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Local authorities struggling to meet planning deadlines despite surge in PPA fees

New research has revealed that local authorities are increasingly relying on additional fees from developers to resource the planning process, while delays continue to hold up deadlines for new housing.

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Bungalows can solve the rural housing crisis

Rural communities face an urban exodus if a sustainable solution to the countryside’s housing crisis is not found. It is time for bungalows to...

Mortgage holders could cope with a rise in interest rates

The Bank of England has said the majority of homeowners could cope with a rise in interest rates. If interest rates rose to 2.5 per...

Improving Process Safety Behaviours

Applicable across a wide variety of disciplines, Behavioural Safety is a proven process for reducing injuries and incidents by eliminating unsafe behaviours in the...

Taking a Stand

Following significant concessions on carbon emission targets in the Approved Documents L to the Building Regulations in both England and Wales, there were serious...

Brownfield can provide one million new homes

A new report has revealed that unused brownfield land under council ownership could house up to one million homes. A report by independent property consultancy...

Council approves 800-home regeneration scheme

Oldham Council has approved plans for a mixed-use development as part of the regeneration of Oldham Mumps. The site is located to the east of...

Fire Extinguisher Training

How to ensure your employees are prepared to deal with emergencies in the workplace? The most important thing is having a fire extinguisher training program...

JCB Finance launches £60m fund to support Britain’s builders

JCB Finance today launched a new £60 million fund to support construction machinery purchases as a survey reveals UK builders are at their busiest...

Quality landscape design key to profitable development

Good quality landscape design is the key to long-term profitable development as Noel Farrer, President, Landscape Institute explains. We need 230,000 new homes every year...

JCB Finance launches £60m fund for buy now pay later scheme

JCB Finance launches £60m fund to help customers’ cash flow, when acquiring plant and machinery, with a buy now and pay later scheme to...

Thousands of homes to be built on brownfield land

New figures released by Homes and Communities Agency have revealed that thousands of homes could be built on available brownfield sites. Figures published by the...

Smarter Printing for Construction

The construction industry was hit hard by the recession as housing activity slumped and building projects were cancelled. Recent months have seen a recovery...

Foreword

Steve Evans BSc(Hons) MBA C.Build.E FCABE Senior Area Technical Manager National House Building Council (NHBC) The infamous line “its Building Regs, but not as we know it”...

Think Modern

For many years, Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) have been the product of choice where thermal performance and construction predictability are an absolute priority. The...

Construction industry is “cautiously optimistic”

A new survey has revealed that confidence in the construction industry has remained cautiously optimistic despite a decline in the third quarter of 2014. A...

Planning loophole allows councils to be overruled

A report from the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) has revealed that housing targets set for councils has enabled developers to bypass opposition...

First wave of funding for housing projects unveiled

Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has announced the first wave of projects that will benefit from a share of £1bn to unlock housing developments across...

Fulfilling the biodiversity obligation

The obligation for local authorities to protect and conserve biodiversity spans all activities but faces key challenges. Peter Dorans, Corporate Relations Manager at The...

CDM2007 Design Risk Management Course

Association for Project Safety (APS) CDM2007 Design Risk Management Course The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 (CDM2007) require a cultural change in the management of...

The safe approach for mobile elevating work platforms

Operating safely when working at height is a dangerous occupation, but with good management and training, working on mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) can...

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