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900 New Homes Coming to Barking and Dagenham in the First Half of 2024

Be First, the regeneration arm of Barking and Dagenham Council, estimate they will handover 900, completed new homes by the end of June this year, meaning Barking and Dagenham will continue to be one of the largest affordable home builders in the country with one in five of all affordable homes in London being built […]

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Be First’s Planning Team Get Dagenham SEND School Approved in Record Time

Barking and Dagenham Council, in partnership with Be First (their regeneration arm) have recently resolved to grant planning permission for the construction of the Borough’s largest school for Children with Profound Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLB), to be built in Dagenham. The Oxlow Bridge School will be a brand new, 100 place school, covering 3,700m2 of

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“From Play To Work” – RCKa submits plans for new east London youth centre

Design proposals by RCKa for the Padnall Hall Youth Centre – a crucial new facility for young people in east London with a clear focus on improving outcomes for young people – have been submitted to Barking and Dagenham Council for planning approval. RCKa’s scheme sees the redevelopment and refurbishment of a derelict community hall

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Construction of more than 330 homes commences at one of London’s largest regeneration schemes

Be First, the urban regeneration arm of Barking and Dagenham Council, celebrated the start of construction on part of the third phase of Gascoigne East at Gascoigne Neighbourhood with a groundbreaking ceremony held with contractor Wates Group. The latest phase at Gascoigne Neighbourhood – one of London’s largest regeneration projects – will deliver 334 high-quality

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Number of schools taking part in active travel awareness weeks in Barking and Dagenham nearly doubles

Nearly 5,000 pupils participated, recording a total number of over 9,400 active travel trips Cycle to School Week (25th to 29th September) and International Walk to School Month (October) returned to Barking and Dagenham schools this year and the fruits of the borough’s labour have been clear to see. Barking & Dagenham has been accelerating

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Low carbon, affordable homes completed at Gascoigne Neighbourhood

Barking and Dagenham’s greenest housing block has been completed by Be First, Barking and Dagenham Council’s regeneration arm. The eight new properties are all affordable and feature cutting edge technology to help its residents reduce their emissions and energy bills. The new homes are certified with the leading international design standard Passivhaus, meaning that the

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Barking and Dagenham scheme wins prestigious award for UK’s best new affordable housing

A House for Artists, a London Borough of Barking and Dagenham scheme delivered by Be First, APPARATA Architects, Create London, and supported by the Greater London Authority, has won the prestigious Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Neave Brown Award – the annual award recognising the UK’s best new affordable housing development. A House for

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Be First appoints Haworth Tompkins to lead Gascoigne West Phase 3 design team

Be First, the urban regeneration arm of Barking and Dagenham Council, has appointed Haworth Tompkins to design the next phase of its regeneration of the Gascoigne neighbourhood in Barking. Gascoigne West Phase 3 will see the delivery of a further 137 high-quality new homes and public landscape spaces as part of one of London’s largest

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