Buildings

  • Wigan drops four Green Belt employment sites

    Wigan drops four Green Belt employment sites

    Wigan Council has removed four proposed employment sites from plans. Their earlier indicative capacity totalled 545,000 sq m, substantially reducing the potential industrial and logistics pipeline in the emerging local plan.

  • McLaughlin & Harvey completes Braintree diagnostic centre

    McLaughlin & Harvey completes Braintree diagnostic centre

    McLaughlin and Harvey has completed Braintree’s new Community Diagnostic Centre. NHS teams are completing equipment and operational commissioning before the facility begins treating patients in September.

  • RED delivers £42m Bristol and Bath office works

    RED delivers £42m Bristol and Bath office works

    RED South West is delivering two major office refurbishment projects. The Bristol and Bath schemes combine more than £42m of work with demanding operational-energy, embodied-carbon, and building-performance targets.

  • Plymouth Civic Centre moves into enabling works

    Plymouth Civic Centre moves into enabling works

    Plymouth Civic Centre is moving into its main enabling phase. Morgan Sindall is recommended for a £6.49m package covering scaffolding, cladding removal, surveys, asbestos work, and demolition.

  • Stratford Cross final phase proposes 2,000 homes

    Stratford Cross final phase proposes 2,000 homes

    Lendlease has submitted plans for Stratford Cross’s final development phase. The east London proposal covers around 2,000 homes alongside student accommodation, co-living, affordable provision, public space, and retail.

  • Calverley Close phase two moves into construction

    Calverley Close phase two moves into construction

    Vistry has started construction on Calverley Close’s second regeneration phase. The 32-home social-rent package forms part of the wider 275-home Bromley estate redevelopment.

  • Powerday Croydon MRF reaches structural milestone

    Powerday Croydon MRF reaches structural milestone

    Powerday’s Croydon recycling facility has reached another construction milestone today. Structural steel is nearing completion as the 100,000-tonne-a-year MRF advances towards its planned April 2027 opening.

  • Construction starts at South Mimms X

    Construction starts at South Mimms X

    Construction has started on Railpen’s South Mimms X logistics scheme. The 122,820 sq ft Hertfordshire development targets spring 2027 completion, BREEAM Outstanding, EPC A+, and 30% biodiversity net gain.

  • DFI funds £80m Kingston co-living scheme

    DFI funds £80m Kingston co-living scheme

    DFI has agreed forward funding for an £80m Kingston scheme. The 200-bed co-living project has planning and Gateway 2 approval, with construction expected to start imminently.

  • Manchester opens final Local Plan consultation

    Manchester opens final Local Plan consultation

    Manchester has opened final consultation on its fifteen-year Local Plan. Housing, affordable tenure, growth locations, flood risk, infrastructure, and city-centre development feature before independent examination.