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Our Richmond Park Heat Network Project has been shortlisted for the 2025 Building Innovation Awards in the category of Best Retrofit Innovation or Project. Delivered in partnership with our partners FairHeat, the project focused on transforming the communal heating system across 299 homes in Sheffield. Richmond Park includes a mix of houses, flats, and a […]

Great Places’ Affordable Development Team’s proposals for the first scheme to be delivered as part of the masterplan for the Grey Mare Lane neighbourhood in east Manchester have been approved at Manchester City Council’s planning meeting on 31 July. The affordable housing scheme of 82 apartments for social rent will be on a vacant site […]

Improving your Repairs Service: Your feedback and planned improvements An update from Jonathan Hunter, the lead on the review of your repairs service. As part of developing our Corporate Plan, you told us that having a really good Repairs Service was one of your top priorities. Over the last six months, we’ve been carrying out […]

Since starting in February 2024, our Customer Committee has been working closely with us to improve services and make sure we’re really listening to what customers need. The group includes two Board members and seven customers from across Manchester, Greater Manchester, Sheffield and Stockport, and they help make sure the customer voice is heard at […]

Great Places Completes Deal with Northstone to Deliver Affordable Homes in Lancaster Great Places has finalised a £6.2 million deal with Northstone to deliver 31 high-quality affordable homes at its new Breacla development in Lancaster. The agreement supports a significant boost in affordable housing provision in the region, with 21 of the homes to be […]

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Great Places awarded over £1 million to improve heat networks in Blackpool Great Places has been awarded over £1 million in capital grant funding through the Government’s Heat Network Efficiency Scheme (HNES). This funding will support significant improvement works at our Tulloch Court and Elk View Court (pictured) heat networks in Blackpool, which together serve […]

The leader of Blackburn with Darwen Council Phil Riley did the honours as the mixed-tenure Water’s Edge development was officially launched. Click here to see a film from the day. The 205-home development is a mix of market sale, 20 for shared ownership via Plumlife Homes and 37 affordable rent apartments for NHS staff at […]

We’re working with the health and social care champion to help us build healthy communities in Richmond Park and Wybourn.