Daily briefing
Housebuilding Today briefing: Wednesday 11 November 2026
Three stories from the last 24 hours and two dates for the week ahead.
Stories from the last 24 hours
Ebbsfleet starts dormouse habitat work ahead of 2,100-home town centre scheme
Ebbsfleet Development Corporation has begun creating 2.3 hectares of hazel dormouse habitat at Ebbsfleet Central, where it says construction of the mixed-use town centre is due to start in 2028.
Salford approves Eccles masterplan with about 1,300 homes over 10 to 15 years
Salford City Council's Cabinet has signed off the Eccles town centre Masterplan Vision drawn up with Muse, with the first residential phase of about 250 affordable homes timetabled for 2028 to 2031.
Housebuilders face £818-a-home planning fee as England's national increases land on 8 December
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has published the fee schedule for its national planning fee increases, moving English planning authorities towards 90% cost recovery and lifting the cap to £513,512.
This week
Housebuilder Awards
Takes place on Thursday 12 November.
UK Passivhaus Conference
Takes place on Wednesday 18 November.
About this briefing
Published on weekday mornings. Every item comes from a story Housebuilding Today has already published and checked against its sources, from dates organisers have published, or from our data trackers. See the events and awards calendar, or get the week's stories by email with the weekly newsletter.