Ambitious 1,600 residential scheme to transform Southend Feb 5, 2019 Swan Housing Association are set to enter into a joint venture with Southend-on-Sea Borough Council to deliver a massive residential led project delivering around 1,600 new homes. The announcement that Swan have been recommended to enter the collaborative partnership with the council is an exciting step forward for the development which will help transform the […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Placemarque; Smart thinking in smart cities Feb 3, 2019 Placemarque are proud to be badge sponsors of Built Environment Networking’s upcoming Smart Cities Development Conference. It comes at a time when we’re considering the evolution of our wayfinding services in light of digital, virtual and mixed reality technologies and big data. Furthermore, as Placemarque developed the street signage in the centre of Oxford (the […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Arteries of opportunity: the storied past and smart future of Scotland’s canals Feb 1, 2019 Ahead of next weeks Smart Cities Development Conference we hear from one of those set to speak at the event – Catherine Topley, Chief Executive at Scottish Canals; Scotland’s 250-year-old canals were once the thoroughfares that stoked the fires of the Industrial Revolution – transport arteries that carried goods, passengers and life and transformed […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Urgent need to scale up delivery of new homes in Birmingham Feb 1, 2019 Developers in Birmingham need to dramatically scale up plans to deliver new homes if the city is to meet demand from workers moving into the region in the coming years. Adam Ratzker, Commercial Director at Galliard Homes, said that the pipeline of homes after 2019 coming onto the market was far less than will be […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Thurrock Council make infrastructure pledge Feb 1, 2019 Thurrock Council have promised to ensure that crucial infrastructure is in place to help support and maximise major regeneration projects set to happen across the region. Thurrock Council, who’ll be speaking at the Thames Estuary Development Conference in April, are working in partnerships with a variety of firms across six massive growth areas – which […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Avant Homes project gets planning committee backing Feb 1, 2019 A large residential development in Scotland has been given the thumbs up by Midlothian Council’s planning committee – allowing work to get underway on delivering the 544 new homes. The proposals were put forward by CALA Homes and Avant Homes – who’ll be speaking at our Yorkshire Development Plans Conference about their future development plans […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Strategic transport body prepares spending review bid Jan 31, 2019 The Oxford-Cambridge corridor’s transport body will present the Treasury with an investment prospectus, its Chief Officer has revealed. Martin Tugwell, Programme Director of the England’s Economic Heartland (EEH) partnership of businesses and councils, told the delegates at the Oxford Cambridge Corridor Development conference that the prospectus is designed to make the case for funds in […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Major upgrade planned for Milton Keynes Station Square Jan 31, 2019 The sprawling square in front of Milton Keynes Central railway station is being eyed up for a major upgrade. Speaking at our Oxford Cambridge Corridor Development Conference Maria Curran, Placemaking Executive at the Milton Keynes Development Partnership (MKDP), said that Station Square has been identified as a ‘priority project’. Whilst the square already contains a […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
CaMKOx Corridor: Academic moots high speed inter varsity rail tunnel Jan 31, 2019 The Chinese would solve the Oxford to Cambridge corridor’s transport problems by building a new high-speed railway tunnel between the two varsity cities, the Vice Chancellor at the University of Northampton has said. Speaking at our Oxford Cambridge Corridor Development Conference Nick Petford said that he was ‘struck by the 20th century approach’ that characterises […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Commonwealth Games development takes step forward Jan 31, 2019 A planning application has officially been submitted for an ambitious state-of-the-art swimming centre in the West Midlands. The £60m Sandwell Aquatics Centre is set to be a central point of the Commonwealth Games – which arrives in Birmingham in 2022. The Games is set to see major development across Sporting Venues in the Midlands – […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
