First Part of New Town Agreed May 14, 2019 Plans for up to 6,500 homes at a new town north of Waterbeach have been agreed, along with road, cycle and public transport upgrades, community facilities, schools, parks and woodlands. South Cambridgeshire District Council’s Planning Committee held an extraordinary meeting yesterday (Monday 13 May) and gave the green light to Urban&Civic’s outline plans to develop […] Posted by: Adil Kotia Read more
New Consortium Launched To Pioneer Greater Use Of Offsite Construction For Primary Schools May 13, 2019 A new consortium has been launched to transform the way primary schools are designed and built. This is managed by construction consultants Blacc and is funded by Innovate UK, the public body established to drive productivity and economic growth through innovation. The other partners in the Seismic consortium are technology-led design practice Bryden Wood, the […] Posted by: Adil Kotia Read more
Plans for new homes to support Leeds’ elderly population May 13, 2019 NEW homes designed for elderly people and those who need support have been submitted to Leeds City Council. Plans for 63 homes at West Ardsley have been submitted by planning and design consultancy Barton Willmore on behalf of developers Morgan Ashley Care Developments LLP. The proposed development is an extra care facility – a model […] Posted by: Adil Kotia Read more
First Base – Thoughts on Offsite Manufacturing May 9, 2019 For decades developers and builders have been trying to improve the performance of the construction industry – cut waste, improve efficiency and safety – like the manufacturing sector has been able to. Rethinking Construction – Sir John Egan’s Report of 1998, made all the now-familiar points. The more recent Farmer Report with the threatening sub-title […] Posted by: Adil Kotia Read more
Trebor and Hillwood enter into major Development Agreements for Industrial, Speculative development site located at Dabell Avenue, Blenheim Industrial Estate, Nottingham May 8, 2019 Trebor and Hillwood have entered into an agreement with the current lessee of a 5.8 acre site on a prominent industrial location in Nottingham. Trebor/Hillwood are to bring forward a comprehensive development of the Brownfield site for a proposed industrial, speculative, development with units consisting of 42,635 sq ft and 77,692 sq ft. [emaillocker id=”71749″] […] Posted by: Adil Kotia Read more
Major Construction Event set for the Midlands May 8, 2019 On the 23rd May, prominent business and public sector leaders will come together at the Midlands Development Conference – the region’s largest business conference of the year. The conference, hosted by Built Environment Networking, will see some of the region’s biggest names in business, politics and local government lead a regional economic debate including discussions […] Posted by: Adil Kotia Read more
Plans point to booming Yorkshire industrial property market May 8, 2019 MORE THAN 200 industrial and logistics schemes are planned for Yorkshire and the Humber – showing investors’ confidence in the region. Research from planning and design consultancy Barton Willmore shows an estimated 203 industrial schemes, worth around £10.2bn, are in the pipeline. [emaillocker id=”71749″] Analysis of industry data shows the schemes are at various stages […] Posted by: Adil Kotia Read more
Midland Heart & Partner hand over first homes on first joint development May 7, 2019 Leading Midland housing provider Midland Heart has begun to hand over its first homes built with developer Partner. The Leicestershire development at Station Road, Bagworth, is the first of a series of sites on the horizon between the two organisations. The £8.5m development, which is near Coalville, has revitalised almost four acres of derelict industrial […] Posted by: Adil Kotia Read more
The Ridge, Haverhill Business Park – Trebor/Hillwood Submit Planning For Major Industrial Park For Speculative Development May 7, 2019 Trebor Developments, working in conjunction with its partner, Hillwood, submitted a planning application at Haverhill Business Park, Suffolk, to bring forward a range of 5 industrial buildings from 12,195 sq ft to 64,734 sq ft, which will be delivered during 2019, once permission has been granted. [emaillocker id=”71749″] Units will be available to lease on […] Posted by: Adil Kotia Read more
Sir John Armitt: Government must set clear vision for world-class UK infrastructure so economy can compete post-Brexit May 1, 2019 Sir John Armitt, Chair of the National Infrastructure Commission, today (Wednesday 1 May) said the UK needed to build a shared vision for infrastructure’s role in the economy – one that could unite people, mend fractures in society and build a true sense of community for millions of people. Speaking to an All-Party Parliamentary Group […] Posted by: Adil Kotia Read more
