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High point in abbey’s housing and history project

A historic site in Acton has hit a key point in its transformation, which will bring hundreds of…
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Britain doesn’t just need more homes, it needs better places

Image: © :Standart | iStock Professor Ashley Wheaton of the University of the Built Environment discusses the launch…
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https://www.europesays.com/britain/89632/ Britain doesn’t just need more homes, it needs better places #Britain #housebuilding #NewHomes #PBCTodayAugust2026 #Placemaking #Regeneration

GORSEINON: Up to 400 homes planned for former 3M factory site

Up to 400 new homes could be built on the site of Gorseinon’s former 3M factory, under early plans lodged with Swansea Council.

Developer Walters has asked the council for pre-application advice on demolishing what remains of the plant and redeveloping the land off Gorseinon Road, between Gorseinon and Penllergaer — the first formal step before a full planning application.

A vision document drawn up with architects Hammond Architectural sets out what the developer calls a “residential-led” neighbourhood combining homes, workspace, a community hub and green space on the brownfield site.

The sprawling plant was 3M’s oldest manufacturing site outside the United States, opening in 1952 and turning out everything from aerosols and adhesives to personal care products.

It closed in 2021 with the loss of 89 jobs, when the American giant moved production to sites including Bangor in Northern Ireland.

Much of the factory has since been cleared — demolition plans lodged in 2023 took in nine buildings and structures, including the site’s landmark water tower.

The new homes would be arranged around green streets and public open spaces, with around 1.5 hectares set aside for employment space alongside the businesses already operating on part of the site.

Half a hectare at the heart of the site is earmarked for a community hub that could take in community facilities, local services and small-scale shops — though the document says that depends on “future need and viability”.

Woodland open space, a greenway along the site’s embankment, a games area and drainage ponds feature in the layout, with access off Gorseinon Road and walking and cycling links to nearby bus stops and shops.

The document is frank about the hurdles: contamination from seven decades of industrial use will need investigating and cleaning up, the site’s steep level changes complicate the layout, and noise from neighbouring industrial units will need managing.

The plans are indicative at this stage — the document notes the layout and figures are “for discussion purposes and subject to ongoing technical assessment and masterplanning”.

But those 400 homes would not be arriving in an empty landscape. Few corners of Swansea are already building — and arguing over — more housing than this one.

Almost opposite the lower end of the site, Persimmon is building Garden Village — reviving a model community first conceived in the early 1900s and halted by the First World War. By last autumn just 24 of its allocated 700 homes had been built, after ancient woodland concerns forced a public inquiry — but the pace has since picked up.

Persimmon is now down to its last three homes in the 86-home first phase, marketed as Cwrt y Brenin — and has started selling a second, 110-home phase, Llys Pentre, at the far end of the vast site, where plans show a proposed primary school, playing pitches and a commercial unit.

Even the housing association sector has a stake in the same patch: land at the edge of the Persimmon site is marked for future development by Beacon — which, as Coastal Housing before its merger with RHA Wales, revealed plans for a 17-home development in Garden Village.

Alongside the site off Llewellyn Road, Barratt’s Pentref Llewelyn — named for Penllergaer’s pioneering astrophotographers John and Thereza Dillwyn Llewelyn, with Thereza believed to have taken the first known photograph of the moon — is all but sold out. Only the show home remains on the market, though Barratt’s premium David Wilson Homes brand is still selling on its half of the site, after the first homes sold within days of release.

Opposite that, Bellway’s Parc Mawr is furthest along — just one home is left on the market in its 184-home first phase, from 644 allocated across the wider site. Campaign group Preserve Penllergaer fought the allocation from the start, warning the promised primary school and relief road might never materialise.

The demand question answers itself: between them, the Persimmon, Barratt and Bellway phases ringing the 3M site have just five homes left to sell. Delivery is another matter — Swansea’s Local Development Plan promised more than 7,000 homes on its strategic sites within five years, and six years on fewer than 300 have been built.

