Oxford City Council has backed a major house building new project
4000 homes to be built south of Oxford
Green belt land in land south of Grenoble Road has been given the go-ahead for 4000 new homes. These homes account for targets outlined in the South East Plan a blueprint for development over the next 20 years.
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A green belt site in Finham, South Coventry has been chosen for 3,500 new homes
Land south of Finham has been designated as being part of the areas’ core strategy which is a plan to build 32,500 homes in the Coventry area before 2026.
Green belt land south of Green Lane, Finham has been earmarked for 3,500 [continued]

Chief Executive Mike Farley has announced he is encouraged by the group’s performance.
Major House Builder Persimmon Confident of Future
Following a difficult period for the UK’s biggest house builder it has now began to see the shoots of an upturn. CEO Mike Farley has indicated it will now begin to expand its workforce and will not [continued]

Following Gordon Brown’s housing announcements in April’s budget a new details of a new funding has been released.
Extra 1.5 billion allocated to build extra affordable homes
A total of £1.5 billion has been earmarked for local authorities to build 3,000 extra council houses over the next two years. This measure will aim to encourage stalled developments [continued]

The newly opened super-fast train link is attracting potential home buyers to Kent
A new Japanese built ‘javelin’ train left Ashford for the first time yesterday at 6.48am arriving at St Pancras at 7.24am. This journey takes 80 minutes on a normal train.
The Telegraph reported that the estate agent Strutt & Parker based in Canterbury has [continued]

Residents of Wallingford and Brightwell-cum-Sotwell, Oxford are being invited to a housing consultation.
The land to be discussed is known as Slade End Farm and is currently owned by Prupim the development wing of The Prudential.
Proposals are that new homes should be built in land south of Wantage Rd and east of Bosley Way.
South Oxfordshire District [continued]

Following the appointment of John Healey the Federation have wasted no time in urging the Minister for Housing to act on the country’s chronic housing shortage.
David Orr the Federation chief executive said, “We warmly welcome the appointment of John Healey and look forward to working closely with him.
“The country is facing an unprecedented housing crisis. [continued]

John Healey becomes the fourth MP in two years to hold the housing post.
The former Housing Minister Margret Beckett resigned her post after not being offered a full Cabinet post in the recent reshuffle.
Career History
2002-2007 Economic Secretary and then later as Financial Secretary
2001-2002 Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Adults Skills
1997 elected Member of Parliament [continued]

Neighbouring councils have agreed to work together to deliver on housing targets in Oxford.
Planners Join Forces to Deliver Housing in Land South of Oxford
Following the previous week’s news of the Government having sanctioned 55,200 new homes in Oxfordshire, planning executives from neighbouring councils have agreed to put aside disagreements whether the homes should be built [continued]

The Government has sanctioned plans to massively increase the number of housing developments in the Oxfordshire area.
The numbers equate to 55,200 new homes to be built by 2026, which means a yearly rate of 2,760.
The Oxford Council housing chief Ed Turner is supportive of the decision and was reported as saying, “We are facing a [continued]