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The West Midlands experienced a very strong period as project starts, main contract awards and detailed planning approvals all increased on the preceding three months and the previous year. West Midlands overview Work starting on site in the West Midlands added up to £1.59bn during the three months to December,…

The three months to December was a weak period for Wales, with a decrease in starts, main contract awards and detailed planning approvals against the previous year. Wales overview Totalling £538m, underlying work starting on site in Wales experienced a 16 per cent decrease against the preceding three months to…

Main contract awards and detailed planning approvals fell against the preceding quarter and the previous year. More positively, there was growth in project starts against both periods. South West overview Work commencing on site in the South West added up to £2.2bn during the three months to December, having increased…

Project starts fell against the previous quarter and last year. More positively, main contract awards and detailed planning approvals grew on both the preceding three months and the previous year. South East overview Totalling £2.27bn, work commencing on site in the South East during the three months to December fell…

Project starts and main contract awards decreased against both the preceding three months and the previous year.  More positively, detailed planning approvals increased on the previous year to provide a boost to the development pipeline. Scotland overview Totalling £1.32bn, work starting on site in Scotland fell four per cent during…

Project starts and main contract awards decreased against the previous year. More positively, detailed planning approvals increased on both the previous year and the preceding three month period. Northern Ireland overview Underlying work (less than £100m in value) starting on site during the three months to December declined 16 per…

Main contract awards and detailed planning approvals weakened against the previous quarter and 2022. More positively, project starts increased against the preceding three months. North West overview At £2.24m, work starting on site in the North West during the three months to December increased six per cent against the preceding…

Detailed planning approvals, main contract awards and project starts performed poorly against the preceding three months and 2022 figures. North East overview Adding up to £568m, work starting on site in the North East during the three months to December fell 52 per cent against the preceding three months to…

London experienced a poor period for main contract awards with the values decreasing against both the previous quarter and 2022 levels. More positively, detailed planning approvals grew against the preceding three months. London overview Totalling £3.49bn, work starting in London during the three months to December fell 13 per cent…

Main contract awards and detailed planning approvals weakened compared to the previous quarter and 2022 levels. However, strong growth in project starts against the preceding three months and last year boosted the development pipeline. East of England overview The total value of project starts in the East of England was…