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Brighton Lay Foundations For £1bn Transformation

More than a billion pounds in investment and development will revitalise Brighton & Hove in the coming years as the city region is totally transformed. [emaillocker id=”71749″] Over recent years the city has been at the centre of some exciting development projects – and that trend is set to continue as the seafront is in […]

Posted by: Nathan Spencer

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£3.5bn Garden Communities Lead Development Wave in Essex

North Essex Garden Communities Ltd (NECG), a partnership between Braintree, Colchester and Tendring district council are developing 43,000 homes across three new communities, a total of £3.5bn of investment was announced at the recent Essex & South East Development Plans. However , that is just one facet of the massive developments that are taking place […]

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£2bn Investment in Nottingham Driven by Rental Boom

“We recognise that Nottingham is hot right now” – that was the message from Chris Henning, Corporate Director of Development at Nottingham City Council speaking at our East Midlands Development Plans Event.    Henning touted the booming property market of the city, outlining key headline projects including the renovation of Nottingham Castle and the £250m […]

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U+I’s £200m regeneration plans submitted

Major developer U+I Group has ended 2020 on another high – submitted plans for a £200m regeneration of the Faraday Works scheme in Greenwich, The site set to be developed is the Siemens Brothers Factory in Charlton overlooking the River Thames – with a vision to transform the derelict site into a thriving business and […]

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New London Premier Inn Planned After Successful Whitbread Appeal

Whitbread is set to build a new 294-bed hotel in Westminster after successfully overturning a decision to reject the plans. The hotel plans were initially rejected by Westminster City Council and the Greater London Authority in 2018 due to the servicing bay’s location, however the planning inspector over-ruled the decision. [emaillocker id=”71749″] They’re now set […]

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Grainger Announces Newest Residential Led Scheme in Capital

Grainger plc has received planning consent from the London Borough of Lambeth to move forward their latest development in London. The firm, one of the UK’s largest professional landlords, have recently set their sites on a major expansion in the capital – and this project will see them deliver 215 new homes just a stones […]

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Springfield Properties £650m Project Approved

Scottish housebuilder Springfield Properties have been given the go-ahead for a massive 3,000+ community development – Durieshill in Stirling. The £650m project has been given the green light by Stirling Council, subject to the completion of a Section 75 agreement, and it is the largest project in Scotland to have received planning permission in its […]

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Exclusive Q&A – Restoring Heritage Builds; Creating Spaces & Places

(Lister Mills, Copyright Purcell) Ahead of the Mills Development Conference – supported by Historic England and Homes England we quizzed heritage built environment experts Purcell on regenerating derelict mills, preserving historic and the opportunities heritage buildings present…   Q. Purcell specialise in restoring heritage, what are some major examples of your work? A. We are […]

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Introducing a New Way to Manage Construction Project Data

Introducing a new way to manage project data with the AECO industry Digitalisation is great, but it also brought a whole lot of new challenges. When documents were not necessarily tied to paper and photos not tied to celluloid anymore, the amount of information produced immediately skyrocketed due to decreasing costs – with unforeseeable consequences […]

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Exclusive Q&A – Looking Back & Forwards Over 25 Years

Spring and Company has been delivering property and construction services for over twenty five years – with offices in Stockport, Leeds and London. Ahead of the Manchester Development Plans Event – where they’re an event partner – we spoke exclusively to them about the industry as they shared their expertise…   Q. How would you […]

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