 15,000 homes in Devon and currently owns more than 39,000 homes across the South West.

LiveWest has stepped up its investment in...

Stamp duty cut opens the door for last chance savings in Plymstock

Savvy buyers in Plymouth hoping to make big savings on stamp duty need look no further than the final release of homes from Annington on Holmwood Avenue in Plymstock. Prices for the final three-bedroom homes in this release start from £215,000 for a mid-terrace home, and will see buyers pay no stamp duty (on properties valued up to £250,000) thanks to a recent announcement by chancellor Kwasi...

Devon sees increase in affordable housing provision thanks to Aster Group

With 201 new homes successfully delivered in Devon during 21/22, local housing association Aster Group is set to build more homes in a single year than it ever has before. Its ambitious target of delivering more than 1,300 homes over the next 12 months sees the Group predicted to be one of the biggest housing association builders of affordable homes in 2022-23. Aster’s development pipeline...

New affordable homes in Chawleigh given the green light

A new development of affordable homes, spearheaded by the local community in Chawleigh and award-winning housing association Aster Group , has taken a step closer to becoming a reality following planning approval granted by Mid Devon District Council.

Chawleigh Community Land Trust (CLT) and Aster have partnered to deliver ten new homes which will be offered for social rent. The six...

LiveWest set to build 218 rural homes in Devon over the next two years

A leading housing association is set to build 218 homes in rural areas across Devon over the next two years.

In a week when the housing sector celebrates Rural Housing Week – a yearly event organised by the National Housing Federation – LiveWest has demonstrated its commitment to rural housing by building 508 rural homes in the past two years.

LiveWest has invested close to...

Call for sites: Land needed for new developments in East Devon

Do you own land that could be used to build housing or developments?

East Devon District Council (EDDC) is looking to make a list of potential sites that could be drawn upon to help develop its new local plan - which will help shape what and where developments will go for the next 15 years and more.

The authority is now looking to identify suitable building sites for new...

290 new affordable homes for local people in Devon

Local housing association Aster Group is set to build 290 new affordable homes in Devon after securing nine new development deals, representing one of its biggest ever single investments in the county.

The new affordable homes for local people will be built in locations including:

  • 102 in Cranbrook, Exeter
  • 61 in Matford, Exeter
  • 22 in Swan Park,
  • ...

Derelict land to be transformed to deliver new homes

Regeneration projects in Devon and Torbay have been awarded more than £8.4 million of Government funding.

The Devon and Torbay One Public Estate Partnership has announced that it has received £7,056,470 of Brownfield Land Release Funding (BLRF), and £1,360,474 of Self and Custom Build Grant funding to help drive economic recovery.

Councils are supported through the One...

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