We’ve completed a £6.4m partnership deal with Homes England, allowing work to start on the next phase of our Grade II listed Park Hill. In partnership with Places for People, we’ll now deliver another 125 new homes, as well as new public realm, EV charging, a car club and bike storage – helping bring even more life back to this Sheffield icon.

We’re pushing ahead at another Sheffield landmark – the Cole Brothers building at Barker’s Pool. Having ended 2025 on a high – including our Christmas party – we’re now developing plans for a new mix of leisure, entertainment and retail at ground level, with offices above, alongside a growing programme of meanwhile-use events delivered with partners across the city.

We’re also progressing plans for new Urban Splash places in Merseyside and Milton Keynes. In Liverpool, following our appointment by the City Council last year, we’re working with igloo Regeneration on proposals for Festival Gardens, while in Milton Keynes we’re working through planning at Campbell Park North with our partners Glenbrook.

We’re proud to be working with Swansea Council to develop seven sites across this vibrant Welsh city. We received early stage cabinet approval on 150+ homes and commercial space at St Thomas, and we’re hosting a public consultation showcasing the Civic Centre proposals on 28–29th January at Y Storfa. Everyone’s welcome to join and have their say.

Work at the award-winning Port Loop continues to progress too. Having completed the Mansion House apartments in 2025 with our partners Places for People, we’re now collaborating with CIVIC SQUARE and Hood Futures Studio – two local cultural organisations to evolve ideas for new community amenities in the Tubeworks building.

Our long-term work at Royal William Yard in Plymouth will remain a focus this year too. Home to local, regional, and international businesses like Everyman Cinemas, Seco Lounge, Hook & Line, Le Vignoble and Bistrot Pierre, the Yard also welcomed a new occupier this month as DockSide Coffee Bar opened its doors. There's a vibrant Spring events programme underway too with Live Music Sundays and a Soirée Gastronomique which embraces French dining.

We’re growing our team with likeminded, ambitious colleagues this year too, and right now, we’re looking for a Finance Assistant to join US in Manchester. Details of the role are here, with the successful person working across residential rental activities within the Urban Splash family of companies.

Our team will be heading out, shaping the discourse at property events around the world again this year, starting this March at MIPIM where, amongst other things you can hear our Chairman and co-founder Tom Bloxham MBE take to the main stage to talk about the regeneration of Manchester.

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