The Construction Index

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Plans have been approved for a £50m residential development on the site of a former Royal Mail sorting office in Maidstone. Read Full Article: The Construction Index

Approvals 70

Approvals Site Planning 70

Construction Enquirer

MAY 30, 2023

Development manager Sovereign Centros has got the thumbs up for outline plans to transform the St Enoch shopping centre in Glasgow into a landmark mixed-use scheme. This latest redevelopment plan comes as developer Landsec is working up plans to demolish the Buchanan Galleries for a £850m mixed-use development.

Approvals 243

Approvals Government Works Site Planning Public Works 243

The Construction Index

AUGUST 28, 2024

After eight years and three attempts, Richard Desmond’s Northern & Shell has finally secured planning approval for a £1bn residential redevelopment of the Westferry Printworks site in east London. Read Full Article: The Construction Index

Approvals 73

Approvals Site Planning 73

Construction News

MARCH 26, 2024

The local authority’s planning and highways committee granted consent for the mammoth scheme on a disused 30ha site in the Pallion district of the Tyne… The post James Corden’s Sunderland film complex approved appeared first on Construction News.

Approvals 111

Approvals Site Planning 111

The Construction Index

APRIL 8, 2024

Private-equity owned house-builder Hopkins Homes has gained approval of reserved matters for 246 new homes at Beaulieu in Chelmsford, Essex. Read Full Article: The Construction Index

Site Planning 115

Site Planning Approvals 115

Construction Enquirer

JULY 27, 2023

Manchester City FC has got the planning thumbs up for a £300m expansion of its Etihad Stadium. It is anticipated that main construction works will commence on-site in November, with John Sisk widely expected to be named main contractor shortly. This will be completed and open during the 2025/26 football season.

Approvals 156

Approvals Site Planning Public Works Zoning 156

The Construction Index

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Bolsover District Council has taken a housing developer to court over the lack of affordable housing on their site, in breach of its planning permission approval. Read Full Article: The Construction Index

Site Planning 124

Site Planning Approvals 124

Civil + Structural Engineer

AUGUST 2, 2024

The digitization of these processes enables greater efficiency and shorter project timelines, and allows environmental consultants to visualize, organize, and analyze data for robust project planning. Award-winning engineering, planning, and consulting firm Freese & Nichols, Inc. Army Corps of Engineers.

Permits 264

Permits Environmental Impact Assessment Project Management Consulting Environmental Consulting 264

Construction Enquirer

JUNE 28, 2023

These will use innovative plans to reduce overflow spills by around 10,000 per year. This includes work to improve water quality at the bathing water site at Ilkley on the River Wharfe and significantly reduce spills into Lake Windermere. ”

Approvals 186

Approvals Site Planning 186

Civil + Structural Engineer

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The integration of HCSS Plans and HCSS Field with Intune provides HCSS customers—especially those already utilizing or planning to adopt Intune—the ability to securely manage and install HCSS applications on mobile devices, ensuring that security policies and compliance standards are upheld.

Project Management 264

Project Management Site Planning Construction Management Collaboration 264

Construction Enquirer

JUNE 22, 2023

The City of London Corporation has approved plans to close the 1970’s gyratory road around St Paul’s to create the Square Mile’s largest piazza. The plan will transform the streets and public realm between the old Museum of London site and St. Paul’s Underground station.

Public Works 269

Public Works Site Planning Approvals Building Design 269

Construction Enquirer

AUGUST 28, 2023

More ambitious plans to build a tower matching the height of the Shard in the City of London have gone out to consultation. Singapore developer Perennial Group and development manager Stanhope are planning to submit revised plans for the One Undershaft site in the City of London. WSP is acting as multi-service engineer.

Green Building 279

Green Building Project Management Consulting Site Planning Energy Efficiency 279

Construction Enquirer

APRIL 26, 2023

Updated plans for Talbot Mill in Castlefield have been approved by Manchester City Council and now the team are looking to speak to contractors, with a view to work starting on site later this year. Approval for the tweaked plans mean we can crack on and start lining up contractors to begin work on site.

