All articles by Tom Lowe – Page 5
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Councils handed £9.3m to speed up work identifying grey belt sites
Housing minister Matthew Pennycook gives £70,000 each to 133 councils that applied for additional support
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Recruitment process for chief construction advisor to start ‘shortly’
Government to appoint individual to oversee initial regulatory reforms ahead of policy prospectus due this autumn
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Industry welcomes government’s Grenfell Inquiry response but warns of more disruption
New ‘super-regulator’ to be introduced from 2028 alongside tighter controls on construction products
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Single regulator to be introduced from 2028 as government sets out Grenfell Inquiry response
Chief construction advisor also to be appointed in raft of new reforms aiming to ”mark the start of a new relationship between government and industry”
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Rayner to reveal government’s response to Grenfell Inquiry today: here are some of the final report’s key recommendations
Deputy prime minister to make statement in House of Commons this afternoon
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Soaring construction costs force £90m Manchester Met library into design rethink
Scheme now set to open two years later than planned
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Big names on shortlist for Queen Elizabeth II National Memorial
Teams led by Foster & Partners, Heatherwick Studio and Wilkinson Eyre vying for “one of the most significant design projects in recent British history”
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CITB sets out strategic plan for next four years
Training body to allocate more than £1bn up to 2029 to boost skills and attract more people into industry
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Architect redesigns plans for European base of Cirque Du Soleil
SPPARC has “completely reworked” proposals to transform grade II-listed former theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue
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AHMM’s Knightsbridge redevelopment tipped for approval following design changes
Plans to partially demolish and replace Caltex House on Brompton Road head to committee next week
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Hawkins Brown to design refurbishment and extension of Norwich City Hall
Practice appointed to design “transformative” rethink of grade II*-listed Art Deco landmark
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Lina Ghotmeh wins competition to redesign a third of British Museum’s galleries
2023 Serpentine Pavilion designer was “unanimous favourite” among shortlist of big names including David Chipperfield and Eric Parry
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‘Step change’ in capital investment and skills needed for energy transition, NIC warns
Annual expenditure on expanding the distribution network needs to “at least double” to meet government targets, report says
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Thomas & Adamson brings in RLB partner as new London head of cost management
Appointment comes as consultant expands operations in capital following acquisition by French engineering giant
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Planning inspector uses new grey belt rules to overturn refusal of battery storage scheme
Faciltiy was rejected by Trafford council last year due to fears over its impact on surrounding countryside
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Elizabeth Tower and UCL East schemes on near 80-strong shortlist for RIBA London Awards
RIBA reveals 78 schemes in running for award recognising capital’s best new buildings
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Features
‘They were not the sort of people who could lead’: How the Gold Standard is shaking up public sector procurement
King’s College London law professor David Mosey and Constructing Excellence boss Alison Nicholl speak to Tom Lowe about how a landmark report into making public sector frameworks more efficient - and less misleading - is being implemented
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Allies & Morrison’s Wimbledon expansion plans back in limbo as High Court orders judicial review
Judge says campaigners have raised ”arguable grounds” to challenge approval of £200m scheme
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Allies & Morrison reveals first newbuild schemes on £1.7bn Manchester innovation hub
Consultation starts on latest phase of Bruntwood SciTech’s Sister development