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Anya Martin @anyamartin.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Some exciting personal news - I’ve joined @yimbyalliance.org as Policy Lead. After a few years out of housing I am BACK in the game! Very excited to be getting involved again in the fight for better, more affordable housing 🏘️
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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
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/wor...
ianvisits.co.uk
Work begins on 900-home development next to Acton Town tube station
Construction has started on the Bollo Lane development, where up to 900 homes will be built on former TfL land -- with half designated as affordable housing.
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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
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mylondon.news
774 homes set for approval would complete £2.5bn South London plan
Elephant and Castle has been undergoing enormous change
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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
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standard.co.uk
Park-and-ride row: Sadiq Khan takes control of Tube station car park housing scheme
Five tower blocks providing 283 flats are proposed beside High Barnet Tube station - on top of the park-and-ride car park
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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
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placenorthwest.co.uk
Manchester’s ‘quiet miracle’ homelessness scheme completes - Place North West
Embassy Village will provide 40 homes for rough sleepers beneath 22 railway arches in Castlefield after more than 130 organisations contributed to the creation of the project.
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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
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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 · 13/02/2026
The number of new homes built in London has fallen to a historic low. A new piece by @jburnmurdoch.ft.com finds that London has become an outlier in the developed world, as the cost of building new homes continues to soar above construction inflation. www.ft.com/content/05fa...
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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
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birminghammail.co.uk
Solihull shopping centre to be demolished as plans agreed for 1600 new homes, hotel and shops - Birmingham Live
Mell Square shopping centre will make way for the massive redevelopment after the plans were approved by Solihull Council planners
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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
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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
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Former Birmingham city centre factory to be converted into new homes - Birmingham Live
One Birmingham councillor said the proposals could help families stuck on the housing waiting list
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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
🚨Barnet Council approves resident-backed plans for 463 homes. The renewal of the Grahame Park Estate will deliver: ⚖️45% affordable housing 🏘️171 homes for social rent ♿10% of homes with wheelchair access 🏞️114 new trees 🛝A play area
estatesgazette.co.uk
Barnet approves plans for 463 homes
Development also features shops and public realm
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YIMBY Alliance @yimbyalliance.org · 03/02/2026
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Plans in for £750m East London life sciences and housing campus
1m sq ft Royal London hospital scheme could deliver 500 homes and 1,300 jobs
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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
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liverpoolworld.uk
Massive housing scheme with new towers and first 'skybridge' hits major milestone
A £200m scheme to deliver more than 650 apartments on the edge of Liverpool city centre has reached a key milestone. Two years after first breaking ground, Legacie Developments has held a topping out ceremony at its site on Leeds Street.
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YIMBY Alliance @yimbyalliance.org · 02/02/2026
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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
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e-architect.com
Camley Street regeneration London, Camden masterplan - e-architect
Whitechapel Healthcare and Research Campus London building design by PLP Architecture: 1 million sq ft for NHS, key workers and community
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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
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YIMBY Alliance @yimbyalliance.org · 02/02/2026
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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
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YIMBY Alliance @yimbyalliance.org · 29/01/2026
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West London borough to see new homes and leisure centre open in 2026 - My London
Some of the housing projects in Hillingdon are 100 per cent affordable
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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 · 28/01/2026
You can now follow YIMBY Alliance on TikTok👇 www.tiktok.com/@yimbyallian...
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YIMBY Alliance @yimbyalliance.org · 26/01/2026
Grey belt news 🚨 Up to 120 new homes in Buckinghamshire have been approved under the Government’s new grey belt rules, after they were initially dismissed due to green belt concerns. www.theplanner.co.uk...
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YIMBY Alliance @yimbyalliance.org · 23/01/2026
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YIMBY Alliance @yimbyalliance.org · 23/01/2026
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placenorthwest.co.uk
Start on site for £21m Grey Mare Lane homes   - Place North West
Contractor Caddick has begun work for housing provider Great Places at the 82-apartment East Manchester project, part of a wider 1,000-home masterplan.
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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
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TOWN submits planning for 75 homes in Hemel Hempstead - UK Property Forums
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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
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telegraph.co.uk
I didn’t want to move house, so I downsized into the extension
Kathryn Finlayson realised it was time for a smaller space, but didn’t want to leave the area she knew – so she found a clever solution
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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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