News King’s Foundation team launches national plan to give new neighbourhoods a village feel 14 regional forums will promote walkable, characterful and regionally distinct neighbourhoods.
News It’s on: Work on Universal theme park to go ahead after £6.3bn deal agreed Group’s first major European destination to create 8,000 construction jobs, including for road and rail upgrades.
News Tear down analogue planning silos and create one digital ecosystem all can use, report urges Ditch the pin-ball machine of our fragmented planning system and embrace AI and cloud computing, say MPs and Autodesk
Opinion Why the odds are stacked against the PM’s housebuilding plans Fewer than 1% of officers on the front line of housing delivery think the government’s target of 1.5 million new homes by 2029 is achievable. Andrew Harbourne of Thackray Williams explores why.
Opinion New year, same uncertainty: is the government serious about construction? With a raft of regulations and legislation still stuck at consultation stage, Richard Steer FCIOB calls on the government to give construction greater clarity in 2026
News Iconic London markets poised for Royal Docks relocation Billingsgate and Smithfield markets could be moving to a new site in East London’s Royal Docks as part of a new proposal for the sites.
Digital Construction Bridging the gap between Gantt charts and the construction site Can digital planning bridge the gap between the planner’s Gantt chart and the concrete realities of the construction site? René Morkos at ALICE Technologies thinks so.
News UK planning bill changes aim to unshackle ‘stubborn’ system The government has proposed a series of new measures it hopes will turbocharge planning and infrastructure delivery across Britain.
News Council takes ‘critical action’ to reduce planning backlog Somerset Council is asking applicants to stop chasing for updates as part of a 12-week action plan launched on Monday (28 July) to reduce its planning application backlog.
News 35% of planning agreements take longer than a year to finalise Over a third (35%) of Section 106 agreements took longer than 12 months to complete between 2022 and 2024, new research by the Home Builders Federation (HBF) shows.
News Making digital planning a reality Digital planning can revolutionise the way we plan, design and manage cities and towns to help make them greener and more socially equitable, says Dr Wei Yang, a visionary planner and a driving force towards making it happen.
Digital Construction Is the common data environment losing its meaning? The term “common data environment” (CDE) is a cornerstone of information management, often used interchangeably with various point solutions. As the market grows, is the term losing its meaning?
Digital Construction Costain rolls out social value monitoring tool Costain is rolling out its social value forecasting and monitoring tool across all its projects.
News ‘Planning system at its best’: industry reacts to M&S Oxford St demolition approval Secretary of state Angela Rayner has given the green light to demolish M&S’s flagship store in London’s Oxford Street, ending a bitter three-year planning row.
Digital Construction Cybersecurity is a ‘business imperative’ Businesses have an “urgent need” to adopt proactive security measures, according to HLB’s fifth annual Cybersecurity Report. The theme of this year’s report is “cybersecurity fundamentals” and explores the need…
News ‘Bold plans’: industry welcomes King’s Speech planning reforms The construction industry has widely welcomed the new Labour government’s housing and planning reforms announced in the King’s Speech on 17 July.
Legal Greenwich ‘mutant development’ demolition order: what’s next? A London council recently ordered the demolition of two newly built blocks of flats for breaching planning conditions. Rory Stracey and Robyn Engstrom review the implications of this decision.
People How transparency on planning data can secure long-term skills pipeline How transparency on planning data can secure long-term skills pipeline
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