To the south, the corridor between Penllergaer, Gowerton, Waunarlwydd and Fforestfach has become the county’s fiercest planning battleground. Campaigners warned a “continuous ribbon of housing” could stretch from Penllergaer to Gowerton when Persimmon unveiled a 600-home scheme there.

In Gowerton itself, the decade-long fight over 216 homes at Fairwood Terrace is now in the hands of a Welsh Government inspector, after councillors refused the scheme against their own officers’ advice and nearly 600 local submissions poured in. The appeal has already been dealt a blow by an order for a full environmental assessment.

Another scheme would put 230 homes near Gowerton train station. A major housing application has been lodged in Fforestfach too.

The boom runs on to Pontarddulais, where Persimmon has plans for a 500-home “zero-carbon ready” neighbourhood — approved in principle, not yet started. Another 95 homes are proposed on farmland there. A 30-home housing association scheme is also on the table.

It is not the group’s first go at giving worked-out industrial land a second act. Walters remediated and masterplanned the former Ffos Las opencast mine near Trimsaran — which the company has described as one of Europe’s deepest opencast excavations — delivering Ffos Las racecourse in 2009, the first purpose-built racecourse in Britain since 1927, with the housing handed to major builders Persimmon and Dandara.

Any full application will also run into the environmental rules now slowing schemes across north-west Swansea. Natural Resources Wales has ruled the Burry Inlet is in “unfavourable condition”, meaning larger developments in the catchment must prove they will not add nutrient pollution — a test that has already put major applications on hold, alongside national rules requiring flooding and drainage to be weighed for all new Welsh developments.

Then there are the roads. Junction 47 of the M4 — the area’s main pinch point — already operates beyond its design capacity, and Penllergaer Community Council has branded the development plan’s failure to deliver transport infrastructure “abysmal”. When a giant distribution warehouse was approved nearby in March, it came with a condition that £790,000 of junction works must be finished before it can even open. That was despite an earlier traffic light upgrade at the roundabout.

The 3M site does at least start from a different place to the green fields that have drawn the fiercest objections: it is brownfield land, and not the area’s only former factory getting a second life — along the road, the old Toyoda Gosei car parts plant is being converted into a plastics recycling centre due for completion by 2028.

As a pre-application enquiry, no decision has been made, and public consultation would follow any full application. The bigger question — where Swansea puts its next decade of homes — will be settled by the replacement development plan, with a detailed version due to be published this year.

Related stories from Swansea Bay News

7,000 homes promised, just 300 built: Swansea’s housing blueprint falters
Our in-depth look at why delivery on the county’s strategic housing sites has stalled.

GOWERTON: The decade-long fight over homes, schools and mine shafts
The Fairwood Terrace saga now rests with a Welsh Government inspector.

Continuous ribbon of housing could stretch from Penllergaer to Gowerton
Campaigners’ warning as a 600-home scheme was unveiled between the two communities.

PENLLERGAER: Giant distribution warehouse approved next to M4
The decision that hinged on whether Junction 47 can cope with any more traffic.

https://www.europesays.com/ie/566358/ New luxury five-bedroom homes for sale in Foxrock in Dublin – The Irish Times #BerRating #Business #dng #DngNewHomes #Dublin18 #Éire #foxrock #IE #Ireland #NewHomes #NewToTheMarket #property

https://www.europesays.com/ie/566214/ New detached homes at upscale Enniskerry scheme, from €1.625m – The Irish Times #BerRating #Business #DngNewHomes #Éire #enniskerry #IE #Ireland #NewHomes #NewToTheMarket #property #wicklow

Councillor says plans for apartments “fall short” of what is needed for key city centre site

https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2026/06/16/councillor-says-plans-for-apartments-fall-short-of-what-is-needed-for-key-city-centre-site/

Councillor says plans for apartments “fall short” of what is needed for key city centre site

https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2026/06/16/councillor-says-plans-for-apartments-fall-short-of-what-is-needed-for-key-city-centre-site/

Councillor says plans for apartments “fall short” of what is needed for key city centre site

https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2026/06/16/councillor-says-plans-for-apartments-fall-short-of-what-is-needed-for-key-city-centre-site/

Melbourne’s booming north calls for new hospital and extended train line as population surges

A group of councils in Melbourne’s north is calling on the state government to spend $45 million to…
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https://www.europesays.com/australia/31783/

https://www.europesays.com/ie/529923/ Apartments and penthouses at new Mount Merrion development from €530,000 – The Irish Times #apartment #Business #Éire #IE #Ireland #MountMerrion #NewHomes #property #savills

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LLANNON: 47 new affordable homes completed near Cross Hands in housing association’s first self-built development

A total of 47 affordable homes have been completed in the village of Llannon, near Cross Hands, in a first for one of the region’s biggest housing associations.

