Planning, Building & Construction News

A building materials manufacturer has been fined after Richard Ogunleye's legs were crushed in moving machinery in 2022.

The new CEO of the Chartered Institute of Building, Dr Victoria Hills, looks forward to what 2026 holds for the built environment.

A planning inspector recruitment drive has been launched to boost numbers or planners in the face of pay and understaffing issues.

Delays holding back 125,000 new homes have already been cleared by the accelerator to date, and it is now looking to unlock further sites.

Three Balfour Beatty subcontractor workers have been arrested for the reselling of stolen construction tools.

The postponed decision on the North Yorkshire fracking proposal has been welcomed by many, including environmental groups.

SHED 5, a social housing disruptor framework, has appointed 27 social housing firms to be part of its £500m package.

Mark Furlonger, senior director at Ramboll, provides his perspective on the Government’s proposed overhaul of the National Planning Policy Framework, examining how the changes aim to reduce delay, increase certainty and reshape the planning system.

Capturing and reusing waste heat from industry could strengthen UK’s industrial competitiveness, as well as driving progress towards net zero.

The Heat Pump Association UK (HPA UK) has released a report stating that UK heat pumps could boost the economy by over £10bn.

A new affordable and social housing package, tied in with the new Decent Homes Standard, has today been announced.

The Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) said the tower crane operators dispute is driven by falling workloads and higher employment costs, which have stripped employers of the capacity to meet further pay demands.

Asset owners are increasingly turning to AI to improve building performance, compliance and safety, yet many are finding that technology alone is not enough. This article will explore how fragmented building information undermines AI’s potential and the foundational steps asset owners must take before AI can succeed.

New legislation capping UK leasehold rental payments has been published today, capping payments at £250 for 40 years.

Starts on London rental home projects dropped by 80% last year, according to analysis from the British Property Federation.

The Buildings Safety Regulator has today been officially removed from the Health and Safety Executive after recommendations made last year.

In a double announcement, the government has revised planning policy and green-lit new legislation, with hopes of making a dent in its 1.5 million new homes target. Ben Standing, partner in planning at UK and Ireland law firm Browne Jacobson, examines the key themes from the twin-track reforms.

Two RTPI PRF projects are being funded with grants to explore women's safety in neighbourhoods and the safety of 'tiny homes'.

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has awarded Mott MacDonald a contract to deliver technical advisory services in support of government oversight of the Sizewell C nuclear power plant on the Suffolk coast.

Matthew Brundrett, digital editor at PBC Today, investigates recent claims about UK net zero costs, and some of the wildly inflated claims.

Mace Consult has published its latest quarterly Market View on UK construction, highlighting that new orders increased by 9.8% in Q3 2025. On a rolling four-quarter basis, new orders are now at their highest level since Q2 2023.