New homes target for Walsall’s draft local plan set at 15,000

Plans to regenerate the former Willington power station, around 5 miles south-east of Derby city centre, are among a list of prominent regeneration schemes being prioritised by Derbyshire County Council.

Housebuilder Persimmon has acquired Warwickshire land promotion company Lone Star Land in an undisclosed value-deal.

More than 40,000 jobs could be created as part of a £2.5bn regeneration scheme earmarked for Birmingham’s Ladywood area.

Newcastle-based landscape architecture practice OOBE has opened new offices in Birmingham, marking a key step in its long-term growth in the Midlands, the firm says.

In Birmingham, like many regional cities, we often talk about the need to ‘unlock development’, yet some of our most strategically located plots remain stubbornly stuck, writes Matthew Vaughan, practice director at Donald Insall Associates.

Designs for a new public space being created in Bilston have gone on display this week, as a public consultation on the plans nears completion.

The first tower on the 581-apartment Edition Birmingham development near Centenary Square has sold out, with more than a year still left to run on construction of the scheme.

West Midlands mayor Richard Parker says £75m is being made available to address a shortage of trained construction workers in the region.

Property group MCR has completed the purchase of a 3.65-acre mixed-use development in Coventry, around six months after previous owners Clearbell put the site up for sale.