Birmingham's £2.5B Ladywood regeneration plan unveiled

🎉 Big news for Oxford! EIT has secured full planning permission and listed building consent - in partnership with Oxford City Planning - to restore and reopen the legendary Eagle & Child. Once the stomping ground of C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and the Inklings, this Oxford icon has long been at the heart of the city’s story - a place of ideas, debate and creativity. With designs by Foster + Partners led by Lord Norman Foster, the revitalised Eagle & Child will include: 🍺 A restored pub 🍽️ Indoor and outdoor dining 🥖 A bakery 📚 Collaboration spaces above the pub for our Ellison Scholars, including a common room, lounge and study rooms. Working with heritage and conservation architects Donald Insall Associates, our vision is to preserve its character while bringing it back to life as a space for the community, scholars and future generations to enjoy. Here’s to continuing the legacy of a place where ideas, people and conversations come together.  👉 Read the full news release: https://lnkd.in/epZ2-PK2 #EIT #EITOxford #Collaboration #Oxford #Culture #GreatMinds #EagleAndChild #OxfordIcon #Community Ridge and Partners LLP Oxford City Council Savvy Group

We’re pleased to be supporting the restoration of one of Oxford’s most historic landmarks – the Eagle & Child pub. As project managers, Ridge is working alongside Ellison Institute of Technology Oxford, Foster + Partners, and Donald Insall Associates to deliver a scheme that respects the building’s heritage while creating spaces for dining, collaboration, and community use. This project will bring the Eagle & Child back into use as a cornerstone of Oxford’s cultural fabric, continuing its legacy as a place for ideas and conversation. 👉 Read more about the plans: https://lnkd.in/giXPY5k2 

𝗔𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘀 🤝 Exciting news from University of Gloucestershire 🎉 University of Gloucestershire has appointed Alder King Property Consultants as the commercial agent for its new City Campus in Gloucester. Alder King will work with the University to secure commercial tenants that align with its values, creating opportunities that benefit students, staff, and the wider community while maximising the potential of the landmark site. 📖 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱? 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/ejkPPPyt Natasha Cresswell Natasha Gazzard Matthew Andrews Sophie Burch Katie Thomas Sally Conlon Wendy McVicar Charlie Smith Lystra Maisey Victoria Holyhead Laura Adlam Camille Stallard Annette Benson Jenny Eastwood Sonia Smith Gayle Dowler Rachel Llewellyn Sophie Wildman Thorn Hesham Abdelhamid Clare Marchant DBE Mel Homewood Graham Parton Alice Candy Stephanie Sheldrake Jane Monckton-Smith OBE Julie-Ann Brooks Michelle Collins Hayley Histed Jemma Devlin Jocelyne Fleming Jennifer Berry Beth Langdon Sue Pearce Sam Williams Angela Director Co-Founder at C2S The Growth Consultancy Suzanne Hall-Gibbins Louise Cronshaw Jess Allen #UniversityOfGloucestershire #CityCampus #AlderKing #Gloucester #Partnership #HigherEducation #CommunityImpact #CommercialProperty

DS2 is pleased to have advised John Lewis Partnership in securing resolution to grant consent from Reading Borough Council to deliver 170 rental homes on a former industrial site at Mill Lane, which previously housed a distribution centre. DS2 provided affordable housing and viability services in support of the development.    The unanimous decision taken by the council’s planning committee praised the Partnership’s local engagement around the project and its 70 year commitment to Reading.   Around one in six (16%) of the 170 homes will be affordable, with no difference in design, specification or service compared with market-rate homes. Local residents will be given first refusal on the mix of one, two and three-bedroom apartments. Each one will be powered using an air source heat pump.   The £70m scheme will regenerate an underused brownfield site to deliver high-quality, energy-efficient homes, nearly 5,000 sq ft of indoor amenity space for fitness, homeworking and socialising, and landscaped communal gardens. A new community space and access to gardens for local groups will also be provided. The scheme will deliver a biodiversity net gain of 328%, far exceeding the statutory 10% requirement required by policy. The project is expected to generate £18m in additional household spending and Council Tax over the next decade, supporting local shops, cafés and services. It will also create more than 120 jobs during construction, including apprenticeships. #affordablehousing #sustainablehousing #viability https://lnkd.in/eneBjGVM

A Toronto-based trade school is planning to sign a 30K SF lease in Downtown Miami to open its first campus in the U.S. https://lnkd.in/e4b6zeUz

A brand new playground designed by students has officially opened at Lift Aylward School in Edmonton. This unique project, delivered by Taylor Woodrow as part of their social value work on Enfield Council’s Meridian Water regeneration, gave Year 9 students the chance to take on the role of architects and designers. Over twelve weeks, pupils developed ideas, created models and presented their designs to a panel of experts before seeing their winning concept brought to life. The new playground includes a multi use play court, a large timber shelter with seating, amphitheatre steps, and a rain garden, all designed with fun, creativity and sustainability in mind. Councillor Abdul Abdullahi, Enfield Council’s Cabinet Member for Children’s Services, joined pupils at the official opening and spoke about how the project has inspired young people and given them valuable skills for the future. He praised the collaboration between all the partners for delivering a lasting benefit to the local community. The initiative forms part of Meridian Water’s wider commitment to ensuring that regeneration delivers more than new homes and infrastructure. It is about creating real opportunities for local people through training, apprenticeships, education and employment so the benefits of growth are shared across Edmonton and beyond. Meridian Water continues to bring together partners who are passionate about improving lives, supporting young people and investing in the future of Enfield. Read the full story here: https://orlo.uk/fyJgF #MeridianWater #Enfield #Edmonton

Georgia Southern University's international campus in Wexford, Ireland brings global opportunities for learning and engagement. New $7 Million project will turn historic 1886 convent in Ireland into Georgia Southern student housing: https:/project-https://lnkd.in/eZufKHEU #SoarBeyond. #GoEagles

Las Vegas Academy of the Arts is undergoing a $350 million, decade-long renovation to expand its campus and modernize historic buildings, increasing capacity by 400 students. The project includes seven new buildings, renovations to three historic structures, and new facilities like a gym and parking garage. Despite concerns over cost and enrollment declines, the upgrades aim to preserve the school's historic charm while enhancing educational resources. - The renovation matches the scale of major local infrastructure projects. - Historic buildings are being preserved and modernized, not demolished. - The school currently operates at 111% capacity and will expand to accommodate more students. This ambitious project reflects a significant investment in education and historic preservation in Las Vegas. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dPnqTapa #PRESWERX #NevadaConstruction

An exciting day for St John's College, Oxford today: the launch of #OxfordNorth, a place that will connect local academia and research with the most innovative start-ups and companies, helping to retain exceptional talent in the city and to create opportunities for growth. Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Stanhope PLC Thomas White Oxford

College unveils £8.8 million flagship centre “This excellent facility also gives us a great venue to offer technical courses to adults wishing to take their career forward or in a new direction, and to support businesses to prosper and grow.” Vision West Nottinghamshire College has officially launched the Mansfield Ambition Exchange, an £8.8 million facility built by Nottingham-based Clegg Construction. The state-of-the-art two-storey centre at the Chesterfield Road campus spans 1343sq metres and will serve over 350 students studying business and T Level professional construction programmes. The centre will strengthen links between the college and industry, enabling students and local employers to collaborate on real projects and hosting events with partners including Nottingham Trent University, Mansfield and Ashfield Business Network and the East Midlands Chamber (Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire). Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/egRa7ruY Andrew Cropley Jeremy Hague Darren Chapman