Gleeson Homes has been granted planning permission to build 57 new homes off Lowmoor Road, in Wigton, Cumbria. The development, which will be known as Chimes Bank, will see the 5.12 site be transformed into beautiful, high quality, low cost... View Article

The northern extension of line 14 is mainly aimed at alleviating the passenger saturation of line 13. Four new stations have been built: Pont Cardinet, Porte de Clichy, Saint- Ouen, Mairie de Saint-Ouen, connected by 5.8 km of tunnel tracks.... View Article

More than nine out of ten smaller housebuilders have said planning is the biggest obstacle to increasing their housing delivery, according to a survey out this week. Respondents expect planning delays to get worse in 2022 in many parts of the UK... View Article

One of Nottinghamshire’s leading construction contractors is growing its team as it looks to build on a strong 2021. Robert Woodhead Limited – part of the Woodhead Group – has recently been appointed to several key projects in the East... View Article

Plans have been submitted to build 58 one-, two- and three-bedroom sustainable apartments for social rent, close to Leeds city centre, on Railway Street at Saxton Gardens. Leeds City Council selected Leeds & Yorkshire Housing Association (LYHA), following a competitive process,... View Article

Our masterplan and architectural design for Shinfield Studios – a new state-of-the-art media hub at the Thames Valley Science Park in Berkshire – has received full planning approval by Wokingham Borough Council. The £250 million film and TV studios will... View Article

Costs for replacing cladding to ensure it is fire-safe on high and mid-rise buildings will be passed to housebuilders, developers and product manufacturers, in new measures announced by the Ministry of Housing today. The Secretary of State for Levelling Up,... View Article

Datong Art Museum – an important new cultural destination in China – has opened to the public with a special exhibition featuring oil paintings by local artists. One of four major buildings within Datong New City’s cultural plaza, it is... View Article

Screen Hub UK will expand studio production space at Pinewood Studios and create a new film-inspired visitor attraction, a business growth hub and an educational training hub. FaulknerBrowns’ outline proposals for Screen Hub UK received outline planning consent from Buckinghamshire... View Article

Slough Borough Council’s former High Street contact centre is undergoing a £26 million transformation after property developer Kings Oak Capital secured support from Shawbrook Bank. Landmark Place, which used to house the council’s MyCouncil customer drop-in centre, is being redeveloped into 89... View Article

A technical consultation on offering all new homes access to high-speed wi-fi has been announced by the government. Currently, more than two-thirds of premises have access to gigabit-capable networks, up from one in ten back in 2019 with the government aiming for... View Article

Building on Skidmore, Owings & Merrill’s (SOM) tradition of innovative engineering, the design for a bank’s new headquarters incorporates a distinctive external diagrid that significantly reduces solar gain. Inside, responsive solar shading technology and natural airflow enhance staff wellbeing. SOM... View Article

Triton Construction has completed works on four new school projects with a total contract value of £8 million. The successful completions reflect a boost in education sector work for Triton which has delivered 12 projects valued at £18M over the... View Article

Developers who fail to resolve snagging problems on new homes could see themselves struck off the New Homes Quality Board, NHQB, register. The board has released a new housebuilders code banning high-pressure selling, requiring an after-sale ‘cooling off’ period and protecting the... View Article

Fourth Mile, a joint venture between Reef Group and Blackrock Real Assets and designed by Benoy, has been approved by Hounslow Borough Council paving the way for the cutting-edge mixed-use scheme to be delivered. Fourth Mile will have the world’s... View Article

Designs for the remaining phases of Blueprint’s emerging neighbourhood beside the River Trent in Nottingham have been revealed at planning by Proctor & Matthews Architects – also the masterplanner for this phase of the project – alongside Sarah Wigglesworth Architects... View Article