Persimmon
Persimmon to deliver 86 homes on former Wishaw hospital site following appeal
Persimmon is to start work on 86 new homes on the grounds of the former Cleland Hospital in Wishaw in the coming weeks after it completed the purchase of the site from NHS Lanarkshire.
Published 26 October 2020
Persimmon appeals 169-home Kinross planning refusal
Persimmon Homes has launched an appeal into Perth & Kinross Council's rejection of an application to expand a housing development in Kinross.
Published 15 October 2020
England: Watchdog investigates four housebuilders over leasehold selling
Four of the UK's biggest housing developers are being investigated by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) over concerns they may have broken consumer protection law in relation to leasehold homes.
Published 4 September 2020
Dunedin Canmore completes 174 new homes in Edinburgh
Dunedin Canmore has delivered a major boost to affordable housing across Edinburgh after completing 174 new homes in four communities across the capital.
Published 26 August 2020
Housing developers successfully challenge chapter of local development plan
Five housing developers have succeeded in challenging a chapter of the Inverclyde Local Development Plan concerning housing land supply on the ground of inappropriate methodology.
Published 4 August 2020
Kinross development plans rejected over Loch Leven sewage concerns
Perth & Kinross Council has rejected an application to expand a housing development in Kinross amid concerns that sewage water would spill into Loch Leven.
Published 3 July 2020
800-home development near Bannockburn conditionally approved
Stirling Council has given conditional approval to plans to build around 800 new homes near Bannockburn.
Published 29 June 2020
Persimmon plans phased return south of the border from Monday
Housebuilder Persimmon has followed Taylor Wimpey in announcing plans to start reopening sites but like its rival, this will not be applicable to Scotland just yet.
Published 24 April 2020
Persimmon buys Dundee school site with plans for 62 homes
Persimmon Homes North Scotland has successfully secured the land for a £9.3 million new development in at the 4.79-acre Kingspark School site in Dundee.
Published 18 March 2020
Green light for 48 new homes in West Calder
West Lothian Council has approved plans for 48 new homes in West Calder.
Published 11 March 2020
Green light for 160 Persimmon homes in Wormit
Persimmon Homes has been granted permission to build 158 homes in Wormet, Fife.
Published 20 January 2020
£70m housing and industrial park planned for Carnoustie
Plans for a new £70 million housing and industrial park in Carnoustie have moved forward with the submission of an application to Angus Council.
Published 9 January 2020
Blackridge land sale approved by West Lothian Council
West Lothian Council has agreed to sell a 0.72-acre piece of land in Blackridge for £150,000.
Published 6 January 2020
Persimmon review lays bare culture of ‘poor workmanship’ and ‘potentially unsafe’ homes
An independent review into the effectiveness of customer care measures and processes at Persimmon has revealed issues with fire prevention measures and “poor workmanship” on its properties.
Published 18 December 2019
Housing developers snap up council sites in West Dunbartonshire
A number of council-owned sites across West Dunbartonshire are set to be sold in the coming months for a total of almost £10 million.
Published 22 November 2019
