Buildings
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Manchester has submitted detailed plans to transform Piccadilly Gardens permanently. Galliford Try leads a scheme adding landscaping, safer routes, upgraded play space, lighting, and a redesigned events area.
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Nine in ten SME builders expect levy costs to bite. HBF research finds development decisions are already changing before the Building Safety Levy takes effect on 1 October.
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Office construction output fell sharply as developers delayed new schemes. Higher orders and tightening Grade A supply are creating a future pipeline, although stronger new-build activity may take until 2028.
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SevenCapital has restarted work on its £500m Kensington development scheme. A group company has assumed main contractor duties after Ardmore’s administration, with phased completions planned from late 2027.
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Preparatory works have started at Eastbourne’s former magistrates’ court site. The council scheme will deliver 30 social-rented flats by autumn 2028.
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Three North West councils now face tougher housing delivery consequences. Stockport, Lancaster, and Chorley each delivered below 75% of assessed need.
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Lovell expects construction to start on Horsham homes this October. The brownfield scheme retains the former Novartis site’s Art Deco clock tower.
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Caddick has advanced steelwork across Farington Park’s second phase development. Four industrial units will add 96,000 sq ft to the completed Lancashire scheme.
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Manchester has submitted its latest Piccadilly Gardens transformation for planning. Galliford Try is already appointed to the 2.3-acre public-realm programme.
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Nine Salford residential towers have completed major fire-safety remediation works. The programme replaced cladding and insulation while upgrading compartmentation, alarms, and sprinklers.