Northstowe, a new town in development in Cambridgeshire by Homes England, Keepmoat Homes, and Capital&Centric, is set to have 3,000 new homes, half of which will be affordable housing.
Vincent Matthews, head of UK marketing at SFS, discusses the benefits of working with a product manufacturer in construction to select an appropriate system solution.
After decades of practice, developers are still looking for consistency in delivering quality new housing. Bob Stembridge, Structural Warranty Consultant at Build-Zone, asks what...
Building services engineering trade body the Electrical Contractors’ Association has partnered with the Considerate Constructors Scheme to promote best practice
A new partnership between the...
The DCLG has released figures relating to the number of planning applications made in the second quarter of this year
New figures have been released...
Barratt Developments reveals a profit jump, despite Brexit concerns in the construction sector…
Housebuilder Barratt Developments has shaken off concerns that it could have felt...
New figures have revealed developers paid more than £2m to Herefordshire Council over the last six years in planning agreements
Over the past six years...
The Neighbourhood Planning Bill, which aims to speed up the process while supporting housebuilding, has gone before parliament…
Housing and Planning Minister Gavin Barwell said...
Chairman of housebuilding firm Redrow has said the vote to leave the EU had not impacted sales, but warned the planning process is difficult
Despite...
Proposals aimed at making it easier for local community groups to influence the planning process have been green lit by the government
The government has...
A planning application to construct hundreds of new homes in Leicestershire has been submitted by housing developer Persimmon
Planning permission has been submitted to build...
The latest Markit survey has revealed moderate stability returned to the construction industry in August, despite seeing a contraction in growth
It has been a...
New technologies such as iApply help to keep the planning applications process running with efficiency says Chris Kendall, Digital Strategy Lead at Idox
In the...
Planning permission could be granted to develop homes on green barrier space in Wrexham, despite concerns over the proposal
Plans to build new homes on...
Assent delivers building control solutions on over 30,000 projects annually; our growing network of 60+ offices means that we are always within one hour of a site anywhere in England and Wales.
Kate Morement, head of risk and compliance, Assent, says much progress has been made by women in construction over the last 20 years, but there is still more to be done.
