Planning, Building & Construction News

The housing secretary has announced new proposals to help more leaseholders at risk of high bills to fix serious building and fire safety defects.

Should everyone be using AI? Andrew Preston, Director of Marketplace, argues that for sole traders and small firms, the fastest route to new construction work is often the simplest one.

If the government wants a council housebuilding boom, it should give mayors a bigger role, writes Maurice Lange, senior analyst at the Centre for Cities.

Construction’s future will not be built in closed ecosystems. Open data, interoperable workflows and human-led AI can help teams make better decisions across the building lifecycle.

Rising training costs, financial risks and lack of government support threaten the next generation of Scottish plumbing and heating apprenticeships.

Kerry Scott, global lead for environment and society at Mott MacDonald, discusses how developers should use social licence to hone their communications and outreach to gain and maintain the support of their stakeholders.

A revised code of practice designed to improve the consistency in the assessment of external wall fire risks and support proportionate remediation decisions has been published by BSI.

Businesses across the construction sector are the most unprepared for the Employment Rights Act 2025, despite relatively high familiarity with the reforms, according to a new survey published by Peninsula.

The neuroinclusive training programme was launched after a Crown Paints report found significant knowledge gaps across architecture.

Viki James, managing director, consents management at Ardent, explains the preparation needed between achieving Development Consent Orders and actually delivering a project.

Respiratory protective equipment has a crucial role in safeguarding construction workers from chronic or even fatal health conditions. Ensuring its effectiveness goes far beyond simply supplying compliant masks, writes Ian Kelsall, RPE technical specialist at Draeger Safety UK.

The Autumn Budget 2026 is due next week, and it could include a wide number of things - here industry experts share their wishlist.

HBC Construction has officially commenced work on the £18 million redevelopment of Dewsbury Market to create a modern, multifunctional space.

Christie Lewis, operations director for TrustID, explains what changes to construction right to work mean for employers and contractors.

Digital construction can help teams coordinate the conditions urban landscapes need to thrive, carrying reliable information from the first roof survey through environmental analysis, installation, and long-term management, says Phil Allen, chartered landscape architect at PAD Landscapes.

Lee Gordon, partner in the planning and infrastructure consents team at Walker Morris, examines whether recent planning reforms have genuinely accelerated data centre delivery or simply provided an alternative route through the planning system

Richard Tibenham, business development manager at IES, discusses the role of CIBSE TM592026 in construction overheating assessment.

Mace Consult’s latest quarterly UK Market View highlights the opportunities devolution could create across housing, transport and public services, while warning that greater local powers alone will not translate into projects on the ground.

The government's construction jobs plan has finally been published, setting out tactics to handle the skills shortage.

This summer’s record-breaking temperatures caused widespread disruption for the construction industry – and climate change is now critical feature in how projects need to be planned. Dr Hugo Minney, network lead of the Association for Project Management’s Sustainability Interest Network, looks at how organisations can better prepare for the risk of extreme weather.

How construction teams can test common data environments and openBIM exchanges, preserve information status and understand the cost of changing platforms.