All articles by Tom Lowe – Page 26
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NewsGreen light for two Canada Water office schemes
Southwark council approved 24- and 11-storey blocks designed by BIG and HWKN
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NewsEast Sussex contractor files administration notice
Westridge Construction had a turnover of £64m in the year to 2022
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NewsCouncils sitting on £3bn of developer contributions, report suggests
Home Builders Federation research finds local authorities have ann average of £8m in their bank accounts from housebuilders
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NewsSurge in covid loan defaults suggests more insolvencies are coming, accountant warns
Number of construction firms which have defaulted on bounceback loans has jumped by 40% in a year, according to Price Bailey
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NewsConstruction output slumps during rainy July
Slowdown driven by fall in repair and maintenance work
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NewsLiverpool to appoint team to masterplan city’s historic waterfront
Council looking for placemaking specialists to guide development over the next 15 years
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NewsKPF’s 35-storey Shoreditch tower approved
Office scheme to transform Old Street Roundabout’s Inmarsat Building
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NewsParts of East Anglia University closed over failing concrete fears
Grade II*-listed student accomodation blocks the second by architect Denys Lasdun to be hit by RAAC crisis
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NewsPlans for £750m Marlow Film Studios progress amid local backlash
Local MP among hundreds of objectors to plan to build one of the UK’s largest film studio complexes
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NewsTrocadero hotel roof extension started without planning permission
Westminster Council retrospectively approves scheme but describes unauthorised works as “highly regrettable”
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NewsCovid bidding strategies persisting as contractors look to offset inflation risk, RLB finds
RLB tender price forecast said establishment of ‘non-standard’ approaches could favour larger firms
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NewsSpurs submits plans to boost height of hotel tower next to stadium
Partially built scheme has been dormant for four years
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NewsRAAC schools had been due for renewal under scrapped Labour plan
Plans to renew 13 schools hit by RAAC crisis were shelved in 2010
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NewsSunak finally eases planning rules to allow more onshore wind
Communities which support wind farms could be given up to 50% off their energy bills
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NewsCLC to set up expert panel to advise on RAAC crisis
Group will be drawn from industry experts and professional bodies across the construction sector
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NewsBirmingham council declares itself effectively bankrupt
Europe’s largest local authority freezes all new spending after being hit by a £760m bill to settle equal pay claims
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NewsGovernment expands RAAC surveys of court buildings after Harrow closure
Harrow Crown Court closed for repairs last month despite assurance that sites had been deemed safe
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NewsGovernment set to scrap onshore wind ban after second Tory revolt
Backbenchers force Sunak’s hand following broken promise to relax rules by last April
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Features‘I don’t seek permission, I ask for forgiveness’ – Muyiwa Oki on his plans for his RIBA presidency
RIBA’s first black president - and its youngest - did not tell his bosses at Mace that he was running for the role. He wants to do things his own way.
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NewsCLC to hold crisis talks on RAAC schools today
Trade bodies to discuss how industry can respond to need for repairs in schools and other public buildings