A centuries-old landscape in the heart of a West Norfolk village will be destroyed if plans for 30 new homes are given the go-ahead, residents have claimed. Proposals have been submitted to West Norfolk Council planning officials to develop an area of open land on Crown Street, Methwold.Developers have insisted their proposals will not harm the surrounding area or views of the ground. But objectors have seized on documents submitted by the developers which Read more [...]

Residents have failed in their bid to stop a ‘world class’ student hall development which they claim will harm the character of the quiet suburban road. Birmingham’s planning committee approved the conversion of the historic Beechenhurst House on leafy Serpentine Road in Selly Park. But residents had complained that with the students would double the population of the quiet road, dominated by detached family houses, and lead to a clash of lifestyles. They also warned that the conversion and Read more [...]

• Welcome to the new super chalet Our relentless enthusiasm for the era is captured by the Georgian Group Architectural Awards 2015, which were held this week, and sponsored by Savills. Belmont, the salmon-coloured Landmark Trust villa in Lyme Regis, Dorset, built in the late 18th century by Samuel Coade, won first prize for The Restoration of a Georgian Building in an Urban Setting, with the Felton Park Glasshouse – a Grade II listed greenhouse and potting shed in Northumberland – coming Read more [...]

10:51 17 December 2015 Daniel Grimmer MJB Group hotels, Norwich. Picture: ANTONY KELLY Archant Norfolk 2015 An ‘astonishing’ Read more [...]

For Kensington and Chelsea, read Walthamstow and Forest Gate. London’s booming housing market has created a new breed of east London property millionaire, according to a new study which reveals that more than 200 Britons a day are waking up to find their home is now worth a seven-figure sum. Across Britain, more than 620,000 people now own a house or flat worth £1m or more, which is an increase of 75,000 on January’s total, said researchers at Zoopla, the property website. Outside London, it Read more [...]

16 December 2015 | By Rab Bennetts The late Arup Associates partner is an important figure for many reasons - not least the example he set of collaborative working, says Rab Bennetts. But modesty in life means his work is in danger of being overlooked just when it is most vulnerable <!-- Register on the BD website for free. --> Register for free to keep reading <!-- Click below to register to BD online for free and gain access to Read more [...]

A Grade II*-listed office building vacant for more than seven years in the heart of the Colmore Business District is set to be converted into student accommodation. New plans have been lodged to transform the 111-year-old complex at 89-91 Cornwall Street into 26 studio apartments. The four-storey property was bought by applicant Baljit Bhandal in 2008 while empty and has since been marketed for leasing without success, according to submitted documents. It was previously home to accountancy firm Read more [...]

email print more big Vintage and luxurious Texan farmhouses were recently listed for sale; eight lavish and modern farm homes that were revamped with modern appliances and some stylish decor.Like Us on Facebook My San Antonio featured eight vintage farmhouses in Texas, some of them built in the 1900s. "These Texas homes have the perfect combination of color, old-fashioned flair and wide open spaces, Read more [...]

A group of Spalding business professionals have made a formal cash offer to buy Spalding’s courthouse as they bid to safeguard it for the community. If the undisclosed sum is accepted by the Ministry of Justice, the group will form a charitable trust to raise funds to buy and renovate the building in Sheep Market. Firstly, what I don’t want to happen – and nobody wants to happen – is somebody buys it like they have with the old sorting office and then just Read more [...]

07:00 15 December 2015 Ellis Barker The medieval village of Kersey (c) copyright citizenside.com Opposition against Read more [...]