University of Dundee: At The Forefront of the City’s Growth Ambitions Dec 21, 2020 Alongside Dundee City Council we’re hosting a free to attend virtual event – Invest in Dundee; Key Sectors for Economic Recovery – and one of the key players in the future economic success of the region is the University of Dundee. We’ve been speaking exclusively with Prof Sir Mike Ferguson on the importance of the […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Environment Agency – East Anglia: Combating Climate Emergency & Flood Risk Dec 21, 2020 Ahead of the Flood Risk & Defence Development Conference we’ve been hearing from a key figure in flood prevention in the East of England – Paul Burrows. Paul works as the Flood and Coastal Risk Manager for the Environment Agency’s East Anglia region… Q. You’ve worked at the Environment Agency since 1999. Over the course […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Network Homes Latest Project Receives Go-Ahead From Brent Council Dec 21, 2020 654 new homes as well as a new nursery and retail space are set to be developed in Brent – as the council gives the go-ahead to a redevelopment project at Northwick Park Hospital. Network Homes are behind the scheme, having purchased the site from the NHS in 2019, and the scheme will include 245 […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Wakefield Council Purchase Key City Centre Site Dec 20, 2020 The former ABC Cinema in Wakefield’s city centre has become an eye-sore of late, and due to the private sector not bringing forward suitable plans for the site, the Council has now purchased this and they’re ‘exploring all options’ for the site. In recent years Wakefield Council – who’re speaking at the West Yorkshire Development […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Catesby Estates Announce Plans For New Housing Project Dec 20, 2020 Strategic land promotion firm Catesby Estates are looking to unlock a large site in Bishops Green for around 400 homes. The firm is working alongside the owner of Bishops Green Farm in Basingstoke and Deane and they’re looking to get planning permission for the development. The firm need to get the site allocated in the […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
One Flood Scheme To End – As Another Set To Begin… Dec 20, 2020 A £41m flood defence scheme in Calderdale, West Yorkshire is set to be complete by Christmas – and now a new project will begin in 2021 to protect neighbouring Hebden Bridge. Mytholmroyd which sits between Burnley and Halifax has been severely hit by floods in recent years – and this £41m project will ensure the […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
£12m Flood Defence Project to Restart in Exmouth Dec 20, 2020 A new £12m flood defence scheme which will protect large areas of Exmouth is set to restart in the new year having been paused throughout the Summer and Autumn. The scheme led by the Environment Agency will protect 1,400 homes and 400 businesses from flooding risk once completed in 2021. It’s one of numerous schemes […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
£200m Film Studios Planned For Thames Valley Science Park Dec 19, 2020 The University of Reading has signed a deal with US investor Commonwealth Real Estate to develop a £200m film studios at their Thames Valley Science Park campus. The complex, which could open as early as 2022, will be known at Shinfield Studios. Professor Robert Van de Noort, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Reading and speaker […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Further Details Revealed For Smithfield Market Regeneration Dec 17, 2020 Concept designs have been revealed to showcase how Smithfield Market could look after the historic market moves to Dagenham Dock in East London. Designed by Studio Egret West the images reveal how entertainment spaces will be created, alongside new food and cultural spaces all to be built inside the walls of the existing Grade II […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Freeports – UK Government Launches The Bidding Process Dec 17, 2020 David Mundy and Tom McNamara of BDB Pitmans look at the U.K. government’s recovery initiative to establish Freeports post-Brexit and Covid-19, and discuss the detail of the recently published Bidding Prospectus. “Boosting our economy, levelling up our country and creating hotbeds for innovation” are the far from modest ambitions of the U.K. government in publishing […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
