Planning, Building & Construction News

Viki James, managing director, consents management at Ardent, explains the preparation needed between achieving Development Consent Orders and actually delivering a project.

Respiratory protective equipment has a crucial role in safeguarding construction workers from chronic or even fatal health conditions. Ensuring its effectiveness goes far beyond simply supplying compliant masks, writes Ian Kelsall, RPE technical specialist at Draeger Safety UK.

The Autumn Budget 2026 is due next week, and it could include a wide number of things - here industry experts share their wishlist.

The Home Builders Federation ahs released a report showing that LPAs failure to meet planning conditions is delaying projects.

HBC Construction has officially commenced work on the £18 million redevelopment of Dewsbury Market to create a modern, multifunctional space.

Christie Lewis, operations director for TrustID, explains what changes to construction right to work mean for employers and contractors.

A Legionella Risk Assessment is more than just a compliance document; it’s a vital tool for understanding your water systems, identifying risks and ensuring effective controls are in place. But not all Legionella Risk Assessments are the same, writes Sarah Morley of the Water Hygiene Centre.

Lee Gordon, partner in the planning and infrastructure consents team at Walker Morris, examines whether recent planning reforms have genuinely accelerated data centre delivery or simply provided an alternative route through the planning system

Richard Tibenham, business development manager at IES, discusses the role of CIBSE TM592026 in construction overheating assessment.

Mace Consult’s latest quarterly UK Market View highlights the opportunities devolution could create across housing, transport and public services, while warning that greater local powers alone will not translate into projects on the ground.

The government's construction jobs plan has finally been published, setting out tactics to handle the skills shortage.

This summer’s record-breaking temperatures caused widespread disruption for the construction industry – and climate change is now critical feature in how projects need to be planned. Dr Hugo Minney, network lead of the Association for Project Management’s Sustainability Interest Network, looks at how organisations can better prepare for the risk of extreme weather.

The BESA manifesto has been presented at Downing Street, with five recommendations to the UK government to achieve goals.

Construction design technology now shapes how projects get planned and built to give teams earlier visibility into cost and carbon, says Lou Farrell, senior editor of construction and manufacturing at Revolutionized Magazine

Evelyn Long discusses how early planning discipline can improve coordination, productivity, integration, and outcomes for projects.

Matt Hickman, refurbishment partnerships director at Lovell Renew, explores why the UK retrofit industry needs to look beyond project numbers and consider what successful refurbishment and retrofit means for the people directly affected by the work.

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) report highlights issues with BSA knowledge requirements in construction engineering.

A new report from Atradius found that nine in ten (92%) Irish building materials firms fear late payments will affect their business this winter.

Ben Standing of Browne Jacobson, and Jack Boyce of DevComms, explore the impact of Reform UK on developers and planners.

Eugenia Maslova, Technical & Regulatory Affairs Advisor at VELUX, asks if the right things are being measured as the Future Homes Standard prepares to come into effect.

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