{"id":10695,"date":"2026-04-15T07:50:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T07:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/?p=10695"},"modified":"2026-04-15T07:51:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T07:51:49","slug":"wednesday-15-04-2026-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/daily-news\/wednesday-15-04-2026-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday: 15\/04\/2026 \/ News"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"blue-color\">\n<h6>Daily News: 15\/04\/2026<\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vistry and Homes England have agreed a conditional contract to accelerate the delivery of 1,000 homes at Northstowe, Cambridgeshire, supporting the next phase of the new town\u2019s expansion and boosting housing supply in the region.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/2026\/04\/14\/vistry-agrees-deal-for-next-1000-homes-at-northstowe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The L12 group of London housing associations has committed to starting over 1,000 new homes across 31 boroughs this year and completing more than 500, with over half of new developments focused on social rent despite ongoing challenges.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.estatesgazette.co.uk\/news\/l12-housing-associations-commit-to-1000-london-homes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Estates Gazette<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plymouth Community Homes is delivering a \u00a333.5m scheme of 80 eco-friendly social homes in Plymouth city centre, supported by Homes England and council funding to unlock regeneration in Millbay.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/oneplymouth.co.uk\/work-begins-on-80-new-social-homes-in-plymouth-city-centre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One Plymouth<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jaguar Building Services has secured an M&amp;E contract with Savills at The Post Building in London\u2019s West End, while Willmott Dixon has been awarded a \u00a361m Department for Education contract to rebuild The Mosslands School in Wallasey.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facilitatemagazine.com\/2026\/04\/14\/jaguar-wins-me-deal-post-building\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Facilitate Magazine<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/2026\/04\/14\/willmott-dixon-lands-61m-merseyside-school-rebuild\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miller Homes has partnered with housing provider Incommunities to increase access to new homes, supporting the delivery of housing across the region.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showhouse.co.uk\/miller-homes-forms-partnership-with-incommunities-to-unlock-new-homes-for-the-region\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Show House<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Barratt Redrow has reported a solid third-quarter trading performance for early 2026, while CCG (Scotland) is making strong progress on affordable housing developments in Coatbridge, supported by offsite construction methods to accelerate delivery.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barrattredrow.co.uk\/news\/2026\/trading-update-apr-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Barratt Redrow<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/projectscot.com\/2026\/04\/offsite-construction-aids-affordable-housing-projects-in-coatbridge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Project Scotland<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bristol\u2019s social housing waiting list has been reduced by around 20% after approximately 4,000 households were removed, significantly cutting overall demand figures.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bristol247.com\/news-and-features\/news\/social-housing-waiting-list-slashed-thousands-removed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">B24\/7<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UKGBC is calling for urgent action on retrofit and energy optimisation, highlighting that most buildings will still be in use by 2050 and must be upgraded to meet net zero targets amid tightening regulations and rising investor demand.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ukgbc.org\/news\/ukgbc-calls-for-urgent-action-on-retrofit-and-energy-optimisation-in-new-reports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UKGBC<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Housing activity remains strong across multiple regions, with decisions and proposals including 690 homes across two Kent schemes amid upcoming appeals, 375 homes proposed in Braintree despite planning objections, and Bellway submitting plans for 260 homes in Godmanchester. Additional developments include 200 homes near Selby, almost 200 homes in Liverpool, approval for 178 homes in New Milton, and revised plans for 117 homes in Appleby with increased affordable provision.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kentlive.news\/news\/kent-news\/kent-housing-schemes-totalling-690-10914828\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kent Online<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essexlive.news\/news\/essex-news\/plans-375-homes-near-braintree-10915087\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Essex Live<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.housingexecutive.co.uk\/bellway-submits-plans-for-260-homes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Housing Executive<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorkpress.co.uk\/news\/26020071.plans-200-new-homes-mill-lane-carlton-near-selby\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Press<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/news\/liverpool-news\/almost-200-homes-could-built-33767746\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Liverpool Echo<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bournemouthecho.co.uk\/news\/26019627.new-milton-plan-178-homes-off-gore-road-gets-green-light\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bournemouth Echo<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.placenorthwest.co.uk\/story-homes-rethinks-appleby-plans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Place North West<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daily News: 15\/04\/2026 Vistry and Homes England have agreed a conditional contract to accelerate the delivery of 1,000 homes at Northstowe, Cambridgeshire, supporting the next phase of the new town\u2019s expansion and boosting housing supply in the region. Construction Enquirer The L12 group of London housing associations has committed to starting over 1,000 new homes [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10695","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10695","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10695"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10695\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10701,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10695\/revisions\/10701"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10695"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10695"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10695"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}