The development is the first to be built by Beacon Cymru under its own “self-delivery” model, rather than being handed to an external contractor.

The Swansea-based association — formerly known as Coastal Housing before its rebrand — said managing the build itself had given it greater control over design, quality and costs.

The new homes are a mix of two, three and four-bedroom houses and bungalows.

All have been built to Welsh Government standards and achieved the top EPC A energy rating.

Renewable technology, including solar panels, has been fitted to help keep energy bills down for the people moving in.

The scheme was not a simple one to build. The site falls by 16 metres from top to bottom, a level difference the association said had added complexity to the project.

Despite that, Beacon said the development had been completed on time.

The homes were funded through the Welsh Government’s Social Housing Grant.

The association said it had used a largely local supply chain on the build, keeping much of the investment in the area and creating work and training opportunities through its subcontractors.

Rhianydd Jenkins, executive director of development and growth at Beacon, said the project marked a major milestone for the association.

She said building its first self-managed development had shown the strengths of the approach, and that the association was proud of its work with local partners.

She added that the success of the scheme had cleared the way for Beacon’s next self-delivered project, at Swansea Waterfront.

Beacon was formed through the merger of housing associations operating across south Wales, and has a string of developments in the pipeline, including city-centre flats in Swansea.

The Llannon homes add to a growing number of affordable housing schemes being brought forward across the region as associations and councils try to tackle a shortage of social housing.

Related stories from Swansea Bay News

Planned merger of two Welsh housing associations moves forward with key appointments
How the association behind the Llannon homes was formed.

Former Sancta Maria Hospital to be demolished under new plans for 42 affordable flats in Uplands
Another major affordable housing scheme planned for the region.

Work starts on new homes and business hub at Swansea’s Kings Lane
Construction under way on another city housing project.

People could be living at the former Gwalia housing office under plans by Coastal Housing
Earlier plans from the association now known as Beacon.

Plans for three new homes on land in Alrewas rejected

https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2026/05/22/plans-for-three-new-homes-on-land-in-alrewas-rejected/

Plans for three new homes on land in Alrewas rejected

https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2026/05/22/plans-for-three-new-homes-on-land-in-alrewas-rejected/

Plans for three new homes on land in Alrewas rejected

https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2026/05/22/plans-for-three-new-homes-on-land-in-alrewas-rejected/

https://www.europesays.com/ie/496858/ New homes for sale by the sea in Donabate, Co Dublin from €550,000 – The Irish Times #Business #donabate #dublin #Éire #IE #Ireland #NewHomes #NewToTheMarket #property #savills

Housing and care home plans drawn up for land in Mile Oak

https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2026/05/16/housing-and-care-home-plans-drawn-up-for-land-in-mile-oak/

Housing and care home plans drawn up for land in Mile Oak

https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2026/05/16/housing-and-care-home-plans-drawn-up-for-land-in-mile-oak/

Housing and care home plans drawn up for land in Mile Oak

https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2026/05/16/housing-and-care-home-plans-drawn-up-for-land-in-mile-oak/

https://www.europesays.com/ie/484396/ New apartments in bespoke Sandymount village scheme from €550,000 – The Irish Times #apartment #Business #CoastalLiving #DART #downsizing #Dublin4 #Éire #HookeMacdonald #IE #Ireland #NewHomes #NewToTheMarket #property

Increased housing target could see council push back new Local Plan for Lichfield and Burntwood

https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2026/05/06/increased-housing-target-could-see-council-push-back-new-local-plan-for-lichfield-and-burntwood/

