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YIMBY Alliance @yimbyalliance.org · 27/07/2026

🏡 Solihull Council has approved 228 homes for its town centre. The mansion-block scheme comes as part of a plan for around 1,600 NEW homes. housingtoday.co.uk/news/habiko-...

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YIMBY Alliance @yimbyalliance.org · 26/03/2026

🚨 Do you want to keep up with YIMBY news and updates? You can now follow us on TikTok 📹 tiktok.com/@yimbyalliance

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YIMBY Alliance @yimbyalliance.org · 26/03/2026

This comes as part of wider plans for the TwelveTrees Park 26-acre regeneration that will deliver over 4,700 new homes, a new bridge into West Ham station, a new secondary school, and 12 acres of parkland.

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YIMBY Alliance @yimbyalliance.org · 26/03/2026

🚨426 New affordable homes approved for TwelveTrees Park in West Ham. 278 homes will be for social rent.

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YIMBY Alliance @yimbyalliance.org · 24/03/2026

🚨Construction starts on 900 new homes next to Acton tube station. Half of the new homes will be affordable. 📸Some images of what the new homes will look like:

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YIMBY Alliance @yimbyalliance.org · 16/03/2026

🚨774 new homes planned for Elephant & Castle. This week, Southwark Council will decide on plans for 774 new homes, 79 of which will be for social rent. The plans also include an NHS health centre 🩺

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YIMBY Alliance @yimbyalliance.org · 09/03/2026

🚨NEW: @MayorofLondon calls in planning application for 283 new homes next to High Barnet Tube Station. 🏘️If approved, the plans will turn the station’s car park into five tower blocks. 100 of the new homes will be affordable.

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YIMBY Alliance @yimbyalliance.org · 24/02/2026

A new homelessness scheme in Manchester has finished construction. ‘Embassy Village’ will provide 40 homes for rough sleepers beneath railway arches in Castlefield. Residents will have access to a new village hall, a sports area, and mini allotments.

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YIMBY Alliance @yimbyalliance.org · 24/02/2026

📸452 Council homes built by the Royal Borough of Greenwich. In addition to new council homes, Kidbrooke Park Road North delivered a nursery, newly planted trees and a play area.

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YIMBY Alliance @yimbyalliance.org · 23/02/2026

🚨 136 new council homes coming to Hackney. The new homes will be built in Hoxton and Haggerston on land currently being used by garages, storage units and bin cupboards. Source: www.london-now.co.uk... Join our newsletter: yimbyalliance.org/ge...

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YIMBY Alliance @yimbyalliance.org · 16/02/2026

🚨The Hammersmith Civic Campus is set to open later this month. 🏘️204 homes, over half of which are affordable, have already been built as part of this plan. The site will also deliver a new cinema, art gallery and refurbished town hall. Before vs during vs after👇 www.mylondon.news/ne...

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YIMBY Alliance @yimbyalliance.org · 12/02/2026

🏘️ Plans revealed to turn a former sports club in South London into 258 new homes. The 5.4 acre site has been unused since 1998. www.mylondon.news/ne...

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YIMBY Alliance @yimbyalliance.org · 12/02/2026

🚨2,000 new homes for Elland Road, Leeds Next week, plans to deliver a mixed-use neighbourhood on 30 acres of council-owned land around the Leeds United stadium will go to Leeds City Council. The neighbourhood is also set to receive a tram link into the city centre 🚉 news.leeds.gov.uk/ne...

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YIMBY Alliance @yimbyalliance.org · 10/02/2026

NEW: Solihull shopping centre will be demolished to make way for 🏘️1,600 new homes, 🏨hotels, and 🛍️new shops. Planners approved the renewal of the town centre last week. Here’s how the town centre will change👇

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YIMBY Alliance @yimbyalliance.org · 10/02/2026

🚨Bristol’s tallest tower approved for construction. The 28-storey and 18-storey towers will add 442 homes for students and 150 co-living units. The homes are expected to be completed in 2028.

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YIMBY Alliance @yimbyalliance.org · 05/02/2026

🚨Former Birmingham factory to be retrofitted and transformed into 215 new homes. Birmingham City Council has approved plans to turn the ageing building into a 12-storey tower.

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YIMBY Alliance @yimbyalliance.org · 03/02/2026

🚨Barts Health NHS Trust have submitted plans for 500 new homes alongside a new sciences campus. The plans are set to deliver: 🏘️Key worker housing 🔬Science and health research facilities ♻️Renewed terraces 👷1,300 jobs

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YIMBY Alliance @yimbyalliance.org · 02/02/2026

🚨656 homes across four towers coming to Liverpool. Liverpool is one of the UK’s most affordable cities, and has recently announced plans to build 64,000 new homes.

