Having been selected as promoter by a private landowner in 2016, Pigeon has sold 37 acres of land in Thurston, near Bury St Edmunds to Linden Homes. Outline planning permission was granted in April this year for 200 homes, including nine self-build plots, a primary school, woodland and extensive open space. Construction is due to begin in 2019. Savills advised the…

Pigeon has sold a prominent mixed-use office building in the heart of Norwich’s business district to a private health insurance provider. The five-storey period property comprises office and leisure space; occupiers include Arnold Keys estate agents, Clancy Consulting and Stadia nightclub. The property was part vacant and derelict when Pigeon acquired it, and refurbishment works to…

Pigeon held it’s inaugural “Golden Pigeon” football tournament in October. The 6-a-side football tournament was a fly-away success, and raised £1,500 for East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH), whom Pigeon has been supporting for the past two years. Thirteen teams from across the regional house-building industry, a total of 114 players, competed for the trophy. All teams donated a fee to…

Pigeon held its annual Charity Football Tournament last Thursday raising a record total for its two chosen Suffolk-based charities, Fresh Start New Beginnings, and Rural Coffee Caravan. The 6-a-side football tournament saw twelve local teams from across the housebuilding and property industry compete to win the ‘Golden Pigeon’ trophy. The fast-paced, mixed tournament resulted in Redrow…

Construction of the first phase of the Thetford North Strategic Urban Extension (SUE) scheme, known as KingsFleet, is set to begin later this month. Pigeon obtained planning permission in 2016 for up to 5,000 homes, three primary schools, open space, significant employment areas, community and healthcare facilities. The development will lie alongside the A11 dual…

Pigeon has sold a multi-let industrial estate at Olympus Close, Ipswich to a private investment company. The estate comprises 16 units over 21,600 sq ft and is let to multiple tenants. Pigeon acquired the estate in November 2016 and has since implemented a management plan to improve lease terms. Carter Jonas in Cambridge acted for Pigeon…

Pigeon has acquired 62 acres of freehold land on the western edge of Bury St Edmunds, and entered into a promotion agreement on 48 acres of adjoining land. The land acquired is allocated in the St Edmundsbury Local Plan for 450 dwellings, and Pigeon will shortly submit a planning application. The adjoining land will be promoted…

Following strong competition from national and regional house builders, Pigeon has sold 14 acres of land at Whitwell, south of Hitchin, to Croudace Homes. The planning permission for 41 homes was granted on appeal in January, the original application having been submitted in December 2016. For more information – James Buxton j.buxton@pigeon.co.uk

The KingsFleet development at Thetford has been awarded £9.98m funding from Homes England to accelerate delivery of 5,000 homes on the north side of the town. The funding will be allocated to reinforce power and water supplies within the Sustainable Urban Extension. The scheme has planning permission and Hopkins Homes has submitted a reserved matters application for…

Broadland Gate Land has sold the first six acres of land at Postwick near Norwich to Inchcape for a new Jaguar Land Rover dealership. Broadland Gate is a strategic employment and retail site extending to 54 acres on the South East side of Norwich, fronting the A47 and the new Northern Distributor Road. Pigeon acts as Development Manager for…