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BBC News
2 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Bid to build 95 new homes in Croft given go ahead
Eleven acres (110, 000sq m) of fields south of the village of Croft in Leicestershire have been earmarked for 95 new homes, despite objections from residents. Estate agent Savills applied to Blaby District Council on behalf of developer Bellway Homes for outline planning permission to construct the new homes. The council received 18 objections to the plan, with concerns raised about the impact the extra homes would have on traffic in the small village, local services, wildlife and the environment. The authority has granted permission for the homes to built in principle, but the developer will need to submit more detailed plans to the council before any construction work can start. Agricultural land which will be lost to make way for the new homes is not considered high enough quality to block the application, the council said. The developer will be asked to make payments of more than £260,000 to support local services which will be put under extra pressure by the new homes. The contributions include £167,122 towards a new sports pitch, £73,568 to support GP services, £9,456 towards secondary schools, £2,267 towards refuse collection and £5,064 for the police.
News.com.au
3 days ago
- Business
- News.com.au
Australia's housing crisis worsens as apartment approvals hit new low
Australia's housing crisis has taken another grim turn, with the latest data revealing a sharp drop in apartment approvals, sparking renewed warnings the country is falling well short of its ambitious new home targets. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), total dwelling approvals fell by 5.7 per cent in April to 14,633 homes. The decline was driven almost entirely by a 19 per cent plunge in apartment and other medium-to-high density dwelling approvals, continuing a steep downward trend in March. In contrast, private sector house approvals rose by 3.1 per cent, fuelled largely by increases in NSW and Queensland, but experts say this is nowhere near enough to meet Australia's long-term housing targets. The Property Council of Australia said governments needed to 'step up'. Matthew Kandelaars, the council's group executive for policy and advocacy, said 5612 apartments were approved across March and April. 'This is a far cry from the 15,029 greenlit during March and April in the apartment boom of 2016,' Mr Kandelaars said. The federal government has committed to building 1.2 million new homes by 2029, a goal that requires monthly approvals to top 20,000 dwellings, a benchmark that has now been missed again. 'Even with approval in hand, it can take years for a project to start construction, held back by a tight labour market, high construction costs and complicated planning systems,' Mr Kandelaars said. 'We will not meet our housing targets without the heavy lifting that needs to come from apartments that can deliver homes at scale close to transport, existing infrastructure and amenities.' In original terms, just 2539 apartments were approved in April, down from 3073 in March. Combined, this is nearly 3000 fewer units than were approved across January and February. The Property Council is now urging state and territory governments to urgently streamline planning systems and cut red tape to reverse the downward spiral. 'Despite a welcome and ambitious target and hard work through the last term of the federal parliament, for many Australians, the dream of home ownership is increasingly unaffordable or completely out of reach,' Mr Kandelaars said. 'State and territory governments need to step up. Planning is key to delivering more homes, and our approvals data shows that the current systems are not working. More must be done to cut red tape and streamline our planning systems to remove uncertainty. 'The dream of home ownership is increasingly unaffordable or completely out of reach.' Meanwhile, the total value of residential building approvals also fell in April, down 1.3 per cent to $8.91bn, while the value of non-residential building surged to its second-highest level on record. As the gap between what's needed and what's being delivered continues to grow, housing industry leaders are sounding the alarm that without urgent reform, Australia's worsening housing affordability crisis may soon reach a tipping point.
BBC News
3 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Plan for 130 new homes in Blandford St Mary gets go-ahead
A plan for 130 new homes has been given the go-ahead after it was originally turned down by a Hallam Land Management appealed the application for land north of Ward's Drove in Blandford St Mary after it was rejected by Dorset authority said it was concerned about the impact on the Cranborne Chase National Landscape and on nearby listed buildings, including the village's Grade II* listed St Mary's planning inspector Matthew Jones said the impact on them would be acceptable and approved the application on 21 May. Mr Jones said he acknowledged there might be some impact on local services but that it was not the role of the development "to alleviate existing issues or the effects of other developments".The new homes will sit close to Bellway's 350-home development, St Mary's Hill. You can follow BBC Dorset on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
BBC News
3 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Guernsey States urged to act on concerns over housing plans
