Yesterday (May 15th), councillors on Edinburgh’s Development Management Sub-Committee granted planning consent for mixed-use development proposals at Ocean Point in Leith.
Boyer has secured planning permission for Taylor Wimpey to deliver new housing in Gloucestershire, whilst Kier begins work on providing new facilities for historic Gloucestershire school.
Balfour Beatty has been appointed to two coastal defence schemes in Wales, protecting coastlines in Rhyl and Prestatyn for Denbighshire County Council.
United Living Group has announced that its subsidiary United Living Infrastructure Services (ULIS) has been awarded an £18m contract with Northumbrian Water Group (NWG) for construction and engineering works.
Kier has been appointed to deliver multiple net zero and all-electric developments in Scotland and Wales, including a £25m teaching block and £30m mortuary.
New healthcare and education projects are underway for Tilbury Douglas and Willmott Dixon as construction starts on SEND school in Leamington Spa, and Tilbury Douglas completes construction of the Urgent & Emergency Care Centre for Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust.
Morgan Sindall and Mace have begun redevelopment works on multiple historic sites in London, including new modern police headquarters and law courts in Square Mile and a restoration project at Camden Methodist Church.
A series of new housing developments are set to be delivered across London, Hampshire and Edinburgh by The Rushmoor Development Partnership, Cruden and The Hill Group, which will see the creation of thousands of new homes.
Thames Valley Police has selected Willmott Dixon to deliver a new Bicester forensics centre, as Wates' £200 life sciences building at the University of Oxford tops out.
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust has appointed BAM as its principal supply chain partner to deliver a new Cornwall women and children's hospital.
A variety of developments in the Midlands have been announced, such as a Nottinghamshire planetarium, a mixed-use development in Nuneaton, as work begins on a £24m student accommodation project in Birmingham.
School developments are underway as Willmott Dixon and Deanestor have been appointed to deliver Passivhaus building contracts and fit-out contracts in West Sussex and West Lothian.
A variety of sustainable school developments are on the move as Tilbury Douglas is appointed to lead the construction of a Passivhaus primary school, Equans is selected for the modular construction of a primary school in Clitheroe and planning permission is granted to retrofit a Kensington building into a junior school.Â
The 2.1 mile (3.4km) Colne Valley Viaduct, part of the HS2 project will be 100m longer than Dundee’s Tay Bridge, which currently holds the title of the UK's longest railway bridge.
Tilbury Douglas has started construction of the new Arrowe Park Urgent and Emergency Care facility on behalf of Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
Recent developments announced in the North of England include a Leeds brownfield housing scheme, a new logistics centre in Greater Manchester and a net zero office in the city centre.
Arbicon are pleased to announce, as part of the firms expansion, the opening of a new Leeds office, which will serve as a hub for Arbicon in the northern region to better serve clients in the area.