Increased housing target could see council push back new Local Plan for Lichfield and Burntwood

https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2026/05/06/increased-housing-target-could-see-council-push-back-new-local-plan-for-lichfield-and-burntwood/

Increased housing target could see council push back new Local Plan for Lichfield and Burntwood

https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2026/05/06/increased-housing-target-could-see-council-push-back-new-local-plan-for-lichfield-and-burntwood/

https://www.europesays.com/ie/465795/ Former Knight Frank partners launch new agency #Business #Éire #IE #Ireland #KnightFrank #NewHomes #StratfordUponAvon

Plans submitted for 69 new homes on land in Kings Bromley

https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2026/04/29/plans-submitted-for-69-new-homes-on-land-in-kings-bromley/

Plans submitted for 69 new homes on land in Kings Bromley

https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2026/04/29/plans-submitted-for-69-new-homes-on-land-in-kings-bromley/

Plans submitted for 69 new homes on land in Kings Bromley

https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2026/04/29/plans-submitted-for-69-new-homes-on-land-in-kings-bromley/

Next phase of Handsacre housing development to begin

https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2026/04/25/next-phase-of-handsacre-housing-development-to-begin/

Next phase of Handsacre housing development to begin

https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2026/04/25/next-phase-of-handsacre-housing-development-to-begin/

Report backs plans for new housing development in Whittington

https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2026/04/22/report-backs-plans-for-new-housing-development-in-whittington/

Report backs plans for new housing development in Whittington

https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2026/04/22/report-backs-plans-for-new-housing-development-in-whittington/

Report backs plans for new housing development in Whittington

https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2026/04/22/report-backs-plans-for-new-housing-development-in-whittington/

Council chiefs refuse planning permission for four new homes

https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2026/04/21/council-chiefs-refuse-planning-permission-for-four-new-homes/

Council chiefs refuse planning permission for four new homes

https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2026/04/21/council-chiefs-refuse-planning-permission-for-four-new-homes/

Council chiefs refuse planning permission for four new homes

https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2026/04/21/council-chiefs-refuse-planning-permission-for-four-new-homes/

Proposals could see former pub converted for residential use

https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2026/04/17/proposals-could-see-former-pub-converted-for-residential-use/

Proposals could see former pub converted for residential use

https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2026/04/17/proposals-could-see-former-pub-converted-for-residential-use/

Proposals could see former pub converted for residential use

https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2026/04/17/proposals-could-see-former-pub-converted-for-residential-use/

https://www.europesays.com/ie/438618/ More than 240 people apply for 36 affordable new homes in north Co Dublin – The Irish Times #Business #Éire #FingalCountyCouncil #IE #Ireland #NewHomes #property #skerries

https://www.europesays.com/uk/898016/ Over 820,000 homes could be built near well-connected stations in England, new research finds #Britain #England #GreatBritain #HughGibbs #LeadingStory #NewHomes #Searchland #TrainStations #TransportHubs #UK #UnitedKingdom

https://www.europesays.com/uk/896703/ England faces historic housing shortfall #Britain #England #GreatBritain #NewHomes #UK #UKHousingCrisis #UnitedKingdom

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Property could be demolished to make way for new home

https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2026/04/13/property-could-be-demolished-to-make-way-for-new-home/

Property could be demolished to make way for new home

https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2026/04/13/property-could-be-demolished-to-make-way-for-new-home/

Property could be demolished to make way for new home

https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2026/04/13/property-could-be-demolished-to-make-way-for-new-home/

8,500 homes to be built in scenic English region – new ‘garden town’ | UK | News https://www.allforgardening.com/1702544/8500-homes-to-be-built-in-scenic-english-region-new-garden-town-uk-news/ #construction #essex #garden #GardenTown #Gilston #hertfordshire #NewHomes #NewTown #Towns

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SWANSEA: 186 homes planned for Penplas – including derelict supermarket site

Plans have been unveiled to build 186 new homes on land in Penplas that has stood derelict for nearly three decades.

