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NewsGilding Guildford
Guildford council has given the green light to an £11m library at the University of Surrey’s Stag Hill campus in the town
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Housebuilders in crisis talks to cut regulatory burden
Communities department calls in housing chiefs as cost of regulations “threatens site viability”
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Tories pledge ‘swifter’ planning
Bob Neill, the shadow planning minister, has signalled that there would be a “presumption in favour of development” on sites that otherwise met planning policy under the Tories
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Johnson publishes plan for 16,000 Battersea homes
Boris Johnson has published a planning framework for Nine Elms in London which could provide up to 16,000 homes, 25,000 jobs and transport links over the next two decades
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NewsNot a pink elephant in sight
The £2.4bn regeneration of the Aylesbury estate at Elephant and Castle in Southwark, south London, has been the given the thumbs-up by the government’s planning inspector following an examination in public last month
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Two become one
Can the Tories find a way of merging the two housing agencies as well as maintaining an efficient service
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Housing Stats: New build sales and completions in September 2009
Private registrations were up from last year, while the South-east topped the regional poll
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Property ‘gurus’ warn against optimism over recovery
The housing industry can expect three more tough years, despite whisperings of green shoots, industry experts claim
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Appointment boosts Gleeson
Shares in MJ Gleeson went up 10% on Monday after the firm announced the appointment of Jolyon Harrison as managing director of its regeneration and homes business
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Amec agrees to pay £5m over ‘irregular’ fees on Korea bridge
Amec has agreed to pay a £5m penalty after receiving $9m in “irregular payments” on a project in South Korea
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Building pathology: Water ingress
Water penetration can be a problem for brick walls – even if a cavity is included to prevent moisture reaching the building interior
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FeaturesBaby, do you like my curves?
Great news for fans of blobby architecture – a technology that creates curvaceous structures with such speed and precision that it could change the way we build
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NewsEven an ivory tower needs a staircase: Rick Mather's Ashmolean museum
This cascading staircase is part of a newly opened addition to the Ashmolean museum in Oxford
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Shepherd rescues collapsed Trinity Walk job
York-based contractor Shepherd Construction has signed a deal this week to rescue its £210m Trinity Walk shopping centre job in Wakefield from administration and build it as originally planned
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Cabe backs tube plans
Cabe is supporting plans to redevelop Tottenham Court Road tube station, but says the project should be dealt with through a formal planning application.
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NewsGrand sand view: Qasr Al Sarab, Abu Dhabi
An Arabian fortress-style hotel has been built in the UAE’s Liwa desert.
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NewsHouse party
Coop Himmelb(l)au’s design for the House of Music in Aalborg, Denmark, wraps a block of music, educational and performance spaces around a 1,300-seat symphonic concert hall
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Two vie for construction tsar job
The government is to chose between the final two candidates for the position of chief construction adviser as early as next week, Building understands