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NEWCASTLE DEVELOPERS SEEK PLANNING APPLICATION  FOR LINCOLNSHIRE EXTRA CARE HOUSING

NEWCASTLE DEVELOPERS SEEK PLANNING APPLICATION FOR LINCOLNSHIRE EXTRA CARE HOUSING

The collaboration between Newcastle-based extra care housing developers, Sea Island Developments Ltd, and award-winning JDDK Architects Ltd, has continued in their latest planning application to provide 69 extra care apartments for older people at Spalding in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire. Having worked with JDDK on the successful application for a similar development in… Full Article >

‘FABRIC FIRST’ APPROACH GAINS PLANNING PERMISSION FOR NEW HOMES AT PELTON

‘FABRIC FIRST’ APPROACH GAINS PLANNING PERMISSION FOR NEW HOMES AT PELTON

Durham County Council have granted planning permission to Karbon Homes for our design of a 107 homes housing scheme on the site of the former Roseberry Sports Community College at Pelton, near Chester-le-Street. The scheme is located just off Pelton Lane and comprises a wide mix of property types to provide affordable homes for the… Full Article >

GIVING OFFICES THE WOW FACTOR

GIVING OFFICES THE WOW FACTOR

Newcastle-based JDDK Architects have given a 1980’s standard office development at Seaton Delaval a £1.1m makeover to create a state-of-the-art IT hub for developers, Clive Tait Consulting Services (CTCS) and their clients, Northumberland Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. With the supply of highly skilled IT professionals being less than the increasing demand, employers like the NHS… Full Article >

COAST & COUNTRY – A TALE OF TWO HOMES…

COAST & COUNTRY – A TALE OF TWO HOMES…

Commissions for individual homes are never the same, bringing individual design aspirations from homeowners as well as varied settings for our designs to respond to. Two very different homes in very different locations, recently gave the team the opportunity to produce two very different solutions to the challenges and opportunities of the respective briefs.  … Full Article >

VALIANT CLOSE WINS NATIONAL HOUSING AWARD

VALIANT CLOSE WINS NATIONAL HOUSING AWARD

Sunderland City Council’s Valiant Close development has been named Best Housing, Regeneration or New Build Initiative at the Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE) Awards. The innovative mixed development off Cork Street, Hendon, near Sunderland city centre, has redeveloped the previous Northeast Disabilities Resource Centre (NDRC) with a brand new facility and created 17 new… Full Article >