The proposals focus on three sites off Milford Way — including the former Leo’s superstore, which has remained vacant since it was demolished in the mid-1990s.

Developers say the scheme could finally bring the long-neglected land back into use, delivering new housing for local families and first-time buyers.

The plans have been submitted to Swansea Council for pre-application consideration by housing association Codi (previously known as Pobl), working in partnership with building firm Morganstone and the local authority.

If approved, the development would form a key part of wider efforts to regenerate the Penderi area, which covers Blaenymaes, Portmead, Penplas and Cadle.

The move comes amid growing demand for housing in Swansea, particularly in established communities where younger generations are struggling to stay close to family.

Local resident Dylan Jones said the plans could help keep communities together.

He said: “New houses are very much needed in this area. People who grow up here naturally want to live near to their parents and friends when they start their own families.”

He added: “We are a proud community, who always look out for each other, and these proposals look like they will also enable those who may want to downsize from family homes as they get older.”

The new homes are expected to be modern and energy efficient, with developers promising lower energy bills and environmentally friendly design.

Plans also include improved green spaces and better links between different parts of the neighbourhood, reflecting feedback from local residents.

The development builds on wider regeneration work already underway in Penderi, including the launch of a major masterplan aimed at transforming the area, as previously reported when a long-term vision for the community was unveiled.

It also follows significant investment in existing homes, including a groundbreaking energy retrofit scheme that has seen hundreds of properties fitted with solar panels to cut costs and carbon emissions — part of what we reported as the UK’s largest project of its kind.

Codi says the latest proposals are another step in a long-term commitment to the area, where it has been a landlord for more than 30 years.

Development director Claire Tristham said the plans are about more than just housing.

She said: “These proposals add another step in delivering high-quality, energy-efficient homes providing comfortable, affordable homes.”

She added: “Regeneration here isn’t short term — it’s a long-term commitment to people, place and opportunity.”

The scheme is still at an early stage, with further consultation expected before any formal planning application is submitted.

But for many in Penplas, the prospect of finally seeing the long-empty supermarket site brought back to life could mark a turning point for the area.

Related stories from Swansea Bay News

Masterplan launched to transform a Swansea community
The wider vision behind regeneration plans in Penderi.

Contract awarded for largest UK energy retrofit of its kind in Penderi
Major investment has already upgraded hundreds of existing homes in the area.

UK’s largest energy retrofit scheme reaches milestone in Swansea community
Ongoing work to cut energy bills and emissions for local residents.

Developer’s director joins discussion on housing crisis

https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2026/03/25/developers-director-joins-discussion-on-housing-crisis/

Developer’s director joins discussion on housing crisis

https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2026/03/25/developers-director-joins-discussion-on-housing-crisis/

Developer’s director joins discussion on housing crisis

https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2026/03/25/developers-director-joins-discussion-on-housing-crisis/

Developer’s director joins discussion on housing crisis

https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2026/03/25/developers-director-joins-discussion-on-housing-crisis/

Consultation on plans for 140 new homes on former garage site in Lichfield city centre

https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2026/03/20/consultation-on-plans-for-140-new-homes-on-former-garage-site-in-lichfield-city-centre/

Consultation on plans for 140 new homes on former garage site in Lichfield city centre

https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2026/03/20/consultation-on-plans-for-140-new-homes-on-former-garage-site-in-lichfield-city-centre/

Consultation on plans for 140 new homes on former garage site in Lichfield city centre

https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2026/03/20/consultation-on-plans-for-140-new-homes-on-former-garage-site-in-lichfield-city-centre/

Consultation on plans for 140 new homes on former garage site in Lichfield city centre

https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2026/03/20/consultation-on-plans-for-140-new-homes-on-former-garage-site-in-lichfield-city-centre/

Modern Amenities and Benefits of New Homes in Myrtle Beach

📰 Original title: Key Features That Set New Homes in Myrtle Beach Apart

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Developer completes latest phase of £36million scheme

https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2026/03/12/developer-completes-latest-phase-of-36million-scheme/

Developer completes latest phase of £36million scheme

https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2026/03/12/developer-completes-latest-phase-of-36million-scheme/