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Proposals by FaulknerBrowns for housing scheme to preserve Victorian villa

Tuesday, 4th August 2020

A planning application has been submitted to Newcastle City Council for a high quality, sustainable, residential development in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne. The proposals have been designed by FaulknerBrowns Architects on behalf of Union Property Development Ltd and will reinvigorate... View Article

Covid-19 still leaves uncertainty for construction industry, despite promises to ‘build, build, build’

Tuesday, 4th August 2020

The full impact of Covid-19 on the UK economy is expected to spell uncertainty for the construction industry according to the Construction Products Association’s (CPA) latest forecasting, despite the government putting the industry at the front and centre of its... View Article

Macbryde Homes set to benefit from pent-up demand as work starts on-site in Holt

Tuesday, 4th August 2020

Macbryde Homes has today started on-site in the sought-after market town of Holt where it will deliver 24 luxury new homes. Interest is anticipated to be strong thanks to the pent-up demand that has grown during the Covid lockdown. Known... View Article

BW transforms historic Harella House in London’s Clerkenwell into highly desirable Cat A office space

Monday, 3rd August 2020

BW: Workplace Experts has sensitively refurbished Harella House on Goswell Road in Clerkenwell. In total, six floors of lettable Cat A office space have been created for Chait Investment Corporation, within a characterful building, which now has three new terraced... View Article

HDR I Hurley Palmer Flatt completes Building Services for RB plc’s state-of-the-art Science and Innovation Centre, setting new workplace standards for the pharmaceutical research industry

Monday, 3rd August 2020

RB plc, the leading global consumer health, hygiene and home company, opens its state-of-the-art Science and Innovation Centre (“S&I Centre”), in Hull, one of six major RB R&D facilities worldwide. HDR I Hurley Palmer Flatt completed building services for the... View Article

BW transforms historic Harella House in London’s Clerkenwell into highly desirable Cat A office space

Monday, 3rd August 2020

UK house buyers surprised by stiffness of competition, according to new research by Knight Frank

Monday, 3rd August 2020

Lockdown bargain-hunters may be disappointed by what’s happening in UK property markets, according to new analysis by global property consultancy Knight Frank. The firm found that discounts are still being negotiated due to Covid-19, but sellers are hardening their resolve... View Article

Government reforms equate to gross oversimplification of the planning process, warns CPRE

Monday, 3rd August 2020

Tom Fyans, director of campaigns and policy at CPRE, the countryside charity, said: “The government’s intended reforms sound like a gross oversimplification of the planning system. First and foremost, our planning process must respond to the needs of communities, both... View Article

LGA responds to proposed ‘automatic’ planning reforms

Monday, 3rd August 2020

Responding to the Government’s proposed planning reforms, Local Government Association Chairman, Cllr James Jamieson said: “While we await the details of these planning proposals, it is vital that any reforms provide the right protections so residents have the power to... View Article

St Joseph confident in Birmingham as it reveals 21-storey The Regent

Monday, 3rd August 2020

St Joseph has today (Monday 3 August 2020) launched its 21-storey The Regent to market as the developer pushes forward with its Snow Hill Wharf neighbourhood in Birmingham’s Gun Quarter. The market launch sees St Joseph – part of FTSE 100 Berkeley Group... View Article

Conran and Partners granted planning permission for major transformational housing scheme on the River Adur

Monday, 3rd August 2020

International architecture and design practice Conran and Partners and the Hyde Group have received planning approval for a major waterside regeneration project comprising 255 new homes on the bank of the River Adur, between Southwick and Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. The... View Article

Offsite manufacturing mitigates risk of working from height

Monday, 3rd August 2020

Figures from the Health and Safety Executive reveal roofers account for 24% of work-related deaths in the construction industry. Working at height can be a perilous activity, particularly for the operators making lengthy modifications to products which could have been... View Article

It’s time for airspace development to come of age, but only for those who truly understand this specialist field

Friday, 31st July 2020

Laith Mubarak, Acquisitions Director, Click Above Last year when proposed new Permitted Development Rights for airspace development were first mooted, we were firm in the belief that they should be welcomed, not feared. At the heart of this argument was... View Article

LED represents 14% of all household lighting appliances

Friday, 31st July 2020

According to AMA Research’s latest Lighting Market Report the move towards the use of LEDs has increased, where this technology is estimated to represent 14% of lighting appliances owned by UK households. LEDs growth in market share has been underpinned... View Article

Planning Application Submitted for Edinburgh’s New Town Quarter Development

Friday, 31st July 2020

Plans have now been submitted for one of the largest developments to come forward in Edinburgh’s city centre for a generation (July 30 2020). Ediston and Orion Capital Managers have been working together on their shared vision for New Town... View Article

Fire Service answers developer’s safety call

Friday, 31st July 2020

Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service answered the call from a North East regeneration and development specialist to strike a deal which has improved both site and fire safety. By agreeing a licence for nearly 1.4 acres of unused... View Article

Do boilers need an annual service?

Friday, 31st July 2020

Whether it’s the car’s service, a tax return or house insurance renewal, there are plenty of annual tasks on our to-do lists. But for many people, an annual boiler service just doesn’t feature. It might not be that surprising. When... View Article

Georgia strengthens the John Chambers Wildflower team

Friday, 31st July 2020

Since 2013 the John Chambers brand has been owned by Green-tech, the UKs leading landscape supplier. With a reputation for excellent quality seeds and doing things the old-fashioned way; all seed is prepared by hand; John Chambers Wildflowers can be... View Article