Site Planning 210

Site Planning Approvals Building Design 210

Construction Enquirer

JULY 20, 2023

Galliard Homes has secured approval from Lewisham Planning Committee to transform Leegate Shopping Centre in Lee Green, South East London into a residential tower. hectare brownfield site currently occupied by the 1960s shopping centre.

Site Planning 187

Site Planning Green Building Approvals Building Design 187

Construction Enquirer

JUNE 22, 2023

Developer Urban Vision has submitted a planning application for a landmark build-to-rent development in Birmingham. The plans for 100 Broad Street will deliver 294 new homes across a 33-storey building in the heart of the city. If approved, the building will be one of the most sustainable in Birmingham.

Site Planning 237

Site Planning Building Design Approvals Sustainability 237

Construction Enquirer

JULY 14, 2023

The Department for Transport has approved plans for the vast A303 Amesbury to Berwick Down upgrade including a tunnel under the historic Stonehenge site. The green light was finally granted on Friday following a long-running planning saga.

Site Planning 241

Site Planning Approvals Contracts 241

Construction Enquirer

JUNE 18, 2023

The council was forced to rethink procurement plans for the project last year in the face of volatile market costs. Council procurement chiefs had originally planned to select a contractor in July 2022.

Procurement 271

Procurement Site Planning Infrastructure Development Project Management 271

The Construction Index

MARCH 14, 2024

The number of planning approvals for new house-building sites reached its lowest on record in 2023, builders report. Read Full Article: The Construction Index

Site Planning 127

Site Planning Approvals 127

Construction Enquirer

JULY 21, 2023

The City of London Corporation has approved planning permission for the 55 Bishopsgate scheme including 63-storey and 22-storey mixed-use buildings. Demolition of the existing site and subsequent construction works are expected to being next year and be completed in 2029.

Site Planning 207

Site Planning Public Works Approvals 207

Construction Enquirer

APRIL 28, 2023

Planning has been approved for Southport’s new £73m Marine Lake Events Centre which will be built by Kier. Construction is now due to start this summer on the site of the former Southport Theatre which will be transformed into an events centre and accompanying water and light show in the neighbouring Marine Lake.

Site Planning 215

Site Planning Approvals 215

Construction Enquirer

APRIL 27, 2023

City planners have approved the world’s first mixed-use net zero carbon development in Birmingham The £360m Curzon Wharf scheme will include a residential build to rent apartment block which will stand 53 storeys high, making it Birmingham’s tallest building at 172 metres (564 feet).

Energy Efficiency 274

Energy Efficiency Site Planning Public Works Approvals 274

Construction News

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Positively, detailed planning approvals increased year-on-year and quarter-on-quarter, bolstering the development pipeline. Offices overview Office work starting on site totalled £1.125bn during the three months to September, a… The post UK construction activity September 2024: Offices appeared first on Construction News.

Site Planning 72

Site Planning Approvals Contracts 72

Construction Enquirer

JUNE 19, 2023

Developer Pioneer Group has secured planning permission to deliver 54,500 square feet of purpose-built lab space at the company’s Cardiff Edge Science Park development. The 30-acre site comprises 180,000 sq. Cardiff Edge Science Park was acquired by Pioneer Group in April 2021. ft of new lab, office, incubator and GMP space.

Site Planning 235

Site Planning Building Design Approvals Collaboration 235

The Pro Builder

JANUARY 5, 2024

Virginia Becomes First State to Adopt Offsite Construction Standards qpurcell Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:17 The Commonwealth of Virginia has approved the adoption of ICC/MBI Standards 1200 and 1205 as a part of their adoption package of the International Code Council ’s suite of 2021 International Codes.

Building Code Compliance 256

Building Code Compliance Modular Construction Building Codes Building Standards 256

Plant & Civil Engineer

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The central finding of the October Review is starts on site remained weak throughout Q.3, Detailed planning approvals were up 12% on the preceding three months to finish 32% up on the year before, suggesting the green shoots of recovery are tentatively appearing. However, a small degree of hope appears on the horizon.

Approvals 52

Approvals Site Planning Painting/finishing Infrastructure Development 52

Construction Enquirer

MAY 2, 2023

Ealing Council has approved plans for the country’s first women-only tower block. Redevelopment works are expected to start on site as early as this summer. Brook House in Acton, west London will be a 15-storey scheme providing 102 social rent affordable flats for single women.

