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Persimmon £600m management bonuses ‘too high’
A leading City investor has warned plans to pay Persimmon’s management a share of £600m in bonuses over the next five years is ‘too...
Can councils cope with changes to green belt planning policy?
Developing green belt and brownfield sites for redevelopment in tackling the UK housing crises is firmly on the agenda, but can local authorities deal...
Construction leaders address EU elephant in referendum debate
The promise of new opportunities, the housing crisis, international trade and the skills shortage all came into question as panellists at the latest UK...
The number of new homes built in the West Midlands declines
Despite seeing a seven year high for completions nationally, the West Midlands saw the number of new homes registered fall …
Nationally, new build completions...
New study reveals problems with construction trainee qualifications
Information gathered via a Freedom of Information request has found a significant number of people studying a construction qualification will never be able to...
New programme will help communities build their own homes
A new scheme launched by Locality will help communities to tackle housing shortages in their local area by building their own homes…
Twenty-two groups are...
Forget Generation Buy, its Generation Build that matters
Britain is facing the biggest construction industry skills shortage for a generation. While the government’s commitment to build more new homes is a welcome...
NI construction sector lags behind
According to the latest survey the construction sector in Northern Ireland lags significantly behind the rest of the UK…
A lack of infrastructure activity in...
UK Construction week will be hosted in October
After a successful launch last year, UK Construction week is set to return to Birmingham’s NEC in October…
A major construction industry event is set...
Budget 2016: What it means for construction
Planning and Building Control Today outlines the key points from the Budget and how it will impact the construction sector...
Today, Chancellor of the Exchequer...
Brownfield sites: still our greatest untapped resource?
Tom Shaw, Director at Ramboll argues that developing brownfield sites for housing can contribute to the quality of existing urban areas and the wellbeing...
Legal & General to produce flat pack homes
British insurance firm Legal & General has taken a step into the construction sector, revealing it will produce flat pack homes…
A new factory in...
LGA warns starter homes are unaffordable
A new analysis has suggested the government’s discounted starter homes scheme is not affordable for the majority of first-time buyers…
The starter homes scheme is...
Reduced workloads hit small construction firms in Scotland
A new industry survey has revealed small Scottish construction companies saw a sharp reduction in the amount of work towards the end of last...
Britain facing a construction industry skills shortage
Britain is facing the biggest construction industry skills shortage for a generation. Whilst the government’s commitment to build more new homes is a welcome...
Government will commission 13,000 new homes
The government will take the role of national housebuilder as the PM is set to announce it will directly commission thousands of affordable new...
A million extra construction workers needed
A million extra workers need to join the house building industry if the country is to build new homes at the necessary rate, according...
Thousands of homes to be built on green belt
Councils will be allowed to build starter homes on green belt as planning laws are relaxed to meet the demand for properties…
Strict rules surrounding...
100,000 new homes needed for Scotland by 2020
Homes for Scotland has warned Holyrood needs to build at least 100,000 new homes by the end of this parliament to tackle the housing...
Construction firms must invest in employees
As the construction sector scrambles to find one million extra employees to meet building demands, contractors have been warned to invest in their existing...
Planning and Building Control Today now live!
The latest edition of Planning & Building Control is now live! Articles on the housing crisis, the urban agenda in the EU, the role...
Brownfield First
Natasha Levanti writes on behalf of the Environmental Industries Commission (EIC) outlining a sustainable way forward in both housing and commercial development of brownfield...
The Smart Growth approach
Jon Reeds, Convenor of the Smart Growth UK coalition argues that to solve our housing shortage, we should examine our approach to residential densities...
Brownfield First
Natasha Levanti writes on behalf of the Environmental Industries Commission (EIC) outlining a sustainable way forward in both housing and commercial development of brownfield...
Lack of resources leads to major planning challenges
New data has revealed significant challenges are hindering the ability of local authorities to push through planning applications…
Getting Britain building has been the main...
Planning and Building Control Today Northern Ireland – Issue 5
Welcome to the September edition of Planning and Building Control Today – Northern Ireland.
There is widespread feeling that the UK’s housing shortage can only be properly addressed with...