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    Allison Homes South West technical hire: design and compliance notes for project teams

    January 7, 2026|

    Reviewed by Tom Sullivan

    Allison Homes South West technical hire: design and compliance notes for project teams

    First reported on The Construction Index

    30 Second Briefing

    Allison Homes South West has appointed Mark Holland as technical director in Devon, tasking him with overseeing all technical design and delivery for its regional residential and regeneration schemes in locations such as Plymouth and St Austell. With 35 years’ experience at major UK volume housebuilders, Holland will focus on strengthening pre-construction technical groundwork, supporting site start-ups and coordinating design teams. A key part of his remit is preparing schemes for upcoming regulatory shifts, including compliance with the Future Homes Standard and wider sustainability requirements.

    Technical Brief

    • Technical remit covers full design lifecycle: feasibility, detailed design coordination, and construction-phase technical support.
    • Strengthening “technical foundation” implies earlier geotechnical, drainage and utilities resolution before land acquisition and site start.
    • Future Homes Standard preparation will drive fabric-first envelope design, low‑carbon heating and tighter thermal bridging control.
    • Evolving sustainability requirements will require closer integration of civil, structural and M&E design to meet carbon and energy targets.
    • Scaling “at pace” in the South West increases pressure on standard house types, groundworks details and adoptable infrastructure templates.
    • Experience with major UK volume housebuilders suggests established processes for NHBC compliance, Section 38/104 adoption and CDM coordination.
    • For similar regional housebuilders, such technical leadership roles are becoming central to de‑risking regulatory change on new sites.

    Our Take

    Among the 361 Infrastructure stories in our database, relatively few focus on housebuilders in the southwest region of the United Kingdom, so Allison Homes South West’s senior technical appointment signals a push into a geography where national players are still consolidating their delivery capability.

    For Projects-tagged Infrastructure pieces, technical leadership hires with 30+ years’ experience often precede an uptick in planning submissions and land promotion activity, suggesting Allison Homes may be gearing up for a heavier pipeline in Devon, Plymouth and St Austell rather than a purely operational reshuffle.

    Within our 968 tag-matched Sustainability and Projects items, many UK housebuilding stories now tie technical roles directly to low-carbon design, drainage, and biodiversity net gain compliance, so a seasoned technical lead at Allison Homes is likely to be central to navigating tightening local planning and environmental requirements in the southwest region.

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