Social Housing | Evans Jones

Homes on our High Streets

With an ambitious target of delivering 300,000 homes per year by the mid-2020s, how can we build enough homes that people can afford and want to live in? Are our ailing high streets the answer?

Evans Jones appointed on major new Bristol development

We are appointed to act as Employer's Agent on behalf of our client, The Guinness Partnership, on the McArthur's Yard site in central Bristol.

Plans approved for 250 new homes in Witney, West Oxfordshire

The mixed use development will include a hotel, office space and 250 new homes.

Planning Permission approved for Chipping Campden homes

An application to Cotswold District Council has been approved to build 40 new homes in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire.

Planning Practice Guidance revised following Court of Appeal ruling on Affordable Housing

Further to the recent Court of Appeal decision to restore affordable housing exemption, revised Planning Practice Guidance has been issued.

Court of Appeal ruling restores affordable housing exemption

A recent Court of Appeal decision has restored the 'vacant building credit' and exempting small sites from affordable housing contributions.

Planning Application submitted for new homes in Highnam

An application has been submitted to Tewkesbury Borough Council for 40 new homes on land in Highnam, Gloucestershire.

Planning Application submitted for Witney Redevelopment

Plans submitted for a mixed use scheme with 257 homes, 40,000sq ft of office space and a hotel

Housing and Planning Bill receives Royal Assent

Following agreement from both Houses, the landmark Housing and Planning Bill is now a Royal Act of Parliament

Housing and Planning Bill goes through House of Lords

As the Housing and Planning Bill completes its Committee Stage and enters the Report Stage in the House of Lords, we look at the latest amendments to the Bill.

Planning Discussion: Proposed Housing and Planning Bill

The new Housing and Planning Bill has received its first reading in the House of Lords. There will now follow a second and third reading, followed by any amendments, before the Bill achieves Royal Assent and becomes an Act of Parliament.

DCLG to Appeal against High Court for Affordable Homes threshold ruling

Government give permission to appeal against a High Court ruling, which has removed a policy to exempt affordable homes from small developments.