All articles by Tom Lowe – Page 21
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NewsGreen light for another Oxford life sciences scheme
City’s latest laboratory building given nod by councillors despite questions over suburban setting
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NewsSunak says construction ‘misunderstood’ government’s messaging on first covid lockdown
Prime minister tells inquiry order to stay at home had been ‘lost’ on contractors
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NewsWet weather dampens output as new work slumps 1.7% in October
Latest official figures show 0.3% output fall over last three months as sector continues to stagnate
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NewsTwo more student housing towers submitted for planning
Birmingham and Manchester schemes to see the construction of nearly 1,800 student rooms
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NewsPlans submitted for 35-storey tower in Leeds
Local practice Enjoy Design unveils proposal for 35-storey tower and refurbishment of 1960s office at Merrion Centre site
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NewsHousebuilders chasing £1bn development framework
Four-year deal for Wolverhampton council to focus on infill sites
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NewsAnother major retrofit on the cards as plans unveiled to freshen up 1970s City block
Seifert-designed St Magnus House will be turned into a visitor destination on the Thames Path
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Features‘Nobody believes them any more’… HOK’s Daniel Hajjar considers what is wrong with UK politics and planning
After 20 years in the Middle East, Daniel Hajjar moved to the UK, where, eight years on, he finds the political ‘flakiness’ of the country has made it an infuriating place to build. Thomas Lowe reports
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NewsCity poised to establish new conservation area next to Gherkin
New schemes in Creechurch neighbourhood to face tighter planning rules if councillors vote in favour of proposals next week
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NewsIndustry needs to decarbonise twice as fast to meet 2025 emissions target, UKGBC says
Slow progress over the last four years means firms are now falling behind planned trajectory
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NewsGovernment announces £3.9bn cash injection for Transpennine Route Upgrade
Extra tracks and digital signalling work to get underway following latest tranche of funding
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NewsIn pictures: North London home wins RIBA’s House of the Year
Described as a ‘Moroccan-inspired urban oasis’, Tottenham scheme lands this year’s prize
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NewsBSI approves new form of low carbon concrete
Limestone powder can now be added to the material in one of the biggest changes to concrete production “since the 1980s”
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FeaturesFrom the archives: Britain celebrates victory in Europe, 1945
The Builder marks the surrender of Nazi Germany as Britain looks to the future
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NewsSphere music venue gets called in as developer repeats promise to take proposal elsewhere
Stratford scheme at centre of planning row with US backer MSG Entertainment warning investors to be ‘wary’ of developing in London
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NewsMother to sue RJ McLeod over son’s manhole death
Glasgow contractor facing civil case after 10-year-old Shea Ryan entered site through unsecured fence
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NewsPlans submitted for major overhaul of Deutsche Bank’s London HQ
Proposals by Orms would see three storeys and a roof garden added to Winchester House
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NewsMSG Sphere thrown lifeline as Gove temporarily blocks Khan’s rejection
London mayor refused the “nuisance-generating” Stratford venue last month
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NewsTfL renews calls for long-term funding as passenger numbers roar back to pre-pandemic levels
Current funding deal runs out in March 2024
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NewsRestoration of derelict Alexandra Palace office set to start next month
Work on last truly inaccessible area of grade II-listed site to get underway following Historic England grant