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YIMBY Alliance @yimbyalliance.org · 02/02/2026

🚨401 new homes and 350,000 sq ft of office space spread across 🏙️6 towers (ranging from 8-30 storeys) are coming to King’s Cross. The new sites will deliver: ⚖️50% affordable housing 👷1,000 job & training opportunities 🤝Community infrastructure 🔬High tech industrial space

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YIMBY Alliance @yimbyalliance.org · 02/02/2026

🚨Map by @MayorofLondon The London Building Stock Model contains detailed data on every building in Greater London. It includes 3D information about building heights, energy efficiency and much more. London building heights visualised 🗺️👇

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YIMBY Alliance @yimbyalliance.org · 29/01/2026

🚨Hayes Town Estate renewal project 🏚️The old estate will be demolished and turned into 🏘️ 740 homes – half of which will be affordable. There will be a net gain of 80 EXTRA homes. Before and after of Avondale Drive 👇

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YIMBY Alliance @yimbyalliance.org · 29/01/2026

🚨16 studio bungalows to be turned into 21 family sized affordable homes in Hillingdon. The renewal will also deliver 🏞️new open space and 🛝a new children’s play area. Before VS after 👇

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YIMBY Alliance @yimbyalliance.org · 23/01/2026

🏘️ Construction starts on 82 flats for social rent near the Etihad Stadium in Manchester! This comes as part of a wider plan to renew the Grey Mare Lane neighbourhood, which will deliver 🏡1,000 new homes and 🏞️new green spaces. 🚨Before vs after

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YIMBY Alliance @yimbyalliance.org · 23/01/2026

🚨Plans submitted for 75 new homes in Hemel Hempstead The site will deliver a mix of tenures, including discounted homes for first-time buyers, as well as social and affordable rent.

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YIMBY Alliance @yimbyalliance.org · 22/01/2026

In addition to giving families better living options, residential annexes can hugely boost SME homebuilding! In LA, a THIRD of all new homes are now residential annexes 📈

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YIMBY Alliance @yimbyalliance.org · 22/01/2026

Can we help older people be truly YIMBY? 🏡 One way we can free up family homes is by letting older homeowners build their own residential annexes in their back gardens.

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YIMBY Alliance @yimbyalliance.org · 21/01/2026

The map highlights just how unaffordable London and its surrounding areas have become. High housing costs make for tough choices for people who want (or need) to work in London while owning their own home.

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YIMBY Alliance @yimbyalliance.org · 21/01/2026

🚨 Our new tracker shows for the FIRST TIME that since Manchester started to build more and more new homes, housing costs are now decreasing. Building more homes where needed is a win for the cost of living and a win for families.

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YIMBY Alliance @yimbyalliance.org · 20/01/2026

🚆🏘️294 well-connected homes next to a railway station planned for South London. On Thursday, Merton Council will decide on plans to redevelop the industrial estate right next to Raynes Park station, which include: 🏠Flats and townhouses between 5-8 storeys ⛲New Courtyards 🚶Public walkways

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YIMBY Alliance @yimbyalliance.org · 20/01/2026

NEW: Cambridge Council plans to build 134 new homes. The renewal of the Ekin Road estate will deliver: 🏡78 new council homes 🏘️ A mix of one-to-five bedroom homes 🛝New play areas for children Before vs after👇

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YIMBY Alliance @yimbyalliance.org · 20/01/2026

🚨London Mayor approves the NEW West London Orbital - but how should it be funded? London has already proven it can fund its own transport investment. The Northern Line Extension was financed by building more homes and taxing the developers. 🚆Old Oak Common can do the same!

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YIMBY Alliance @yimbyalliance.org · 16/01/2026

🚨1,685 NEW HOMES in Docklands receive planning permission. The Newham community on an industrial brownfield site will deliver: 🏞️A new riverside park 🏘️173 homes for social rent 📚A new primary school 🤝Retail and community spaces. Before + after…

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YIMBY Alliance @yimbyalliance.org · 15/01/2026

Did you know that London’s Grosvenor Square will be transformed into a woodland garden by summer 2026❓🏞️ The Square was first established in the 1720s, and was the home of the US Embassy until its relocation to Nine Elms in 2017. Now, it’ll be a NEW GREEN SPACE 🌱

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YIMBY Alliance @yimbyalliance.org · 15/01/2026

High living costs are driving young people OUT of Britain. We urgently need to make housing more affordable to stop more young people leaving!

