Development

The planet vs planning


Planning has long been an area for debate and February signalled a great deal of change.

Fund delivers place changing regeneration across England


The ECF (formerly the English Cities Fund) has doubled in size to £400M, building on success to date by supporting and unlocking the potential of cities and towns across England.

£164bn planned infrastructure investment


The newly published National Infrastructure and Construction Pipeline sets out planned and projected investment.

Above and beyond: Pushing Social Value


Pagabo, discusses where national framework providers and clients can go above and beyond PPN 06/20

HS2: rumours rife over project


Speculation over the progress of HS2 is rife. Will the government curtail this massive infrastructure project short of its original destinations?

The low-down on high risk


What exactly is an High Risk Building and how does the industry need to be prepared for managing the development stages of a project?

Housebuilders struggle with ‘E’ in ESG


Housebuilder confidence high on delivering social value, but hard yards to come on environmental reporting.

Redefining excellence in I&L construction


As more businesses look to take ESG performance forward, there’s a growing need for the industrial and logistics property sector to benchmark its buildings.

New report calls for planners to ‘embrace diversity’ to rejuvenate town centres  


A new research-led report calls for an overhaul in the way local authority planning teams organise and plan for town centre development.

New report identifies the best and worst UK towns for ‘regeneration readiness’ 


A new report has revealed where public funding is urgently needed to kick-start town centre regeneration and support the Levelling Up agenda