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Be First completes latest phase of development on Barking’s Gascoigne Neighbourhood with the construction of over one hundred new homes

Be First, the urban regeneration arm of Barking and Dagenham Council, has celebrated the completion of 102 new homes at the latest phase of development at the Gascoigne Neighbourhood – one of London’s largest regeneration projects.   The 102 new homes are part of Block I at Gascoigne East Phase 3A and means this phase of […]

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Be First delivers top quality new homes at Oxlow Lane

Be First, the urban regeneration arm of Barking and Dagenham Council, is celebrating the completion of 63 new homes as part of the Oxlow Lane development. Following consultation with residents, Barking and Dagenham Council took the decision to replace the flats at 291 – 301 Oxlow Lane. Existing residents were involved in the design process

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Be First completes largest phase of development on Barking’s Gascoigne Neighbourhood with the construction of over 380 homes

Be First, the urban regeneration arm of Barking and Dagenham Council, is celebrating the completion of 386 high-quality new homes in Gascoigne West Phase 2 at the Gascoigne Neighbourhood. The delivery of the £165m project marks the completion of the largest phase of the development – one of London’s largest regeneration projects – with 31

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Barking and Dagenham council’s regeneration arm seeks financial partners for major new project

The Factory District has a gross development value of £1.83bn and will deliver 3,500 new homes and 43,000 sqm of industrial floorspace Be First – the regeneration arm of Barking and Dagenham Council – recently launched its new investor video for “The Factory District” at the UK Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF) in

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First occupiers welcomed at Industria, Barking

Trio of deals completed at the UK’s first multi-storey industrial scheme Be First, the regeneration arm of Barking & Dagenham Council, has completed three deals at Industria – the innovative and sustainable industrial scheme that launched in 2023. The scheme has been built to provide employment space for local businesses and help the growth of

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Town Quay Scheme Hits New Heights on the Roding Riviera: More Affordable Homes on the Way

Be First, the regeneration arm of Barking and Dagenham Council, along with partner Weston Homes, have reached a key milestone on their Town Quay development, set to bring 147 new homes to Barking. Building on the 11-storey block, which Be First have acquired on behalf of the Council, has now reached the top floor, and

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124 Affordable, Net Zero Carbon Homes Completed in Barking

Last week Be First and their contractor, Willmott Dixon celebrated the completion of 124 affordable homes in the Gascoigne neighbourhood. The new block is another step in the Council’s battle against climate change as it is the first net zero carbon building to be delivered by Be First, which is managing the redevelopment on behalf

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Be First wins £100k of funding from the Government for improving digital planning services

Be First, the regeneration arm of Barking and Dagenham Council, has been awarded £100,000 of funding from the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, as part of the UK Government’s Digital Planning Improvement Fund. The funding will enable Be First, who run the Council’s statutory planning services, to develop modern planning practices within planning

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