Leaked Review recommends HS2 go ahead, despite increased costs Nov 12, 2019 A draft copy of a review into the HS2 high-speed railway linking London and the North of England says it should be built, despite its rising cost. This comes after national leaders campaigned for HS2, more detail can be found in our HS2 Conference Report. The government-commissioned review, started in August, will not be published […] Posted by: John Clark Read more
Homes Of The Future Being Built Across The West of England Nov 12, 2019 Bristol Housing Festival have been exploring future methods of housing to try to tackle shortages within the housing market, our West of England Development Conference heard. Jeremy Sweetland, Project Lead for the festival, said: “There is the reality of a systemic failure in the housing market, and there is a reality that there is a […] Posted by: John Clark Read more
One Giant Leap for the South-West Peninsula: Virgin Orbit Spaceport in Cornwall Nov 12, 2019 The claim to the largest space cluster outside of the US is set to be taken by Cornwall Newquay Airport, according to Al Titterington, Managing Director of the airport. Speaking at our West of England Development Conference he said land surrounding the airport, which was formerly an RAF base until 2008, is set to be […] Posted by: John Clark Read more
£1.7bn Road Improvements Proposed at A303 Near Stonehenge Nov 12, 2019 The A303 Corridor is a site of a potential major development, with a new £1.7bn road upgrade proposed near Stonehenge. A decision is set to be made in Spring 2020. Derek Parody, Project Director at Highways England, specified details of the development at Built Environment Networking’s West of England Development Conference, saying that the whole […] Posted by: John Clark Read more
West of England Plans to Build on World-Leading Tech Success Nov 12, 2019 The planned £300m Temple Meads Enterprise Campus at the University of Bristol will “cement Bristol’s position” as a leader in technology according to the university’s Deputy Vice Chancellor Guy Orpen. Speaking at our West of England Development Conference he described their ambition as “to support and enable what is Britain’s most successful technology cluster around […] Posted by: John Clark Read more
Western Powerhouse Being Driven By Atoms & Enterprise Nov 11, 2019 The Hinkley Point C Nuclear Power Station is the “largest foreign direct investment and inward investment project in the country” Claire Pearce, Director of Planning and Economic Growth of This is Gravity Ltd told attendees at the recent West of England Development Conference. With a building cost of up to £22.5bn the new power plant […] Posted by: John Clark Read more
YTL’s Sky-High Ambitions for New Arena in Bristol Nov 11, 2019 Malaysian developer YTL Developments revealed details of their plans for the former Brabazon hangars on the derelict Filton Airfield, at our West of England Development Conference. Plans for the hangars, the birthplace of the Concorde aircraft, centre around the construction of a new 17,000-seater arena set in the central hanger, and YTL is currently awaiting […] Posted by: John Clark Read more
Southampton’s £100m Bargate Quarter Project Due To Start in Early 2020 Nov 11, 2019 A NEW hotel has been included in revamped plans for a major city centre developement Tellon Capital, who are behind Southampton’s flagship Bargate Quarter development have lodged fresh proposals for the prominent city centre site, they will be revealing additional details at our upcoming Retail Development Conference They include stripping out all of the student […] Posted by: John Clark Read more
£90m plans for 400 apartment project in Birmingham Nov 8, 2019 Fresh plans for a £90m project to build almost 400 apartments as part of a wider regeneration scheme in Birmingham have been published. Court Collaboration has submitted a outline matters planning application for 392 flats as part of the wider New Garden Square project, off Hagley Road on the Calthorpe Estate. They will be revealing […] Posted by: John Clark Read more
£93m property development underway in Essex district with London transport links Nov 7, 2019 Weston Homes has acquired the site of the former Pearson Education headquarters car park in Harlow from developer Land Charter Homes. The site will be redeveloped into Edinburgh Way, a £93m residential scheme providing 361 one, two and three-bedroom apartments with landscaped gardens. Weston Homes will be revealing exclusive insights about this development and others […] Posted by: John Clark Read more
