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Green light for grey belt: Progress beyond the policy

Roland Brass of Marrons examines new analysis that shows almost four in five major residential appeals in the grey belt have been allowed since December 2024, while hundreds of green belt planning applications are currently awaiting determination.

SkillBuild 2026 National Final showcases next-gen construction talent

PAS 4010 standard to help improve productivity in UK infrastructure delivery

Why connectivity architecture matters for remote construction CCTV

Last week’s Budget… I don’t think we’re there yet

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Construction skills investment needed to unlock Scottish net-zero goals

Construction skills in Scotland need investment if they are to deliver a potential over £100bn pipeline of energy and infrastructure projects in the Highlands and Islands, according to new analysis from the Construction Industry Training Board.
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New carbon-neutral Fire Station opens for duty in Surrey

A new carbon-neutral fire station has opened in Reigate, strengthening Surrey Fire and Rescue Service’s emergency response, improving firefighter wellbeing, and providing a modern facility for the community.
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Why the draft London Plan could cost the capital £41bn a year – and how to plug the gap

As the consultation for the draft London Plan closes, Chris Wheaton, senior director, and Niamh Lockwood, economic analyst, at Pegasus Group, analyse whether our lack of housing ambition is crippling the capital’s growth potential.
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Britain (and Burnham’s) new build drought

Britain’s new build drought presents a major obstacle for the prime minister’s pledge to first-time buyers, writes Andy Morrison, director of UK Property Development.
Building Control News

Proposed ban on cash retentions: Cash remains king and the drive for quality

With a third reading scheduled for later this month, the government’s proposed ban of cash retentions in construction contracts is edging closer to becoming law, scheduled for 2027. Given that trajectory, it is ever more important to review and implement practical and commercial/risk management considerations now.
BIM News

From averages to answers: Why BIM still needs product-level carbon data

It’s time to put product-level carbon data into the BIM model while design decisions are still open, says Phanos Hadjikyriakou, co-founder of 2050 Materials.
Building Control News

Industry and academics partner to help overcome Grenfell ‘chimney effect’

The devastating ‘chimney effect’ that contributed to the rapid spread of smoke and fire at London’s Grenfell Tower in 2017 is being tackled by a research project between specialists at the University of Hertfordshire and construction firm Ambar Kelly.
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Trust and training gaps create barriers to heat pump adoption, research finds

UK households are open to adopting heat pumps, but significant barriers around knowledge, trust and installer training could make it harder to translate that appetite into widespread heat pump adoption.
Construction Technology News

AI in construction needs a test that goes beyond a convincing answer

How construction teams can test AI assistants against real project records, check sources, control actions and measure useful work after human review.
Health & Safety News

The health risks we cannot see are still putting construction workers at risk

Héléne Watson, safety, health, environment and quality (SHEQ) manager at Watson, argues that construction needs to broaden its definition of safety, moving beyond immediate incidents to consider what repeated exposure to risk could mean for someone’s health years from now.
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Infrastructure key to Britain’s industrial development success, CECA says

The government's Strategic Sites Accelerator will help tackle obstacles that leave promising locations waiting for industrial development, says CECA.
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Glenigan’s Building Materials Forecast predicts future product demand

Glenigan has announced the launch of Building Materials Forecast, a new subscription service that forecasts future demand for construction products and materials across the UK.
Projects

Phase 1 of Bury Interchange redevelopment to deliver huge improvements for the town

Willmott Dixon has been appointed by Transport for Greater Manchester to carry out Phase 1 of Bury Interchange’s regeneration, worth £17.9m.
Digital Construction News

What changes when digital is naturally the way construction works?

Colin Bell, digital and data director, Kier Construction, asks what happens when we stop thinking about digital as a separate initiative and make it part of how construction projects are delivered every day.
Energy News

The Great British Grid is only half the answer: Britain also needs flexible demand

The new publicly owned Great British Grid tackles a real bottleneck. But building more network is only half the answer. We also need to see, and trust, the flexibility already sitting in our buildings, writes Professor Jacopo Torriti of the University of Reading.
Planning & Construction News

New rules set to help make faster planning decisions

New rules, more staff and digital technology will all help families and businesses get faster planning decisions and cut delays.
HR & Skills News

Can the government’s Construction Jobs Plan build the workforce we need?

The Construction Jobs Plan is a welcome and necessary step, but it will only succeed if employers have confidence in the pipeline of work, explains Neil Kelly, partner and head of land & development at Bidwells.
Construction Technology News

Digital twins earn their place when operators can trust the next decision

Explore how digital twins support building and infrastructure operations through clear use cases, validated models, reliable data and maintained asset links.
Health & Safety News

Drugs and alcohol on site: Policy and practicalities

Ben Powell, chair of the Chartered Institute of Building’s health, safety and wellbeing advisory panel, on why having a policy on drugs and alcohol is key for your company and its people.
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Construction recruitment programme surpasses 100 Scottish participants

A construction recruitment programme aimed at widening access to careers in Scotland has already supported more than 100 participants, with dozens progressing into employment, apprenticeships and further training.
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Construction financial health remains unstable in challenging market

BTG’s latest Red Flag Alert for Q3 2026 has revealed that construction has the second-highest number of businesses in financial distress as the sector continues to face a myriad of cost, supply chain and regulatory challenges.

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