Thought Leadership

Manydown secures planning permission for 3500 dwellings

We are pleased to see Basingstoke and Deane planning committee yesterday resolved to grant planning permission for up to 3,520 homes together with a 250-acre country park at Manydown, a new extension to Basingstoke in Hampshire. The decision was take...

MMC Passivhaus apartments in Farnbourough

Great progress on site at The Valley

Planning submitted for rural housing in Surrey

Shortlisted in contest for Bristol’s Trinity College Student Village

We are delighted to have been shortlisted for Bristol’s Trinity College Student Village scheme. It would be a huge privilege to work for this historic theological college on what is an exciting collaboration between the college and Bristol Housing Fe...

We have signed up to the RIBA 2030 Climate Challenge

We are setting out below a short summary of our strategy for achieving these goals: 1. Sign up to the RIBA 2030 Climate Challenge - We have signed up, confirming publicly that we take up the challenge. 2. Get our own house in order - We will assess o...

Update on Building Safety Reforms

The Secretary of State for Housing, Robert Jenrick MP has recently published the government’s response to the consultation, Building a Safer Future, setting out the latest position on the Building Safety Reforms following the Grenfell Enquiry Phase 1...

We are recruiting a new Studio Manager

STUDIO MANAGER Do you want to be part of creating better places and helping people prosper? Are you someone who thrives on responsibility and loves supporting individuals, teams and processes? Are you adaptable enough to turn your hand to various fun...

The Solent Nitrates Debacle

Since April 2019 Local Authorities in the Solent Region have stopped granting planning permission for any development which would result in ‘an increase in overnight stays.’ This means no new houses have received planning permission in the south of E...

Planning Submitted for King's Barton, Winchester

We have submitted a Reserved Matters application for Phase 2B of the 2000 home urban extension to Winchester at Kings Barton on behalf of CALA Homes. Snug worked collaboratively with JTP Architects to develop proposals for the neighbourhood centre, w...