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10/09/2026

Where does the rain go once it hits the ground on a new development? It's a question that shapes a lot of what happens before a single home is built.

Sustainable urban drainage systems, or SUDS, are designed to manage rainwater on-site rather than sending it straight into the local sewer network. Permeable paving, swales and attenuation ponds all help slow water down and let it soak away naturally. Rainwater is collected across permeable surfaces, naturally filtered and stored, then slowly released to alleviate the risk of flooding both on-site and in the surrounding area.

It's one of those details that's easy to miss once the homes are finished, but it plays a real part in how a development sits within its landscape.

19/08/2026

A Grade II listed building doesn't always stay in the past.

At The Links in Rest Bay, Porthcawl, we transformed a piece of Welsh coastal heritage into homes that respect where they came from while making room for how people live today and the judges agreed.

The Links won 'Residential Development of the Year' at the Cardiff Property Awards a few years back, recognising how the finished scheme reflects its history while delivering genuinely elevated coastal living.

13/08/2026

"The greenest building is often the one that's already there"".

Under Acorn Green, our holistic approach to carbon reduction, re-using and restoring existing buildings sits alongside new build as one of the most effective ways we reduce embodied carbon across our developments. Retaining a structure, rather than demolishing and starting again, avoids a significant amount of the carbon that goes into producing new materials from scratch.

It's an approach that takes more thought than a clean slate. Existing buildings come with their own constraints, structural quirks, materials that need careful handling, layouts that weren't designed with modern living in mind. But working within those constraints often produces homes with a character that's genuinely hard to replicate, alongside a smaller environmental footprint.

It's not the only route to sustainable housing, but it's often one of the most rewarding, for us and for the people who go on to live there.

29/07/2026

The Old Timber Yard is set to bring 28 new homes to the heart of Newquay, a Cornish town that needs no introduction: golden sand, world-class surf, and a laid-back energy that draws people back year after year.

Each home is designed with modern coastal life in mind, from underfloor heating and solar panels to high-performance windows built to handle whatever the Atlantic throws at them. It's all about making the most of a genuinely special location, without compromising on quality or comfort.

More to come as work on The Old Timber Yard commences.

17/07/2026

Just last year, Acorn Property Group was awarded 'Property Legend' at the Bristol Property Awards 2025.

It is not an award for a single development or a single year. It is a recognition of a sustained body of work across Bristol and the wider region, built up over three decades.

From Brandon Yard on the harbourside to Brooks Dye Works in St Werburghs, Acorn has consistently delivered schemes that have been recognised for their design quality, heritage sensitivity, and contribution to the city.

15/07/2026

Luke Cleary joined Acorn Property Group in 2018 as Development Manager at Acorn Bristol.

Ask him for his most memorable project and the answer comes quickly: The Old Printworks in Frome, an award-winning scheme of 159 homes that he followed from the very first conversations right through to completion.

His advice to anyone starting out in the industry is equally straightforward. Stay curious, have a can-do attitude, and never be afraid to ask questions. The people around you are your biggest resource.

More from the people behind Acorn Property Group coming soon.

13/07/2026

Newquay is one of the most well-connected towns on the Cornish coast. It has its own airport, a vibrant food and drink scene, world-class surf at Fistral Beach, and a Harbour Festival that brings the town to life every year.

Just south of Fistral, the Pentire Headland looks out over the River Gannel Estuary and the sweeping sands of Crantock Beach, making it one of the most dramatic coastal settings in Cornwall.

It is on this headland, overlooking the estuary, that Acorn Property Group's Gannel Waterside is coming soon. Eighteen apartments, two penthouses, and four houses, with country, sea, and estuary views and direct river access.

08/07/2026

Mette Blackmore joined Acorn Property Group in 2000 as Group HR Director. More than 25 years on, her view of what makes the business different has not shifted.

For Mette, it comes down to two things. A culture that helps people grow into roles based on their strengths rather than a fixed structure. And the homes themselves. Creating beautiful, unique homes in amazing locations is, in her words, Acorn's biggest achievement. After a quarter of a century, she still means it.

More from the people behind Acorn Property Group coming soon.

06/07/2026

Fowey is one of Cornwall's most beautiful harbour towns. Narrow streets, historic buildings and a maritime character that has shaped the place for centuries.

The Old Station Master's House in Fowey is exactly the kind of site that defines what Acorn Property Group does best. A historic building with a specific identity, carefully brought back into use rather than swept away.

The project won the LABC Building Excellence Award for the South West in 2018 and the UK Property Awards Residential Development category in both 2017 and 2018.

02/07/2026