Selby District Council, North Yorkshire, has approved Pigeon’s proposals for 270 new homes to be built on two parcels of land in the popular village of Sherburn-in-Elmet. Forty of the houses will be designated as affordable.The scheme will provide much-needed additional road access onto the A162 and will incorporate a number of features including a…

Pigeon’s multi-let office building at Sawston in Cambridgeshire is now fully let following agreement with a new tenant, Innova Biosciences. The company supplies a range of products used in hi-tech research and development processes in industry and academia. Innova Biosciences chose Ashwell Point for office space because of its proximity to its existing R &…

Above: Richard Stanton with Matthew Hancock MP  Last week, The Rt Hon Matthew Hancock MP officially opened Fiveways, the new motor service area on the A11 at Barton Mills. The MP for West Suffolk said, “The new facility at Fiveways has brought 120 more jobs to the area and the McDonald’s is already one of the…

Pigeon has acquired a strategic development site in the Suffolk Coastal town of Leiston. The property extends to 3.23 hectares (7.99 acres) and is currently vacant scrub land. It has been identified in the draft Neighbourhood Plan as suitable for residential development in conjunction with open space and community facilities. Ben Guest from Pigeon says,…

Pigeon is pleased to confirm the sale of Hodgson House, Chelmsford, to a private investor. Pigeon acquired the property in 2012 off a 13% initial yield. It was let to KPMG who were not in occupation but had sub-let to FTSE 250 company, Galliford Try. Following the purchase Pigeon surrendered the lease to KPMG and…

Pigeon are delighted to announce the opening of Phase 1 of its new motor service area at Fiveways, Barton Mills. This includes a Shell petrol filling station and McDonald’s restaurant. Both tenants have now commenced trading and the development is a key addition to one of the main interchanges along the recently widened A11. Hugh…

Four members of the Pigeon Team competed in Allsops Annual Festival of Cycling event in September. Held at Brands Hatch, our four cycling enthusiasts joined 30 other teams in a variety of cycling disciplines. The challenge, in support of LandAid, really was a challenge!  

One of the UK’s leading construction and housebuilding companies has signed a new lease at Hodgson House, Chelmsford. Galliford Try will occupy the building until at least 2018. Prior to signing the new lease the company had been in occupation under a sub-lease from the previous tenant, KPMG. Hodgson House is a prominent Grade A…

Pigeon has submitted a planning application for Burlingham Mill and adjacent land off Station Hill, Bury St Edmunds. The planning application is for forty-two new homes, including conversion of the nineteenth century mill to fourteen flats, and twenty-four new build flats and four mews houses on the neighbouring land. The dwellings will provide an attractive range…

Phase 1 of Pigeon’s joint venture with Hopkins Homes at Barrow is benefiting from the current strength of the housing market. This development, known as Grove Park, comprises 8.5 acres of land and will accommodate 80 high quality houses including affordable homes, public open space, a new village entrance and extensive landscaping. 18 houses have…