News & Blog

This week is Volunteer’s Week (1-7 June 2021), giving us the opportunity to recognise the incredible difference volunteers make within our communities and share how we support volunteering at Great Places. Not only can volunteering give support to those struggling, but it can also be valuable for our customers and communities to improve their local […]

Great Places £24M flagship housing development at the former Cranford Golf Centre in Heaton Mersey, Stockport, which has been vacant since 2014.

Forge New Homes, the partnership between five Sheffield housing providers, has exchanged contracts with Homes England on its second site – the former site of Bolsover Hospital. The joint venture is preparing plans for 58 new homes on the 6.5-acre site, located on the northern edge of the market town of Bolsover, Derbyshire. This will […]

Over the last year, Great Places has continued to support our most vulnerable customers and promote their independence and wellbeing. Despite a difficult year with setbacks and restrictions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, we remained committed to helping our customers develop their skills and achieve their potential by providing excellent support, accommodation and […]

Great Places Housing Group is teaming up with building research specialists BRE Group on a project to develop a strategy for its affordable development programme to be zero carbon ready by 2038. As part of the project, BRE, who provide research and advice to a range of bodies including the UK Government, will undertake a […]

Great Places Housing Group has submitted plans to redevelop the iconic Ancoats Dispensary. By incorporating elements of what remains of the original building, the team has worked hard to protect the building’s heritage and legacy while proposing much-needed affordable homes in the area. The iconic Grade 2 listed building, close to Manchester city centre, was […]

As part of our Investment Programme for this year, we recently completed work at Foxlair Court our Retirement Living Scheme in Wythenshawe.

Forge New Homes, our partnership with four Sheffield housing providers has appointed Justin Martin as its technical lead. Justin has over 19 years of experience working in a range of development, construction and regeneration roles.  He joins Forge New Homes from ENGIE where as a Design Manager he was responsible for supporting the Land and Partnerships Team […]

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Community Investment team has been supporting our customers with their employment needs, by helping them secure positions in work, training and volunteering. The Government’s Kickstart scheme has provided a unique opportunity to continue this by offering placements across different teams at Great Places. Currently, we are excited […]