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The devolved path for construction

Devolution may be a step in the right direction to rebalancing the UK’s growth, however its strategy and execution need to be carefully thought...

Planning permission sought for £400m Waterloo revamp

Planning permission has been sought by Network Rail to upgrade bridges, the platform, and the concourse at the Waterloo railway station... Network Rail has submitted...

Plans to develop historic Liverpool buildings submitted

Two historic buildings in Liverpool could be converted into an office scheme under new plans... LABB Developments has submitted a planning application to Liverpool City...

800,000 sq ft Knowsley Industrial Park plans submitted

Outline planning permission has been submitted for 800,000 sq ft of employment space at Knowsley Industrial Park... Peel Logistics is seeking permission to create 800,000...

The devolved path for construction

Devolution may be a step in the right direction to rebalancing the UK’s growth, however its strategy and execution need to be carefully thought...

Annual planning performance in Scotland reveals mixed results

The scale of a project determined the average length of time it took it decide the outcome of planning applications in Scotland, according to...

Making consideration in construction top of the agenda

Robert Biggs, former Chairman of the Considerate Constructors Scheme outlines how the Scheme can address modern day challenges in the construction sector… In today’s world,...

How Smart Printing Saves Costs and Drives Efficiencies in Government

By Andrew Hall, marketing manager, OKI Systems UK Ltd Central and local government are continuing to feel the squeeze of austerity with the Conservative administration planning...

Network Rail seeks contractor for £20m Waterloo refit

Train infrastructure firm Network Rail is searching for a contractor to refurbish its general offices in Waterloo, London... Network Rail has started the hunt for...

Galliford Try signs £46m Birmingham university contract

Construction firm Galliford Try has won a £46m contract to carry out work on behalf of Birmingham City University... A £46m Conservatoire in central Birmingham...

A 21st Century approach to infrastructure decisions

Amy Mount, Senior Policy Adviser at Green Alliance examines the opportunities available to improve public engagement in infrastructure decisions… The scale of change required to...

VolkerFitzpatrick wins Siemens factory contract

Contractor VolkerFitzpatrick will construct a wind turbine blade factory in Hull on behalf of Siemens... Hertfordshire-based contractor VolkerFitzpatrick will build a 430,000 sq ft factory...

Planning applications for new supermarkets fail to complete

Less than a third of planning applications for new supermarkets result in a completed project, according to new research... Data collected by construction intelligence firm...

New Construction Leadership Council announced

The government has announced business leaders will join ministers on the renewed Construction Leadership Council... In a bid to streamline the Construction Leadership Council the...

Self build on the increase

A new survey has revealed growth in the self build sector despite discrepancies in the way councils support it... According to a new survey by...

Public land database for London

A new initiative to create a database of publicly owned land in London has taken the first step... The first stage of compiling a register...

Brownfield planning rules may be relaxed to boost house building

Chancellor George Osborne is pushing plans to change the rules surrounding brownfield sites in a bid to increase house building across England... Housing developments on...

Canary Wharf to trial smart city technology

Canary Wharf Group is set to pilot new technologies as the latest winners of the Cognicity Challenge are announced... The Cognicity Challenge is a competition...

Five radical ideas for improving the planning system

Professor Yvonne Rydin of UCL’s Bartlett School of Planning presents five ideas that could result in a planning system that delivers a strategy that...

Planning (Wales) Act receives Royal Assent

Royal Assent has been given for the first separate planning Act since it was devolved in Wales... Planning in Wales took a step forward yesterday...

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