Real Estate Development 233

Real Estate Development Site Planning Approvals 233

Civil + Structural Engineer

JULY 6, 2023

The Arizona Department of Transportation managed construction of the $38 million drainage system on behalf of the Maricopa Association of Governments, the Valley’s metropolitan planning organization. Most projects are funded in part by Proposition 400, a dedicated sales tax approved by Maricopa County voters in 2004.

Site Planning 261

Site Planning Government Works Risk Management Approvals 261

New Civil Engineer

JUNE 18, 2024

Eden Project Dundee has been granted planning permission after Dundee City Council approved the application for the £130M attraction to be built on a former gasworks. The post Green light for £130M Eden Project on former gasworks site in Dundee appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Site Planning 105

Site Planning Approvals Engineering 105

Construction Enquirer

JULY 20, 2023

M&S bosses have aimed a withering attack at Michael Gove after the Levelling Up Secretary refused plans to demolish and rebuild its flagship store on Oxford Street. Plans for a new ten-storey steel and glass office complex on the site have been approved by Westminster City Council the GLA and planning inspector David Nicholson.

Site Planning 130

Site Planning Approvals Sustainability 130

Plant & Civil Engineer

DECEMBER 4, 2023

However, detailed planning approvals registered a modest 1% increase in the three months to the end of October, growing 17% against the previous year. Furthermore, the recent surge in planning approvals offers a small glimmer of hope, with the potential to provide plenty of opportunities for agile contractors over the coming years.”

Approvals 52

Approvals Site Planning General Contracting Government Works 52

Construction Enquirer

JULY 19, 2023

Canary Wharf Group and Kadans Science Partner have secured planning approval from Tower Hamlets Council for a new commercial health and life sciences building. hectare site are already well underway and the building, designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, is anticipated to complete in 2027. Enabling works on the 3.3

Renewable Energy Systems 211

Renewable Energy Systems Energy Efficiency Site Planning Building Optimization 211

Construction Enquirer

JULY 24, 2023

The previously-allocated development cash will be used to prepare the Sizewell C site for future construction, procure key components from the project’s supply chain, and expand its workforce. The Government has injected £170m into the Sizewell C projects to speed up preparations for construction of the major nuclear power station project.

Government Works 236

Government Works Site Planning Procurement Approvals 236

Construction Enquirer

JUNE 27, 2023

Planning approval has been granted by Charnwood Borough Council for Persimmon to build its new Space4 timber frame factory near Loughborough. Gareth Wicks, Managing Director Designate at Space4, said: “We’re delighted to have received approval for our new Space4 facility and I want to thank Charnwood Borough Council for their support.

Real Estate Development 160

Real Estate Development Historic Preservation Facility Management Approvals 160

Construction Enquirer

JULY 16, 2023

The firm today reported it has finalised its section 106 agreement on the controversial project putting it on track to get full Government and Homes England approval this Autumn. between the area for the detailed planning application plus a further £9.1m for the remainder of the area in later phases. (l-r)

Site Planning 196

Site Planning Building Design Government Works Public Works 196

Civil + Structural Engineer

MAY 2, 2024

Over the following 200 years, Congress and administrations approved additional pieces of legislation that expanded and defined what is the current USACE civil works mission. 1997 – Formerly Used Sites Remedial Action Program transferred from Department of Energy to USACE. Two additional vignettes are planned in the coming weeks.

Engineering 203

Engineering Public Works Site Planning Surveying 203

Construction Enquirer

AUGUST 13, 2023

Student accommodation specialist Alumno is set to start a new project on Moss Lane East in Manchester following a successful planning application. Alumno Managing Director David Campbell said: “We are looking forward to commencing work on the site later this year.

Zoning 176

Zoning Site Planning Approvals Project Management 176

Construction Enquirer

JUNE 21, 2023

The firm this morning said it noted “the decision of other parties to exit the industry due to the costs and efficiency impact of regulatory and planning uncertainty on a stable production pipeline.” London house builder Berkeley Group has applied the brakes to production of modular homes from its new factory at Northfleet, Kent.

Modular Construction 224

Modular Construction Site Planning Approvals Sustainability 224