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• Midgard to build £250m student towers

  01-09-2023 15:13 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Midgard has been appointed by developer Urbanest to deliver the largest purpose-built student accommodation PBSA scheme in Europe.
  The £250m trio of towers next to Billingsgate Market in Docklands will also become Europe’s largest Passivhaus development.
  The scheme will deliver 1,672 student beds and 80 residential apartments for students of University College London (UCL).The three towers will be between 28 and 48 storeys and the ground floor level is set to feature a drive-thru McD
  
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• FEC green light for 1,550-home Manchester Red Bank scheme

  01-09-2023 07:22 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Permission has been granted for two planning applications covering the next phase of developer Far East Consortium and Manchester City Council’s Victoria North joint venture.
  Two planning applications were approved yesterday for the emerging Red Bank neighbourhood forming a key part of the widerVictoria North development.
  The first granted full planning is for FEC’s next phase of delivery on the three plots adjacent to the 634-home Victoria Riverside scheme, which is currently under
  
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• Hill inks deal to build council houses in Gravesend

  01-09-2023 07:19 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  House builder The Hill Group has formed an Investment Partnership with Gravesham Borough Council to accelerate the delivery of affordable homes for local people in Gravesend and the surrounding area.
  The Gravesham Community Investment Partnership will identify locations and develop suitable sites for new council-owned homes.
  This latest deal with a council builds on a similar partnership model founded in 2017 with Cambridge City Council.This is now delivering 1,000 council homes over 10 years on
  
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