BBC slammed over country estate sale Aug 23, 2017 The BBC has been slammed as ‘irresponsible’ for selling off an estate that it owns outside Reading without properly consulting the local authority’s planners. Tony Page, deputy leader of Reading council, speaking at a recent Built Environment Networking event in the town, criticised the way that the public broadcaster was selling the 93-acre Caversham house […] Posted by: Keith Griffiths Read more
Viability impact warning over post-Grenfell Tower building regulation review Aug 23, 2017 Changes to building regulations likely to be triggered by last month’s Grenfell Tower fire disaster will have an impact on the viability of high rise projects, a leading property investor has said. Ed Crockett, director of residential fund management at Aberdeen Asset Management, told a Built Environment Networking event on Birmingham development plans, said the […] Posted by: Keith Griffiths Read more
Glasgow to unveil city centre residential plans Aug 23, 2017 Glasgow council is putting the finishing touches on a city centre residential strategy, a Built Environment Networking event in the city has heard. Patrick Flynn, head of housing and regeneration at the Glasgow City Council, told the Scottish Development Plans event on July 15th that the authority would be publishing its city centre residential strategy […] Posted by: Keith Griffiths Read more
Winter gardens refurb set to restore Blackpool to Conference Premier League Aug 23, 2017 The refurbishment of Blackpool’s iconic Winter Gardens will put Britain’s biggest seaside resort back on the map as a major conference destination, a Built Environment Networking event heard last week. The renowned conference facility is currently about to undergo a £25m revamp, due to commence in September that will enable it to cater for up […] Posted by: Keith Griffiths Read more
New plans unveiled for Leeds city centre expansion plan. Aug 23, 2017 Developer CEG is on the verge of submitting an application to regenerate a 6 acre site on Leeds’ South Bank, which forms a key plank of the council’s plans to expand the city centre, delegates at a Built Environment Networking event heard last week. At the West Yorkshire Development Plans event, which was held in […] Posted by: Keith Griffiths Read more
Lance Taylor from RLB talks about why he wanted to be our first National Sponsors Apr 21, 2014 Listen to why Lance Taylor, Chief Executive of Rider Levett Bucknall wanted to be our first National Sponsor.. [cincopa A4CAtOLvsYIu] Posted by: Keith Griffiths Read more
A Tale of 3 Universities … and the amount of work they have coming up… Mar 30, 2014 At our event in Birmingham on the 27th March 2014; the Universities of Birmingham, Coventry and Warwick presented their development plans for the next couple of years. their plans can be simply summarised as follows: University of Birmingham; around £200m of new campus plans and even more partnership working plans. University of Warwick; £250m of […] Posted by: Keith Griffiths Read more
