All Construction Business: Strategy, Risk and Regulations articles – Page 108
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NewsHackitt heads off critics ahead of publication of final report
The report is due to be released later this morning
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NewsTheresa May promises £400m to remove Grenfell-style cladding
PM’s pledge comes a day before the Hackitt Report is delivered
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NewsRaynsford says planning system must be scrapped
Review by former housing minister being presented in the Lords today
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NewsGrenfell lessons may not be learned, says ex-RIBA president
Jane Duncan says industry can’t say that a similar disaster won’t happen again
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NewsLiverpool council appoints first female planning boss
Samantha Campbell has worked at the city council since 1999
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NewsBRE report highlights catastrophic failures at Grenfell Tower
Leaked document points to poor construction and incorrect materials used in doomed tower’s refurbishment
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NewsProject manager named for £1.25bn London brewery redevelopment
First packages of work out next month
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NewsRedrawn Bishop's Stortford scheme gets the green light
Earlier plans for the Hertfordshire town were knocked back last year
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NewsGlasgow police HQ redevelopment given the green light
Project includes over 400 build-to-rent homes
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NewsNPPF implements controversial new formula for housing need
New formula set to boost housing targets across southern England
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NewsUniversity of Leicester projects get the green light
Jobs are part of a wider £500m estates programme
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NewsUrban & Civic gets green light for £55m regen scheme
First phase in Wolverhampton will include a cinema, restaurants and 100-bed hotel
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News'Clear need for a full overhaul of the regulatory system', says Grenfell report
Judith Hackitt’s final report into building regs and fire safety will be released next spring
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Comment
Is large scale development really a panacea for developers?
Encouraging noises from government means urban extensions, new settlements and, yes, even eco-towns are back on the agenda. But don’t expect them to arrive any time soon
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CommentWill Tory plans to sell council houses to fund new affordable rented homes work?
How will the government stimulate 100,000 extra buyers of council homes?
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CommentIs the urgency there to fix the housing crisis Shapps says we're in?
Underlying concerns were prevalent at the Conservative Party Conference that the government’s planning proposals may be watered down
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CommentIs the planning system for homes getting worse?
The reported drop in planning permissions may seem like bad news, but be careful how you interpret these statistics
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CommentPlanning Framework: the latest revolution
This week’s publication of the National Planning Policy Framework puts the ball back in the developers’ court
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CommentWhy the Cala Homes' legal defeat shows it's time for housebuilders to wake up to localism
Yesterday’s ruling in favour of the government was not a surprise
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Comment
Good news on the planning front – rejections fall and applications for new homes rise
The data published today on planning applications on the face of it should provide house builders and their suppliers with some comfort.The figures show that in the final quarter of last year the number of planning decisions for major residential developments – those with 10 or more homes – rose ...