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The Planning and Infrastructure Bill has entered into law with Royal Assent yesterday, lending some much needed certainty to the industry.

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Designs unveiled for redevelopment of Alexander Stadium

Plans have been published which unveil the design for the redevelopment of Alexander Stadium, as a public consultation begins.

Mayor approves 100% social housing scheme in Kensington

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has approved plans to redevelop Kensington Forum Hotel to deliver 62 affordable homes.

Interserve awarded £6.24m construction framework contract

Interserve has been selected by the Education & Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) to design and build the new £6.24m Pathways School in Middlesbrough.

Balfour Beatty wins £50m Littlebrook Power Station contract

Balfour Beatty has been awarded a £50m contract to replace a high-voltage substation at Littlebrook Power Station in Kent on behalf of National Grid.

Tideway on track to deliver the super sewer underneath the River Thames

Tideway has published its report confirming the super sewer is on time to be delivered by 2024, preventing millions of tonnes of sewage polluting the...

Local authorities must pay more attention to design

In a speech at the RTPI Planning Convention, Kit Malthouse said that we should be building the ‘conservation areas of the future’.

Scotland’s planning bill supports a more inclusive system

Communities in Scotland will have more say in shaping the future development of their areas in a radical shake-up of planning laws.

Detailed plans submitted for Chester Northgate scheme

Detailed plans for the initial phase of Chester Northgate, including a new indoor market, six-screen Picturehouse cinema, public square and car park, have been submitted by Cheshire West and Chester Council.

BAM to deliver £21m Lincoln Medical School

BAM Construction has been appointed to deliver the next stage of the Lincoln Medical School for the University of Lincoln.

Remedial works begin on remaining Sighthill regeneration sites

Ground Developments Ltd has begun remedial works on the remaining sites within the Sighthill Transformational Regeneration Area of Glasgow.

Skanska wins £57.6m Featherston Building contract

Skanska has been awarded a £57.6m contract to build, design and install MEP services for the Featherston Building for Derwent London.

Industrial construction contracts increase by 26.4%

Analysis indicates that in the three months to May the total value of industrial contracts awards was £1.8bn, an increase of 26.4% in the last quarter.

Masterplans approved for largest areas of Ebbsfleet Garden City

Ebbsfleet Development Corporation’s Planning Committee approved masterplans and design codes for the villages of Ashmere and Alkerden.

Construction work to begin on new Cycleway 4 in London

Construction work to begin on the Cycleway 4 which will run between Tower Bridge and Greenwich in the hopes of making cycling and walking safer in south-east London.

Unite granted approval for student accommodation scheme in London

The Unite Group has received a resolution to grant planning permission for its 913-bed student accommodation development on Middlesex Street in London.

New measures to ensure small businesses are paid on time

For the first time large businesses could be fined for failing to pay smaller suppliers on time as part of new measures unveiled by Small Business Minister Kelly Tolhurst.

Social value boosted among UK public procurement professionals

Almost two thirds (64%) of UK public procurement professionals say social value has become more important over the last 12 months, according to Fusion21’s latest Procurement Trends Report.

Scottish Government unveils £51m boost for travel infrastructure

The Scottish Government has announced that up to £51m of funding is up for grabs to improve walking and cycling infrastructure in 2019.

Details revealed for £85m Eden Project North

Plans have been revealed to build an £85m northern version of Cornwall’s Eden Project in Morecambe with the initial planning report submitted to Lancaster City Council.

Video: Heathrow reveals airport expansion masterplan

Heathrow has launched its 12-week statutory consultation on the airport expansion, as the preferred masterplan for the project is unveiled.

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