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Camden lobbies to lead HS2 Euston development

Charlotte Banks — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 12:46:50 +0000

Camden Council has proposed it leads a development corporation delivering HS2’s Euston terminus and surrounding area. Research commissioned by the council estimates that development adjacent to and above a reduced Euston station could add £41bn to the economy by 2053, creating 34,000 jobs – including…

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Cost of national health campus increases six-fold to £3.2bn

Charlotte Banks — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 07:00:08 +0000

A trio of big-name contractors could walk away from a major health security project amid substantial delays and ballooning costs, according to a National Audit Office (NAO) report. The treasury first approved Public Health England’s (PHE) outline business case for a £530m health security campus…

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Industry RAAC panel failed to meet DfE after forming

Charlotte Banks — Mon, 04 Mar 2024 11:46:33 +0000

The Construction Leadership Council’s (CLC) reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) response group did not meet the Department for Education (DfE) last year, Construction News can reveal. The CLC announced on 6 September last year that it would establish a technical expert panel to support the…

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Developers still building high-rises that won’t meet future regs

Charlotte Banks — Mon, 04 Mar 2024 07:00:15 +0000

Developers are still building schemes they know will fail to meet incoming safety standards, according to a government-backed report. The fourth annual report of the Industry Safety Steering Group (ISSG), chaired by Dame Judith Hackitt, said it had seen “hard evidence” that some developers are…

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High Court overrules Gove’s rejection of M&S Oxford Street scheme

Charlotte Banks — Fri, 01 Mar 2024 16:37:54 +0000

The High Court has overturned housing secretary Michael Gove’s decision to block Marks & Spencer’s controversial Oxford Street redevelopment. Justice Lieven upheld M&S’s appeal against the decision on Friday morning (1 March) in a blow to campaigners, who objected to the carbon impact of demolishing…

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Hundreds of council tenants face evacuation due to RAAC

Charlotte Banks — Fri, 01 Mar 2024 10:08:53 +0000

Around 300 people are under threat of evacuation from their council homes in Aberdeen after surveys found reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC). Panels made from the crumble-risk concrete were found in around 500 homes in Aberdeen’s Balnagask area, to the south of the city, including…

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Modular builder TopHat consults on 70 job cuts

Charlotte Banks — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 12:31:07 +0000

Volumetric builder TopHat has launched a consultation over 70 potential job cuts, Construction News understands. The Derby-based firm blamed a “challenging market” for the cost-cutting measures. It comes as the UK has seen a sharp fall in housebuilding, partially caused by an increase in interest…

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MMC report: more questions than answers

Charlotte Banks — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 12:20:11 +0000

A House of Lords committee failed to find a reason for the recent offsite failures In 2019, Nick Walkley, then chief executive of Homes England, announced a £30m loan for modular builder Ilke Homes. At the time, he said: “There is huge, untapped potential to…

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Rye Demolition enters administration

Charlotte Banks — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 09:13:57 +0000

Rye Demolition has gone into administration, having been hit by two winding up orders. The Aylesbury-based demolition specialist, which has worked with housebuilders such as Barratt Homes, Taylor Wimpey and Berkeley Group, appointed administrators from Voscap today (28 February). Construction labour agency Lonsite and formwork…

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Crooked House owners ordered to rebuild

Charlotte Banks — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 17:28:25 +0000

The owners of the Crooked House pub have been ordered to rebuild it exactly as it was. South Staffordshire Council served an enforcement notice against ATE Farms, giving it three years to rebuild “Britain’s wonkiest inn” to how it stood before it was destroyed by…

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