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Halted projects, redundancies and widespread delays and disruption are all consequences of the requirement for second staircases, says Christine Scott at Madison Berkeley
For all its rhetoric, the government’s changes set out in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill are far from revolutionary. Instead, they focus on streamlining the planning and approvals process within the existing regime, says Alex Dillistone
The proposed legislative shift will present both opportunities and challenges in delivering large-scale infrastructure projects. The industry must understand – and embrace – the changes, says Lance Gudger of O’Brien Contractors
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