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The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has said the Church of England (CoE) could use excess land to develop up to 9,000 homes.

A report, produced by CoE investment fund managers the Church Commissioners, found 60 sites with a combined total of 2,670 ha that could be used to build up to 9,000 new…

Some 640 new schools are urgently required in England by the 2021/22 school year, the Scape Group has said.

The public sector procurement organisation has calculated that 12,835 new school classrooms are “urgently required” over the next two years to accommodate the additional 385,000 pupils expected to enter the education system by then.…

Boston United has said it is confident work will soon start on building a new stadium, despite not yet having the funding for it.

The Lincolnshire side released a statement yesterday in which chairman David Newton said he is “confident” of obtaining funding for the construction of a new stadium, and…

The Department for Transport has approved funding for a new £212m link road to reduce congestion in Warrington.

Central government will provide £142m towards the cost of the new road, known as the Western Link, which is designed to reduce congestion by moving traffic away from Warrington town centre. Warrington Borough Council will fund…

london 2026 aerial view from east credit gmjandcityoflondoncorporation Source: GMJ City Corporation UK construction is slowing down compared to the rest of Europe, a new report has said.

Consultants Turner & Townsend said that construction cost inflation has decreased since the EU referendum in London, from 5.1 per cent in 2016…

sisk isle of man ferry 1 Source: The Manser Practice John Sisk & Son has won a £31.3m contract for the construction of a new ferry terminal in Liverpool, after planning approval was secured by the Isle of Man’s department of infrastructure.

The proposed site is on Stanley Dock, part of a conservation…

Plans for a new £21m medical school project at the University of Lincoln (UoL), being managed by consultancy joint venture Perfect Circle, have been approved.

The project, located in Lincoln city centre, will involve the construction of a new five-storey building that will hold lecture theatres, laboratories, clinical suites and a…

Henry’s turnover has almost doubled in 12 months, having increased from £111m in 2017 to £208m for the year ending June 2018.

The contractor also reported that profit before tax had more than doubled from £4.3m to £9.4m in the same period. In a statement released with its accounts, Henry’s board…

Paragon Interiors’ assets have been bought by another fit-out firm, Elev8 Interiors, it has been announced.

Joint administrators Sean Williams, Richard Pinder and Alex Cadwallader of Leonard Curtis Business Rescue & Recovery completed the sale of the assets following Paragon’s administration in February and a further period of “extensive marketing” according to a spokesperson…

ISG has announced it has started work on a £47m mixed-use development in Kensington, west London.

The contractor was appointed by AshbyCapital, a property investment advisory business, which purchased the former-Victorian department store site, known as 127 Kensington High Street, in February this year. ISG will add two floors to the structure, providing…