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We build new homes every year and ensure they are energy efficient and meet Welsh Governments Beautiful Homes and Places Standards.

We are focused on making sure the new homes we build and the new communities we create are designed alongside the six principles of good placemaking, as set out by Design Commission for Wales in their Placemaking Charter.

You can see our recently completed developments here.

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Ty Menyn

Beacon entered into contract with contractors Morganstone to deliver 48 new homes on Swansea’s Kingsway in Summer 2025.

This development will deliver 1, 2, 3 and 4 bedroom apartments, all for social rent, along with a proposal for a number of adapted units. There will also be commercial units on the ground floor.

The scheme is part-funded by Welsh Government’s Social Housing grant and handover is expected in late 2027.

Castle Cinema

This redevelopment of the iconic Castle Cinema building in Swansea city centre, will create 30 new apartments for social rent along with exciting new commercial space that overlooks Swansea Castle.

This complex restoration project is delivered in partnership with Easyliving Ltd. and was designed with support from Swansea Council. The development is part-funded by Welsh Government’s Social Housing grant programme and Transforming Towns grants and our work here will complement the wider placemaking projects ongoing in the city centre.

This development is expected to handover in 2028.

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Gloucester Chambers

This building was formerly student accommodation, located near Swansea Marina and was acquired by Beacon in 2024 with the support of Welsh Government grant, under its Transitional Accommodation Capital Funding Programme (TACP).

Our sensitive redevelopment of this building in partnership with our contractors, Morganstone Ltd, will deliver 16 new homes in this enviable location on Swansea waterfront. Our expected handover for these homes is early 2027.

Kings Road, SA1

This development is in the heart of Swansea’s SA1 waterfront and will deliver new commercial space alongside 39 one-bed apartments, 53 two-bed apartments & 12 three-bed apartments, all for social rent. This development is part-funded by Welsh Government’s Social Housing grant programme and our construction partners are Everstock Development & Pickstock Homes.

Anticipated completion is summer 2027.

Kings Lane Corner

This development is located at the lower corner of Kings Lane in Swansea and fronts onto The Strand. It was acquired as part of the comprehensive land assembly for the earlier phases of the Urban Village development delivered by Beacon and is the only parcel on the north side of the lane yet to be developed in line with the original plan.

With funding support from Welsh Government’s Social Housing grant programme and Transforming Townsg grant, this development will deliver 15 apartments and 4 commercial units in partnership with our contractors, Encon Construction.

Handover is expected in early 2027.

CGI of completed Kings Lane Corner development

Oxford Street

This redevelopment of a former hire car site in Swansea city centre will deliver 8 new homes to the area expected to complete in Autumn 2026, in partnership with Ian Thomas Construction Ltd.

Ground-floor homes will benefit from private gardens, whilst upper floors will have private terrace space. The rear site boundary wall will provide ecological enhancement to the development as a “living green wall”.

Langdon Road, SA1

Located off Langdon Road in the heart of Swansea’s vibrant SA1 Waterfront, this scheme with funding secured through the Welsh Government’s Social Housing Grant Programme, will provide a mix of 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments.

Works are due to begin in 2026 with completion expected in early 2028 with our contractor Pennant Housing Association.

CGI of expected completed design of Langdon Road SA1

East Street, Tylorstown

Our project at East Street will deliver 18 new homes on a former vacant parcel of land. The project has been part-funded by Welsh Government Social Housing grant programme and homes will achieve high sustainability standards, reaching EPC A.

Our construction partner for this development is Cardo and handover will be in Autumn 2026.

Rhiwgarn, Trebanog

This former school site sat vacant for a number of years but following the granting of planning permission, Beacon is repurposing the site to deliver 14 new, affordable homes for rent. Working alongside our contractor Bishop Bayliss, these homes will handover in early 2027.

illustrations of how the Rhiwgarn development should look

Commercial Street, Maesteg

This development is a package deal arrangement with RMI Management Ltd to redevelop 38-40 Commercial Street, Maesteg into a maximum of 10 flats and 2 retail units.

With funding from the Welsh Government’s Social Housing Grant, this development looks to handover in Summer 2027.

Pemberton, Llanelli

Part-funded by Welsh Government Social Housing grant, this exciting development will deliver 70 new homes on former Tata Steel UK land, delivered with our contractor Edenstone Homes Ltd.

The site in Llwynhendy, Llanelli, covers approximately 2.02 Hectares, and will deliver an enhanced use of renewable energy technologies together with an approach to biodiversity which exceeds our usual targets. We have also sought to assist Tata Steel in their diversification into residential housing development by utilising their steel throughout the build.

This site will complete in phases, with the first homes due for handover during 2026, completion will be in Summer 2027.

Pemberton before development:

Pemberton during development in April 2026

Cwm Mawr, Drefach

Part-funded by Welsh Government Social Housing grant, this development will deliver 20 homes at land off Rhyd y Cerrig, Cwm Mawr, Drefach:

4 x one bed flats
10 x two bed houses
6 x three bed houses

Our construction partners on his project are Life Property Group and handover will be from Autumn 2026.

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