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Keep up to dateWill the £400m a year investment for flood defence promised by the government be enough to prevent future flooding in the UK? Vote here
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That the UK needs greater flood defences is a no-brainer. Getting a level of co-ordination between government departments and local authorities to make it happen is the challenge
Philip Dilley echoes comments of EA deputy chief executive and calls for “complete rethink” on flood resilience
Chair Philip Dilley tells Building flood could herald a “completely new experience” and that investment will be re-examined
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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