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Plotting the Future: What the new government’s policy agenda means for land supply

Geoff Keal of TerraQuest discusses the impact of recent government policy on land availability against the backdrop of building 1.5m new homes over the course of this parliament.

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HyperCat announces it is joining the Industrial Internet Consortium

Two key bodies working on making the Internet of Things more interoperable have come together… HyperCat, a consortium aimed at driving the Internet of Things...

Bellway will continue to develop in Scotland

Housebuilder Bellway is planning to build on the success it has had in Scotland by acquiring more land over the next 12 months… More than...

Empty homes: turning local effort into local impact

Over 27,000 privately owned homes in Scotland have been empty for 6 months or more. Kristen Hubert, National Manager for the Scottish Empty Homes...

Cash-strapped council set to challenge planning appeal against advice

North Lanarkshire Council has been criticised over plans to challenge the approval of a new rail freight terminal, despite being told there is no...

Plans submitted to build 62 homes on former Bayer site

A developer is seeking planning permission to redevelop the former Bayer industrial complex into a residential site… The three and a half acre site that...

From the Design Office to Building Site…

OKI’s multi-tasking printers will save time and money across the entire project lifecycle says Andrew Hall, Oki Systems UK Choosing printers can be a big...

New home registrations in Yorkshire in decline despite national growth

Despite the rest of the country experiencing an increase in the number of new home registration, Yorkshire saw a decline… The number of new home...

How convenient are your public conveniences?

On the face of it the most accessible loos would appear to be a design disaster. All that space but with all the facilities...

Planning charges do not reflect the cost of smaller housing developments

The costs of building smaller housing developments are not taken into account when setting planning charges, according to a new report from the Federation...

New planning rules offer protection against unauthorised occupation

New planning policy has been brought in that will give councils more power to tackle unauthorised development… The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG)...

Scottish government overrules more than half of local planning decisions

Statistics have revealed the Scottish government overrules local authorities frequently when it comes to planning permission… The Scottish government is utilising its power to overturn...

Plans unveiled for mixed use Dundee maritime building

Plans have been submitted to convert a former maritime building into office space and residential units… An iconic listed building in Dundee is set to...

Aberdeen health campus expansion plans submitted

A pre-application notification to expand a health campus in Aberdeen have been submitted to the council… University of Aberdeen and NHS Grampian's jointly owned Foresterhill Campus is set...

Annual house price growth reaches lowest levels since June 2013

UK house prices reach the weakest annual pace since June 2013, according to data from mortgage provider Nationwide… House prices across the UK saw a...

Construction sector set for 13 per cent growth

The latest forecast estimates growth in UK construction output by 2017, with private house building and infrastructure improvements expected to be a key driver… The...

UK construction firms awarded £1bn sewer contract

Around £1bn worth of contracts have been granted to joint ventures led by Balfour Beatty, Costain, and Laing O'Rourke to construct a major sewer...

Plans submitted for hundreds of new homes at former RAF base

A planning application has been submitted for hundreds of new homes on the site of a former RAF base in Uxbridge… A former RAF base...

Wolverhampton Science Park plans submitted

The University of Wolverhampton Science Park has submitted plans to build a new science, technology, and prototyping centre… Plans for a £10m science and technology...

Planning laws could be relaxed to boost rural homes

Chancellor George Osborne has unveiled proposals to reform rural planning laws in a bid to make it easier to build new village homes… The recession...

£21m Network Rail refurb for Willmott Dixon

Construction firm Willmott Dixon has won a contract for a new project to retrofit Network Rail’s London offices… Interior arm of construction company Willmot Dixon...

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