Key industry rebar supplier loses fight to stop factory closureDeveloper Peel Waters has cleared the final planning hurdle for its business park proposal at Chatham Docks in Kent.
The final planning clearance by Medway Council after the Secretary of State decided not to call in the scheme means steel producer ArcelorMittal will now have to shut its major rebar facility supplying 30% of UK…
Plans in for Birmingham 300-bed student schemeBirmingham-based developer Sama Investment Group has submitted plans for 301-bed student project on a prominent brownfield site in the heart of the city’s vibrant China Quarter.
The new scheme would be delivered across a stepped brick building of 4 storeys, 10 storeys and 15 storeys on Pershore Street.
As part of the transformation, a variety of…
United Living looking to continue expansionInfrastructure and housing contractor United Living Group is looking to expand further as it posted a record set of results.
The group bought social housing property services contractor Pilon last week and is looking to make further acquisitions.
Latest results for the eight-month period ended 31 March 2024 show turnover up to £627.2m from £534.2m last…
Paralysed builder stranded on floor for six hours after fallA builder was left paralysed from the chest down after falling through a ceiling at a housing job in Derbyshire.
Father-of-three Andrew Clifford remained lying face down on the floor for around six hours before he was found by a delivery driver. He judged the time by hearing hourly news bulletins from his radio.
Clifford had been working…
Network Rail scales back Liverpool Street station schemeNetwork Rail has gone back to the drawing board to rethink its ambitious Liverpool Street Station redevelopment plan.
The rail infrastructure firm has dropped its development partner Sellar and architect Herzog & de Meuron to recast the ambious project after coming under fire for the massing on large offices above the scheme.
The previous…
Muse JVs with pension fund insurer to build 3,000 homesMorgan Sindall-owned placemaker Muse has formed a long-term public-private partnership with investor Pension Insurance Corporation and Homes England.
The £45m joint venture, named Habiko, aims to deliver 3,000 low-carbon, low-energy affordable homes for the rental market, unlocking institutional investment.
Phil Mayall, managing director at…
TanRo lands latest Clowes business parkTanRo has been confirmed by Clowes Developments as main contractor on its latest business park in Nottinghamshire.
Ground remediation assessments have been completed at the 31-acre Harrier Park site in Hucknall and an extensive four-week clean-up project is now underway at the former Rolls-Royce site.
The boundaries will also now be fully secured as TanRo…
£1.3bn revamp plan for South London shopping centreLandsec has submitted ambitious plans to redevelop 1970s-built Lewisham shopping centre in south London into a new town centre district around an urban meadow.
The 17-acre masterplan will retain parts of the shopping centre while allowing room for 1,700 new homes alongside 445 co-living flats in a 23-storey building and up to 660 student beds…
Skanska signs £197m deal for Mayfair offices jobJoint venture developers Grosvenor and Mitsui Fudosan UK have signed a £197m contract with Skanska to lead the delivery of its planned offices scheme at South Molton in London’s Mayfair district.
The 267,000 sq ft scheme encompasses two new office buildings at 60 Brook Street and 56 Davies Street, restoration of the Running Horse Pub, together…
Cost of fixing unsafe cladding soars to over £16bnIndependent spending watchdog, the National Audit Office, believes it will cost over £16bn to fix unsafe cladding on all buildings over 11m in the country.
The huge cost of widening the scope of buildings needing to fix fire safety problems beyond 18m tall to lower rise building of 11m height was revealed in a new report from the spending…