News

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

28 May 2026

Persimmon East Wales supports Keep Roath Tidy with £1,000 donation

Persimmon Homes East Wales has donated £1,000 to community group Keep Roath Tidy to support its ongoing work improving green spaces and enhancing the local environment in Cardiff.

28 May 2026

End of an era as Persimmon stalwarts retire after nearly 60 years of service

Alison Paton and Craig Watson step down after helping build one of Scotland’s leading homebuilders.

28 May 2026

Newburgh Bowling Club rolls ahead with community donation

Persimmon Homes North Scotland provides £500 to help attract young players and improve facilities.

Newburgh Bowling Club receiving Persimmon donation

27 May 2026

MP Meets Developer at Major Doncaster Housing Development

Lee Pitcher MP has met housebuilder Persimmon on site at a large housing development taking shape on the edge of Doncaster.

MP Meets Developer at Major Doncaster Housing Development

22 May 2026

Alice House Hospice Welcomes generous donation

A hospice based in Hartlepool has been presented with a cheque for £3,000.

21 May 2026

South West donates to Devon charity

Persimmon Homes South West behind the Inglewood development in Paignton has handed a £1,000 donation to YMCA South Devon.

21 May 2026

Cornwall & West Devon supports hospice once more

Cornwall & West Devon has donated £2,500 to St Luke’s Hospice Plymouth.

21 May 2026

Hospice that makes a ‘profound’ difference celebrates funding boost

A hospice in Nottingham that makes a “profound” difference in people’s lives has welcomed a funding boost from Nottingham region.

Nottinghamshire Hospice

19 May 2026

Wiltshire developer backs local rescue crews

Persimmon Homes Wessex has selected Wiltshire Search & Rescue as its latest Community Champion.

Wiltshire developer backs local rescue crews

19 May 2026

Planning permission for final parcel of Exeter development

Our South West region has secured planning consent for the final phase of development at Hill Barton Vale in Exeter.

19 May 2026

Overtown pupils given insight into homebuilding industry

Orchard Primary pupils receive 500 books as Persimmon supports education alongside major housing development.

Cones and Building Sustainable Homes

18 May 2026

Cornwall region bids to bring 325 much-needed homes to St Austell

Our Cornwall region has submitted an outline application to bring much-needed new homes to St Austell.

18 May 2026

From Site to Sidelines: £1,000 Boost for Shaftesbury U14s A

A local youth football team is celebrating a welcome boost after receiving a £1,000 sponsorship to support its ongoing development and activities.

From Site to Sidelines: £1,000 Boost for Shaftesbury U14s A

14 May 2026

95-year-old sees street named after his war hero father

A 95-year-old man has visited a new housing development to see a street named in honour of his father, who served in both World Wars.

14 May 2026

First buyers move into new Towcester homes

Charly and Mason have moved into their first home at The Furlongs at Towcester Grange, just weeks after first visiting the site as buyers.

First buyers move into new Towcester homes

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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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