Four years in the making for Latimer and three years after winning the competition our Tendring Colchester Borders Garden Community masterplan has been submitted for planning. The proposal emphasises long-term public benefit, infrastructure provision and place stewardship, demonstrating how a housing association can create a purpose-led community - marrying design ambition and viability, while aligning with the principles of the New Towns Taskforce.⁠

Find out more via the BBC and Architects Journal and on our projects pages here.

Our five year project to film the strategic infrastructure works continues at Meridian Water. As winter comes to a close the new parks are already functioning as flood attenuation and ecological recovery is ongoing with over 1000 trees planted.

Our project in Hemel Hempstead with TOWN and The Crown Estate has been submitted for planning. The scheme brings together two housing models: a cohousing community designed with its future residents, and high-quality homes for rent. Homes will be arranged in clusters around shared gardens, play spaces, green routes and a central public square.

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This week we’re in Kiruna, Sweden attending the International Committee for the Conservation of the Industrial Heritage (TICCIH) Congress. This year is the 50^th Anniversary of the committee’s foundation in 1975 and Periscope is presenting its work on the adaption of Port Talbot Steelworks.

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Too often regeneration is something done to communities, rather than with them. But what if we took a different approach? At a time of intense housing pressure, the Ilford Arrival project takes that step, putting local people at the centre of decision-making, empowering girls and young women in a co-client model.

Find out more via BBC and Evening Standard and on our project page here.