News

Here you will find all the latest news from new development launches to our charity donations.

02 September 2026

Approval for much-needed new housing in Keynsham

Persimmon Homes Severn Valley has secured approval to bring forward detailed plans to bring up to 200 new homes to Keynsham.

Keynsham street scene

01 September 2026

Essex helps Scouts prepare for international adventure

Explorer Scouts in Tendring are one step closer to jetting off on international adventures to Poland, Canada and Kenya thanks to a donation from the Essex region.

Essex helps Scouts prepare for international adventure

01 September 2026

Council Leader Visits New Homes Taking Shape in Wakefield

Leader of Wakefield Council, Karl Johnson has visited a housing development under construction in the city.

Council Leader Visits New Homes Taking Shape in Wakefield

01 September 2026

Local grassroots football club scores community donation in Flitwick

Persimmon Homes Midlands has donated £3,000 to Flitwick Town Football Club through its Community Champions scheme.

Local grassroots football club scores community donation in Flitwick

27 August 2026

South West region donates £1,000 to south west cancer charity

South West region has given its backing to a testicular cancer charity based in the region.

It’s in the Bag

26 August 2026

Community donation helps tackle loneliness and isolation across West Midlands

West Midlands has donated £3,000 to Shrewsbury-based charity Omega – Ending Isolation, Ending Loneliness – through its Community Champions scheme.

26 August 2026

Community donation supports local grassroots football team in Bedworth

Central has donated £1,000 to support Bedworth Eagles Juniors under-12 grassroots football team through its Community Champions scheme.

25 August 2026

Persimmon donation for Didcot youth charity

Wessex, behind the major Valley Park development in Didcot, has lent a helping hand to a local youth club in the town.

25 August 2026

Persimmon donation to Suffolk based sailing charity

A sailing charity has kickstarted their fundraising drive for a new home for their fleet of boats thanks to a £2,500 donation from the Suffolk region.

24 August 2026

800 more homes for local people in Stroud

Persimmon Homes Severn Valley has secured outline planning permission for 796 new homes in Cam, Stroud following a successful appeal to the Planning Inspectorate.

Stroud plan of new homes.

21 August 2026

Councillors give green light to new homes in Wakefield

Plans for more than 100 homes in Wakefield have been given the green light.

21 August 2026

Community donation strengthens bereavement support across Shropshire

Persimmon Homes West Midlands has donated £3,000 to Shropshire Bereavement Group through its Community Champions scheme, helping the charity to continue providing compassionate support to children, young people and adults living with bereavement.

Shropshire Bereavement Group photo of group

20 August 2026

Plans approved for additional homes at Tame Bridge View in Wednesbury

Plans have been approved for 18 additional homes at Persimmon Homes Central’s Tame Bridge View development on the former Phoenix Collegiate site in Wednesbury.

Plans approved for additional homes at Tame Bridge View in Wednesbury

20 August 2026

Construction begins on the next phase of major development in Northampton

Persimmon Homes and Charles Church Midlands have started construction on the next phase of Dallington Grange housing development on the north-western edge of Northampton.

20 August 2026

Show home opens to house hunters in Stockton

Homebuyers are being invited to see what houses will look like on a new development in Stockton.

Show home opens to house hunters in Stockton

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Supporting your communities

At Persimmon we're proud to support our local communities. Our Community Champions programme was established in 2015 and has already donated more than £3 million to over 3,500 good causes across Great Britain. We also run a range of community events as part of our ongoing partnership with Team GB, along with other great initiatives. 

 

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Our hugely successful Community Champions programme has already donated more than £1 million to good causes in England, Wales and Scotland. Whilst the programme is running, each of our regional offices makes a donation of up to £6,000 every quarter to local organisations.

Persimmon Homes official partner with Team GB

We're proud to be one of Team GB's official brand partners and looking forward to the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. Keep an eye out for future athlete appearances, competitions and challenges.

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