6 May -
New town will go ahead
In what councillors described as ‘‘an historic day for Aberdeenshire,’’ ambitious plans for Chapelton - Scotland’s largest new town - were given the go-ahead on Tuesday, paving the way for work to begin on the first new neighbourhood on the Chapelton of Elsick site to the west of Newtonhill.
6 May -
New 2,100-acre Leander community to include nearly 3,000 homes
Taylor Morrison of Texas and Toll Brothers (NYSE:TOL) have purchased more than 2,100 acres of land in Leander, Texas, from Texas-based The Lookout Group as the Austin home builders work to build on the success of nearby developments and the resurgent housing market.
6 May -
Plans to create new towns in Wharfedale to be looked into
The creation of new towns has been suggested by two independent councillors serving Wharfedale as a way of tackling the housing shortage.
29 April -
The Daniel Island Company Brings Its Award-winning Approach To Community Development To The Charleston, SC Region’s New Center of Growth
Carnes Crossroads, a 2,300-acre master planned "sister community" to Daniel Island, is scheduled to launch with a Street Party celebration April 28, 2013. Planned to incorporate many of the same elements that have made Daniel Island a success, the new community will integrate traditional neighborhoods, parks, trails and lakes with schools and churches, a hospital, medical offices, retail businesses, corporate offices and more.
29 April -
Welcome to Toytown: what life is like in new-build Britain
In Cambourne, near Cambridge, mock-Georgian houses sit next to a replica stone circle, along streets with names such as Quidditch Lane. Can these new developments really recreate traditional village life?
29 April -
New town needed to tame the wild coast
MEC for economic development Mcebisi Jonas has announced a plan to build a new town along the Wild Coast to help facilitate the R8bn planned N2 Wild Coast Development Programme.
22 April -
EuropaCity: Green-Roofed City Planned Outside of Paris
In the midst of such a serious recession in Europe, plans are in play for a brand new city outside of Paris, France.