When engaged from the start of a project, a structural warranty partner such as ICW becomes a strategic asset, offering the technical insight and risk management needed to streamline the development.
Holistically planned new communities have the opportunity to become exemplars of sustainable travel but this will be an opportunity missed without commitment and investment from the outset, argues Katy Lock, director – communities at the Town & Country Planning Association.
Recent research suggests 40% of homes granted planning permission in England go unbuilt. Katy Klingopulos of BDB Pitmans examines land banking, the changing nature of development and how we can tackle the housing shortage.
Populo Living has appointed Vistry Partnerships to deliver its Plaistow Hub regeneration project, a new £62m mixed-use residential scheme in East London.
With government support design to get Britain building again, tried and tested JCT contracts mean the construction industry can get back to work with confidence as it takes a prime role in jumpstarting the economic recovery, says Peter Hibberd.
Cambridge Investment Partnership (CIP) has submitted a revised planning application to South Cambridgeshire District Council for the mixed-use development, Parcel L2, Orchard Park after working with Mole architects.
Tolent has been appointed by Sunderland City Council to build accessible and affordable housing – the first council houses to be built in Sunderland for almost 40 years.
Wide-ranging government proposals would result in a concerning reduction in the level of scrutiny planning applications receive from local councils and the people they represent, says Lord German OBE of the cross-party Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee.
Today (9 October) the contract for the first two giant tunnelling machines (TBM) for London’s HS2 tunnels has been signed with Skanska-Costain (STRABAG).
Property industry experts have called for the government to prioritise data standardisation, collaboration and community engagement in planning system reforms.
Tarmac and Kier has been awarded the Lot 2 contract of the Transport for London (TfL) highways maintenance and project framework to maintain and improve highways and related assets covering a 189km network in north London.