A parish has called on the States to act over concerns about the impact of plans to build more than 1,000 new homes over the next six new homes would be built in St Sampson's in Guernsey under the Island Development Plan's (IDA) spatial strategy, alongside plans for 89 new homes in St Sampson's Parish Douzaine said that while concessions had been made in relation to the Vazon plans, the Development and Planning Authority (DPA) had failed to act on concerns about the impact on infrastructure in their parish, including a rise in traffic volumes of as much as 50%.The DPA has been approached for comment. Karl Guille, from St Sampson's Parish Douzaine, said they had "been on the back foot" since the IDA was introduced in 2011, putting "the majority of new housing in our parish"."We are concerned that our infrastructure simply can't cope with the level of development that is being proposed," he said it was "somewhat ironic" that the Development and Planning Authority chose to recognise road safety, traffic management and other concerns raised around the planned development of 89 new homes in Vazon "when it continues to promote over 1,000 new houses in the north of the island".Guille said several road junctions were already operating over capacity and traffic volumes there were more than twice the levels seen in the west and south of the a statement issued in response to the plans, the Douzaine said it was disappointed there had not been a review to the spatial strategy to allow the "burden of development to be shared more widely".The 1,000 new homes represented 64% of the island's allocation, they added. 'Concerns largely ignored' The parish's junior constable Joe Abbotts said it was a shame concerns continually highlighted by the parish and traffic consultants in 2010 and in 2012 "have largely been ignored". "Central to those concerns is the cumulative impact such developments will have on existing roads infrastructure resulting in numerous junctions operating above capacity with significant queuing," he have also been expressed about the increased flood risk if large numbers of housing were to be built on low lying land such as in the Braye du Valle and about the impact on existing public utility infrastructure. St Sampson's Douzaine said while it appreciated that demand for housing, and especially affordable housing, was becoming increasingly urgent, the new housing would cause a "significant increase" in demand on "already constrained roads and public utility infrastructure".Parishioners of St Sampson were also "rightly concerned about the potential depreciation in the value of their homes and the deterioration in the quality of life that could arise living in such highly developed areas", the spokesperson spatial strategy prioritises housing development in and around the edges of the urban centres of St Peter Port and St Sampson and Vale. 'Extremely disappointed' A spokesperson for St Sampson's Douzaine said they were "extremely disappointed the States had not taken the opportunity to review the strategy to allow the burden of development to be shared more widely".They said some of the latest proposed amendments to the draft plan were sensible in seeking to concentrate future developments on brownfield or redundant glasshouse sites and creating some limited additional housing sites in the west and south of the these amendments "do not go anywhere near far enough in the opinion of St Sampson's Douzaine to allay existing concerns over the anticipated impact that such high levels of continued development will have on the north of the Island", they added.
Globe and Mail
3 days ago
- Business
- Globe and Mail
Toll Brothers Announces Final Opportunity to Own a Luxury Home at Haven Oaks in Orlando, Florida
ORLANDO, Fla., May 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Toll Brothers, Inc. (NYSE:TOL), the nation's leading builder of luxury homes, today announced the final opportunity to purchase a new home at its Haven Oaks community in Orlando, Florida. A limited number of homes remain available for sale in the community, including the professionally designed Frederick Elite model home. Surrounded by mature oak trees, Haven Oaks is a private new home community featuring single-family homes in a prime location just south of downtown Orlando. Offering an array of modern one- and two-story home designs and spacious floor plans, this community brings luxury and convenience to this highly desirable area. Both move-in ready and quick move-in homes with Designer Appointed Features are available in the community, with pricing starting at $699,995. 'We invite home buyers to explore the modern home designs and exceptional home sites offered at Haven Oaks before it is too late,' said Brock Fanning, Division President of Toll Brothers in Central Florida. 'With a premier location close to local shops and dining as well as world-renowned attractions, major employers, and commuter routes, Haven Oaks is an ideal place to call home in Orlando.' Move-in ready and quick move-in homes with Designer Appointed Features are available in the community, allowing customers the opportunity to move into their new dream home on a timeline that meets their needs. Toll Brothers residents in Haven Oaks enjoy a convenient location close to downtown Orlando and Cypress Grove Park, as well as proximity to Interstate 4 and State Road 408. The Haven Oaks Sales Center is open daily at 52 Overleaf Lane in Orlando. For more information, call 877-431-0444 or visit About Toll Brothers Toll Brothers, Inc., a Fortune 500 Company, is the nation's leading builder of luxury homes. The Company was founded 58 years ago in 1967 and became a public company in 1986. Its common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol 'TOL.' The Company serves first-time, move-up, empty-nester, active-adult, and second-home buyers, as well as urban and suburban renters. Toll Brothers builds in over 60 markets in 24 states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Washington, as well as in the District of Columbia. The Company operates its own architectural, engineering, mortgage, title, land development, smart home technology, and landscape subsidiaries. The Company also develops master-planned and golf course communities as well as operates its own lumber distribution, house component assembly, and manufacturing operations. Toll Brothers has been one of Fortune magazine's World's Most Admired Companies™ for 10+ years in a row, and in 2024 the Company's Chairman and CEO Douglas C. Yearley, Jr. was named one of 25 Top CEOs by Barron's magazine. Toll Brothers has also been named Builder of the Year by Builder magazine and is the first two-time recipient of Builder of the Year from Professional Builder magazine. For more information visit From Fortune, ©2025 Fortune Media IP Limited. All rights reserved. Used under license.
