Planning for a post-car future

Barry Jessup, Director at First Base, will join us in February for the Smart Cities Development Conference – and we hear from him around smart tech merging with development:   Much has been said about the major disruptive elements facing the real estate industry, namely increased government intervention, a changing retail environment and intervention from […]

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New Era Developments join Sheffield Development Plans event panel

On the 9th January, prominent business leaders within the construction and property industry will come together for the Sheffield Development Plans Event – one of the region’s largest business events of the year within the construction sector. [emaillocker id=”71749″] The event will see some of the region’s leading civic and business leaders discuss the major […]

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York Development Plans Conference ”a great opportunity to showcase the York Central scheme”

On the 8th January, prominent business leaders within the construction and property industry will come together for the York Development Plans Event – one of the region’s largest business events of the year, within the construction sector. [emaillocker id=”71749″] The event, hosted by Built Environment Networking, will see some of the region’s leading civic and […]

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Brexit No Deal Would Lead To Manchester New Homes Slump – Council Warns

A No Deal Brexit threatens to push housing completions in Manchester down to levels last seen following the financial crash, Manchester City Council’s Strategic Director of Development has warned. Eddie Smith, speaking at our Manchester and Cheshire Development Plans Conference, said that the authority is ‘pretty scared’ of Brexit. He said that Manchester’s level of […]

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Department for International Trade assembles ARC investment portfolio

The Department for International Trade (DIT) is pulling together its first portfolio of investment projects in the Oxford-Milton Keynes-Cambridge ARC Corridor, a senior official has revealed. Simon Sweetinburgh, Regional Manager for Capital Projects at the department, told our Oxfordshire event that the DIT will focus on the east-west corridor in the latest of its prospectuses […]

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Ox-Cams next phase rail work may start by the Autumn

Work on the next stage of the new railway linking Oxford and Cambridge could begin as early as next autumn, the Government has signalled. Martin Tugwell, Programme Director of the England’s Economic Heartland (EEH) partnership of businesses and councils in the Oxford-Cambridge ARC, told delegates at our Oxfordshire Development Plans Conference hat the public inquiry […]

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Built Environment Networking continue recruitment drive

Leeds-based construction and property events company Built Environment Networking are continuing their recruitment drive – with the announcement of three new appointments. The company, which has recently relocated to larger premises at Thorpe Park in Leeds, have this year doubled its team as their events business continues to grow. Newly appointed Partnerships Director Lee Cooper […]

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University of York 1,500 bed scheme gets green light

The City of York Council will this week give the thumbs up for a major project brought forward by the University of York. The project will see the expansion of their East Campus site – with the creation of nearly 1,500 new student accommodation beds across new buildings set to be built. [emaillocker id=”71749″] The […]

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New partnership programme will ”help cities to plan for the future”

The National Infrastructure Commission today launched a partnership programme for cities and city regions across the country, to help local leaders develop long-term strategies that link transport, housing and job opportunities. Chairman Sir John Armitt said the programme would help cities “from the North East to the South West” to share knowledge and expertise as […]

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