Plans to demolish and rebuild M&S’ flagship Oxford Street store have been refused by the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities, Michael Gove. M&S was granted planning permission i
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Aston Villa has submitted a new planning application for Villa Park stadium, months after it won permission to expand and develop the venue to the tune of £100 million. Earlier this year, Birmingham
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Rishi Sunak has announced that the government will meet its manifesto commitment to build 1 million homes over this parliament. Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Commun
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Amazon is looking to acquire the old Ford engine plant to help expand its data centre presence. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is looking to acquire the old Ford engine plant in Bridgend, Wales. The deal i
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The UK’s first Passivhaus Plus school – completed by Willmott Dixon in 2019 – has won an industry award for setting the standard for zero carbon educational buildings. Hackbridge Primary School in the
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Construction of new nuclear power plants in the UK is set to get underway at an “unprecedented scale and pace”. Great British Nuclear (GBN) will provide funding to firms as part of a drive to ‘rapidl
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Eden, a 12-storey office building in Salford, is the first new build in the UK to achieve a 5.5 NABERS “Design Reviewed” Target Rating. To date there are only 20 buildings that have been certified thr
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Construction group Galliford Try has been appointed by St Martin’s Property Investments to remodel and refurbish Adelaide House in central London. The £72 million contract involves the remodelling of
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London is one of the most digitally advanced cities in the world and a hotbed for investment into the tech sector. But whilst the private sector booms, what about London’s public services? Sean Price
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London’s Euston Tower, in Regent’s Place, looks set to become a world-leading life sciences and innovation hub, with labs and workspaces. The landmark building is located where Camden, Fitzrovia and
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Ashe Construction has been appointed by MK Council to deliver £24 million in community projects. The contract covers the creation of a new primary school and community health hub off junction 14 of th
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Willmott Dixon has landed a £30m contract from Tees Valley Combined Authority to transform the entrance to Darlington Station as part of Network Rail’s £140m masterplan to deliver extra train capacity
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The Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) has published three new Advisory Notes and updated another. The documents cover a range of topics related to firestopping, penetration seals and s
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Technology minister Sir John Whittingdale has announced plans to increase digital connectivity across the country. Residents in Papa Stour, one of the country's most remote communities, will now have
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The highly anticipated shortlist for the 2023 London Construction Awards has been announced! After a record-breaking number of entries were submitted, this year's shortlist features an impressive arra
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Developer Rightacres has secured planning approval for a new residential building as part of Wales’ biggest regeneration project. The 35-storey residential tower will sit in plot five of the city’s C
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The Welsh Government is set to invest £15 million to increase the number of electric vehicle charging points across the country. The funding will be used to help local authorities increase the number
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A new government hub in Croydon has achieved Practical Completion. The building is set to accommodate over 5,000 civil servants and enable the Home Office to migrate from three current locations in Cr
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HS2 has secured planning approval for a truss bridge that will carry trains into Birmingham’s new Curzon Street Station. HS2 has received Schedule 17 consent from Birmingham City Council for a new tr
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