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Government urged to allocate £12.8bn to tackle rural housing crisis

CPRE and English Rural are urging the government to allocate £12.8bn of funding to tackle the housing crisis and deliver affordable homes for rural key workers.

Plans submitted for world’s first rewilding centre

Trees for Life has submitted a planning application for the world’s first rewilding centre at its 10,000-acre Dundreggan Estate in Glenmoriston.

TBM Charlotte completes connection tunnel drive

The super sewer Thames Tideway has taken one step closer to cleaning up the River Thames, as tunnel boring machine (TBM) ‘Charlotte’ completes her journey.

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‘Work Safe. Safe Work’ campaign to boost industry recovery

‘Work Safe. Safe Work’ campaign launched today (3 July) offers guidance to homeowners for when they have tradespeople carry out work in their homes.

Construction workers in London encouraged to walk and cycle to work

Transport for London (TfL) has released travel advice to help construction workers in London get back to work safely and sustainably.

University of Reading secures approval for greenspace extension

Langley Mead, a popular community nature reserve in Shinfield has been given the green light to be extended.

Plans in for ‘21st century’ Oxfordshire Garden Village

Plans for the Oxfordshire Garden Village in West Oxfordshire have been lodged by Grosvenor Britain & Ireland.

Sisk and Osborne+Co to build £150m Santander campus

John Sisk & Son and Osborne+Co have been appointed to the construction of a new Santander campus in Milton Keynes.

HS2 launches hunt for Overhead Catenary System contractors

HS2 Ltd has begun the search for specialist contractors to deliver the Overhead Catenary System (OCS) that will provide power to the high-speed trains.

‘Silver lining’ despite significant fall in construction output

Graeme Cooke of DEFSoftware discusses the fall in construction output, as the Office for National Statistics reports that construction output decreased by 40% in April compared with the previous year.

Plans in for South Kensington tube station transformation

Plans have been submitted to sensitively repair and enhance South Kensington Tube station buildings and the surrounding streets.

Interserve secures two school contracts in Walsall

Interserve has been appointed by the Department for Education (DfE) to build a replacement school, the Ladder School, and to refurbish the Walsall Studio School.

CLC’s site operating procedures V5 introduces ‘one metre plus’ rule

Construction workers can now stay one metre apart with risk mitigation where two metres is not possible, according to the Construction Leadership Council’s fifth version of its Site Operating Procedures.

New radical planning reforms cut ‘red tape’

Prime minister Boris Johnson has announced radical reforms to the planning system, giving freedom for buildings and land in town centres to change use without planning permission.

Graham to deliver Eton College’s new indoor sports facility

Contractor Graham has secured phase one of the design and build of Eton College’s new indoor sports facility.

Industry bodies to develop new construction ‘Value Toolkit’

RICS, RIBA, CIOB and Social Value UK have joined forces with the Construction Innovation Hub (CIH) to develop a new industry-wide definition of value.

Architect fined £2,000 for poor planning advice and delays

The ARB’s professional conduct committee (PCC) has issued Toyin Adetola Oduse of SE2 Creative Ltd with a £2,000 penalty order for poor planning advice and undue delay.

New deal: Boris Johnson pledges to ‘build build build’

Prime minister Boris Johnson will today (30 June) announce a ‘New Deal’ to ‘build, build, build’ putting jobs and infrastructure at the heart of the government’s economic growth strategy.

Crown Commercial Service launches facilities management marketplace

The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has launched a new facilities management (FM) marketplace, where buyers from both Government and the public sector can purchase a range of FM services.

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