Pigeon has sold 24 acres of land at Sherburn-in-Elmet, in North Yorkshire to Yorkshire Housing Association. Planning permission was granted in March last year for 250 houses, open space, and a new access road onto the A162. Construction is due to commence in March 2019. For more information – James Bromhead j.bromhead@pigeon.co.uk

Pigeon has sold a multi-let industrial estate at Cavendish Street, Ipswich. The property was sold in two separate transactions. The first comprised a terrace of trade counters and a car wash, with tenants including Screwfix and Rexel. The property was sold to a private investment partnership for circa 6.1% Net Initial Yield. Carter Jonas acted for…

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…