Strategic transport body prepares spending review bid Jan 31, 2019 The Oxford-Cambridge corridor’s transport body will present the Treasury with an investment prospectus, its Chief Officer has revealed. Martin Tugwell, Programme Director of the England’s Economic Heartland (EEH) partnership of businesses and councils, told the delegates at the Oxford Cambridge Corridor Development conference that the prospectus is designed to make the case for funds in […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Major upgrade planned for Milton Keynes Station Square Jan 31, 2019 The sprawling square in front of Milton Keynes Central railway station is being eyed up for a major upgrade. Speaking at our Oxford Cambridge Corridor Development Conference Maria Curran, Placemaking Executive at the Milton Keynes Development Partnership (MKDP), said that Station Square has been identified as a ‘priority project’. Whilst the square already contains a […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
CaMKOx Corridor: Academic moots high speed inter varsity rail tunnel Jan 31, 2019 The Chinese would solve the Oxford to Cambridge corridor’s transport problems by building a new high-speed railway tunnel between the two varsity cities, the Vice Chancellor at the University of Northampton has said. Speaking at our Oxford Cambridge Corridor Development Conference Nick Petford said that he was ‘struck by the 20th century approach’ that characterises […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Commonwealth Games development takes step forward Jan 31, 2019 A planning application has officially been submitted for an ambitious state-of-the-art swimming centre in the West Midlands. The £60m Sandwell Aquatics Centre is set to be a central point of the Commonwealth Games – which arrives in Birmingham in 2022. The Games is set to see major development across Sporting Venues in the Midlands – […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
PBA; Reviewing The CaMKOx Conference… Jan 31, 2019 Nigel Fern (Associate) and Warren Cull (Associate) of PBA – now part of Stantec – share an overview of the Oxford Cambridge Corridor Development Conference: [emaillocker id=”71749″] The aim of the Oxford Cambridge Corridor Development Conference was to discuss the key updates happening across the arc corridor from those in the know, and some […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Council boss eyes relaxation of North East green belt Jan 29, 2019 The North East green belt may be reviewed, the Leader of Gateshead Council has said. Speaking at our Newcastle event Cllr Martin Gannon told delegates that unless the authority allocates more housing sites it will pick up the costs of population growth without benefitting from the resulting increased council tax revenues. Responding to a question […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Scotland’s presence at MIPIM 2019 announced Jan 28, 2019 MIPIM, the world’s leading property market, brings together the most influential players from all international property sectors offering unrivalled access to the greatest number of development projects and sources of capital worldwide, and we’re delighted to confirm that Built Environment Networking are set to be involved – as the primary Conference Organiser for Scottish Enterprise. […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Energy; the huge transformation to underpin Smart Cities Jan 25, 2019 The Smart Cities Development Conference is set to bring together senior leaders at the forefront of the Smart Cities agenda – and Electricity North West are one of those firms. Ahead of the conference we hear exclusively from Steve Cox, Director at Electricity North West: Electricity North West is responsible for distributing power across […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Regeneration around UK Ports needs big commitment to training, says infrastructure specialist dtl Jan 25, 2019 Ahead of the UK Ports Development Conference we hear from Develop Training Ltd – the UK’s leading accredited provide of compliance, technical and safety training. Develop Training Limited (DTL) is the UK’s leading accredited provider of compliance, technical, and safety training, supporting thousands of firms with their training needs. Clients include some of the […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Shoosmiths; the future of Leeds is undoubtedly looking bright Jan 24, 2019 Shoosmiths, a partner for our event in Leeds last November, share an overview of the conference, the outputs and the key topics ahead of the next Leeds Development Plans Conference. The Speakers The first speaker was Adam Brannen, Head of Development for Leeds City Council. He focussed on how the council was not looking […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
