Tom O’Brien, director, O’Brien Contractors, reflects on the construction commitments made in last week’s Autumn Budget and why these need to go further.
The music industry has welcomed proposed amendments to the Planning Bill that would protect existing venues from new developments…
Labour is pushing for new amendments...
The move from neighbour notification letters to lamp post site notices near proposed developments in Ealing has been criticised…
The way in which Ealing’s planning...
UK construction industry drops to a seven-month low during November due to the weakest expansion in housing activity since the middle of 2013…
The latest...
A new survey has revealed the construction industry remains confident as the UK forges forward with some of the largest infrastructure projects seen in...
Researchers suggest up to half of Scotland’s economic growth could be due to public sector building…
According to the official figures, Scotland’s economy grew by...
At the heart of the government’s Spending Review today was a commitment to developing the infrastructure of the nation. Planning and Building Control Today...
Steven Pearson, planning consultant and legal author at legislation analysts Cedrec, discusses the implications of recent changes to UK planning law…
In May 2015, the...
The newly formed Infrastructure Commission has launched a new Call for Evidence relating to critical infrastructure challenges…
Last week, interim chair of the National Infrastructure...
Figures released by Eurostat show construction output across the Eurozone declined in September…
Recovery in the construction sector has struggled to gain ground within the...
A new survey from the NBS has revealed the number of disputes reported within the construction sector remain widespread…
The National Building Specification (NBS) has...
Jon Reeds, Convenor of the Smart Growth UK coalition argues that to solve our housing shortage, we should examine our approach to residential densities...
New research from the NHBC has revealed the type of properties under construction across the country…
The National House Building Council (NHBC) has unveiled a...
