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Powers of statutory consultees to be reduced under new planning reforms

Statutory consultees such as Sports England and the Garden Trust will ‘no longer be required to input’ on planning decisions, in new reforms.

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Could the Hyperloop transform the way we travel forever?

How Elon Musk's high-speed transport, the Hyperloop has been transformed from dream into almost reality.

Civica wins five-year contract with Alliance Homes to consolidate IT systems

Civica, a market leader in business-critical software applications, digital solutions and managed services has won a new five-year contract with Alliance Homes Group to implement its cloud-based Housing Cx and Coldharbour community care software systems.

Balfour Beatty secures contract for £60m learning hub in Glasgow

Balfour Beatty has announced that it has been chosen by the University of Strathclyde to deliver its new £60m learning and teaching building

Barclays and Homes England launch £1bn housing development fund

Barclays has announced that it is teaming up with the UK Government to provide £1bn of development finance to help build thousands of new homes across England to help increase the speed and volume of housing delivery

Unite calls for crackdown on apprentice levy payroll deduction

Unite is calling for an immediate crackdown on a loophole being operated by employment agencies and umbrella companies, which results in workers having the apprentice levy deducted from their wages

WYG selected to deliver host of projects for the FCO

WYG has been selected by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) to lead redevelopment projects across a portfolio of British Embassy/High Commission properties

Industry experts share opinions on Government planning policy

A podcast hosted by the Kings Chambers has shed light on industry opinions regarding the Government’s new planning policy

Northern regions overtake London in housebuilding growth

New data from the Regional Construction Hotspots in Great Britain 2018 report by industry analysts Barbour ABI and the Construction Products Association, shows London's homebuilders have been outpaced by the rest of Great Britain as investment in housebuilding dropped to its lowest value in six years.

HS2 hubs spark wider regeneration

Five regions across the UK are reaping the benefits of the HS2 project work, as latest data by Barbour ABI and the Construction Products Association (CPA) sheds light on the levels of construction value across Great Britain in 2017

HK developer selects trio for £200m MeadowSide development

Hong Kong developer, Far East Consortium, has selected three contractors to deliver the initial phase of revised plans to develop its £200m MeadowSide residential development in Manchester

£242m infrastructure contracts in Glasgow opened to bidders

Infrastructure contracts worth up to £242m have been opened to potential bidders by the Glasgow City Council

Europe’s first full-scale Hyperloop test track

Tubes for the first full-scale Hyperloop test track are being put into place in Toulouse, France. The four-metre tubes are being installed by Hyperloop

Housebuilder announces plans for 4,000 new homes in Scotland

Barratt Developments has acquired 14 sites as part of plans to build nearly 4,000 new homes in Scotland, in response to the “continued demand for its new homes”

Construction output grows while new orders decline

Construction output continued to recover following a relatively weak start to the year, increasing by 3.3% in the three months to July, however, new orders declined by 6.5% in Q2

ABP announce major expansion to UK’s biggest port

Following continued growth in container volumes across the Ports of Hull and Immingham in 2017, ABP has announced that the second phase of its £50m investment has now begun

Thoughts from the shovel face: Clay soil – Phew, what a shrink/ swell scorcher!

Paul Nathanail, managing director of specialist environmental consultancy Land Quality Management Ltd discusses how this summer's prolonged dry weather will have affected a particular type of clay soil

Wates Living Space to deliver £2.7m Sheffield insulation project

The social housing provider, Wates Living Space has been appointed by Sheffield City Council to install new external wall insulation to homes throughout the city.

Morgan Sindall appointed to deliver £60 million Leeds Skelton Lake services

Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure has been selected by Extra MSA Group to deliver the main buildings for a £60 million Motorway Service Area at Leeds Skelton Lake services off Junction 45 of the M1.

Kier Construction Scotland to take on multi-million healthcare projects

The construction giant has been selected to take on three projects in Scotland to revamp the healthcare sector.

McCarthy & Stone expects full-year profits to fall by 32%

Retirement housebuilder, McCarthy & Stone has confirmed it expects its full-year operating profit to fall by up to 32% for the year, following a decline in reservations and property prices

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