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YIMBY Alliance @yimbyalliance.org · 16/12/2025

5. This will all have IMMEDIATE EFFECT as soon as the new National Planning Policy Framework is formally issued. Existing local plans will generally be overridden wherever they are inconsistent with the new rules. This is going to bring change quickly!

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YIMBY Alliance @yimbyalliance.org · 16/12/2025

4. Small sites < 0.25ha exempt from biodiversity net gain and possibly building safety levy. Also a consultation on a bigger brownfield exemption of 2.5ha. Building homes through infill is much better for the environment than building car-dependent homes far from public transport!

Mother and child walking from a block of flats to an Underground station

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YIMBY Alliance @yimbyalliance.org · 16/12/2025

3. Local plans will not be allowed to gold-plate beyond building standards rules except for accessibility and saving water in areas of shortage – nor require internal layouts except for mandating the national space standard. (No more rules on dual aspect or maximum homes per lift core!)

Ten flats on a floor reduced to eight by the changes necessary to comply with dual aspect rules.

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YIMBY Alliance @yimbyalliance.org · 16/12/2025

2. Permission for additional buildings on existing plots, so long as they take no more than twice the footprint of the original house. This will allow densification with mid-rise blocks of flats in back gardens. Here’s an example before and after from the Croydon design guide:

Typical semi-detached houses viewed from a back garden

Two semi-detached houses replaced with a four-storey block of flats, stretching partway down the back garden.

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YIMBY Alliance @yimbyalliance.org · 16/12/2025

1. Homes within walking distance of train stations well-connected to jobs will be allowed so long as they have a minimum density of 50 homes per hectare. This also applies across the green belt! This will have a huge impact:

Map of undeveloped areas within 800m of a train station in north London, excluding Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

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YIMBY Alliance @yimbyalliance.org · 16/12/2025

NEW: Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook has just announced the BIGGEST EVER reforms to national policy to deliver more homes! Here are the five biggest: 🧵

Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook in the Commons

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YIMBY Alliance @yimbyalliance.org · 20/11/2025

At next week’s budget, the Chancellor is set to give the go-ahead to extend the DLR to Thamesmead. 🚆The DLR extension will enable 25,000 new, well-connected homes. Take a look at the Thamesmead Riverside, a disused brownfield site where many new homes will be built.

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YIMBY Alliance @yimbyalliance.org · 20/11/2025

Lambeth Council in partnership with Pocket Living will build 92 new homes near Streatham Hill station. 50% of the new homes will be a mix of affordable tenures including 15 social rent homes.

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YIMBY Alliance @yimbyalliance.org · 17/11/2025

Planning news: Newham council has approved a new 31-storey student housing tower on Stratford High Street in East London, with 35% of flats at affordable rents.

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YIMBY Alliance @yimbyalliance.org · 13/11/2025

Rent growth in Bend, Oregon fell from 8% in 2021 to just 0.3% today. Why? The city built 1,000 apartments this year - the most in its history. Building more homes reduces rents!

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YIMBY Alliance @yimbyalliance.org · 12/11/2025

Ballymore and Sainsbury’s have been granted planning for a £3 billion, 2,500-home canalside neighbourhood in Ladbroke Grove, West London. The 19-acre brownfield site – much of which has been vacant for FORTY years – will now contain shops, green space and 500 affordable homes.

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YIMBY Alliance @yimbyalliance.org · 10/11/2025

A project to restore a *miniature railway* in a seaside village has been CANCELLED due to planning difficulties. The project’s leader has been left with a ‘broken heart’ after his 400m railway plans were prevented.

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YIMBY Alliance @yimbyalliance.org · 07/11/2025

Today, house prices have hit a record high. The average home now costs £299,862 – that’s eight times the median annual salary. This means that Britain's homes have become 30% more expensive in the space of seven years 👇

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YIMBY Alliance @yimbyalliance.org · 06/11/2025

Expensive areas with high demand, where it’s historically been tough to get permission to build, have the largest residential annexe uptake – boosting supply and, in turn, long-term affordability. People opt for annexes in low-cost suburbs too, highlighting the popularity of back garden homes.

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YIMBY Alliance @yimbyalliance.org · 06/11/2025

Common misconception: building a residential annex does not require a large plot. In California, homeowners with plots of all sizes have chosen to add a residential annexe - many of them comparable with suburban plots in the UK!

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YIMBY Alliance @yimbyalliance.org · 06/11/2025

Residential annexes are a HUGE part of housing delivery in California. They are small flats, typically built in a back garden for family members or long-term renters. Since California legislated to make it easy to build an annexe, the number of approvals has shot up by 15,000%.

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