Planning & Construction News

The City of Edinburgh Council is set to regenerate Granton on Edinburgh's waterfront with plans to build 4,000 new homes, services and retail spaces.

Government organisations are increasing their emphasis on protecting highly populated urban areas and infrastructure from different types of vehicle attack with physical perimeter security. Jaz Vilkhu, Marshalls’ Managing Director of Landscape Protection, argues that for the first time, the new PAS 170 standard will offer assured products to secure against criminal threats and accidental impacts

Thomas Sinden has been awarded a second contract to build the East Wing extension at Coram HQ in Bruswick.

Script & Go discuss the need for collaborative work in the construction industry, something that is crucial in today's industry There has been a global...

East Sussex County Council has awarded a £10m contract to Willmott Dixon to build Reef Way Special School in Hailsham, in a move that makes this the largest project to date on the Orbis Framework

ISG is set to transform 135,000 sq ft at the former Waterloo International Eurostar Terminal into a new retail, leisure and cultural development.

Cheshire West and Council has appointed Vinci Construction UK as its preferred bidder for the first phase of its Chester Northgate development

Homes England has outlined how it will improve housing affordability through a new five-year Strategic Plan, in the hopes of helping more people access better homes in areas where they are needed most

Andy McTavish, Kier Scotland's project manager has scooped the Gold Award at the Construction Manager of the Year Awards.

Sir Oliver Letwin’s report into build out rates has suggested that a new set of planning rules should be produced for sites with more than 1,500 homes to speed up property building

The government has announced the launch of a new Future High Streets Fund to invest £675m to develop and fund plans to make town centres fit for the future

Mick George Ltd will be completing enabling works on a new multi-million-pound Katherine Warington School in Harpenden Having been appointed by the Education and Skills...

Chancellor Philip Hammond has called for an end to the private finance initiative for public contracts, pledging in his Autumn Budget speech to never sign another deal

Chancellor Philip Hammond is to announce an extra £420m for local councils in England to combat the growing number of potholes

Laing O’Rourke has said it would not be able to file its annual finance report until Christmas at the earliest, citing “delays with historic turbulence in the construction sector”

Britain's self-builders and home renovators are remaining unfazed despite business bosses holding off on major deals due to Brexit uncertainty.

The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) has warned the bill for social housing will soar to £71 billion by 2050 if urgent action is not taken.

A revised planning application for Wretchwick Green in Bicester from Wates Developments and Redrow Homes has received approval from Cherwell District Council’s Planning Committee

The world’s first bio-brick grown from human urine has been unveiled by researchers at the University of Cape Town (UCT)

Transport for London (TfL) is set to borrow £350m from the Government, as delays to the £15bn Crossrail scheme left it facing a funding shortfall